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Hockey season this year might stretch into summer if the Las Vegas Wranglers advance to the Kelly Cup finals.
The ECHL Board of Governors approved the 2010 playoff schedule at their preseason meeting in Chicago this week.
The conference quarterfinals will run from April 5-12, conference semifinals from April 14-28, conference finals from April 30-May 12 and the Kelly Cup finals from May 14-28.
The board's annual financial review shows the ECHL is on track to equal its season ticket sales from last season.
Also at the meeting, the Rule Committee stated that officials will be instructed to enforce a stricter standard for blows to the head and deliberate attempts to injure during altercations.
Finally, the board unanimously approved the Schedule Committee's recommendations to better balance conference and division opponents while limiting the number of consecutive games between opponents.
The Wranglers kick off the regular season against the Utah Grizzlies on Oct. 16 at the Orleans Arena at 7:05 p.m.
The Orleans Arena, a Boyd Gaming facility located just west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of the nation’s leading mid-sized arenas, and was recently ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 5 internationally among venues of similar size by Venues Today Magazine.
The Arena hosts more than 200 events each year, including concerts by top names like Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Van Halen, Brooks & Dunn, Black Eyed Peas, Akon and Rihanna; family favorites like The Harlem Globetrotters and Circus Spectacular; and a wide variety of sporting events, including NCAA basketball tournaments, the West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference Basketball Championships, mixed martial arts with Superior Cage Combat, and major motorsports events.
The arena serves as home to the Las Vegas Wranglers professional ECHL hockey team, the Las Vegas Legends professional indoor soccer team, and the Lingerie Football League’s Las Vegas Sin. Stay connected to the Orleans Arena on Facebook (www.facebook.com/orleansarena) and on Twitter (@orleansarena).
Steve Silver can be reached at 948-7822 or [email protected].
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