PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This Season – First of four meetings (only meeting at the Ford Center)
Last Season – Did Not Play
All-Time – Wednesday is the first-ever meeting between Alaska and Evansville.
NIGHT OF FIRSTS
Wednesday is a special night at the Ford Center for a number of reasons. As the first weeknight game of the season, Evansville will take on Alaska at 6:15pm. For fans’ convenience, every IceMen game scheduled Monday-Thursday will start at 6:15pm throughout the season. Additionally, Wednesday will be the first-ever meeting between the IceMen and Aces and the only time Alaska comes to the Ford Center. The two teams will become more familiar over Thanksgiving, when Evansville travels up to Anchorage for three games in three days at George M. Sullivan Arena.
COLLEGE NIGHT
Every Wednesday night home game at the Ford Center is College Night, where students with a College I.D. can take advantage of discounted tickets as low as $10 at the Ford Center Ticket Office. During the game Wednesday between the IceMen and Aces, students in attendance can register to win a free iPad which will be given away at the game, courtesy of Computers Plus.
FRENCH-CANADIAN CONNECTION
Two new players join the IceMen this week with a French-Canadian flavor. Defensemen Mathieu Brisebois, who hails from Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec, comes to Evansville from the Norfolk Admirals and will wear jersey number 27. He is under contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, and was reassigned to Evansville to complete a trade that sent defenseman Samuel Noreau to Norfolk. Brisebois recorded one goal and one assist in nine games for the Admirals this season after splitting the 2014-15 season between the Indy Fuel and Rapid City Rush. The IceMen also called up goaltender Francois Brassard from the SPHL’s Peoria Rivermen on an emergency basis Monday after Scott Greenham was recalled by Binghamton and rookie Christoffer Bengtsberg was injured in Sunday’s game at Wheeling. Brassard is from Gatineau, QC and was a 2012 sixth round draft pick of the Ottawa Senators.
ROLLERCOASTER ROAD TRIP
Evansville returns home for three games this week, after its first three-game weekend road trip of the year. The IceMen dropped a 4-2 heartbreaker in Kalamazoo Friday, before winning a 2-1 overtime thriller in Wheeling Saturday. Then Sunday, Evansville fell to the same Wheeling team 4-2 despite a strong second period. Rookie forward Ryan Penny recorded three assists in three games and leads the team with five assists and six points after the weekend. Daultan Leveille provided Saturday’s heroics, when the forward skated the full length of the ice short-handed in overtime to score the game-winning goal. Leveille leads the team with four goals this season.
POCKET ACES
Alaska comes to Evansville in search of its first win of a rough-going six-game road trip. The Aces started off the road trip with a 7-4 loss last Wednesday before dropping two one-goal games to the Indy Fuel Friday and Saturday. A 3-1 loss Tuesday morning in Cincinnati extended the Aces’ winless streak to seven games entering Wednesday’s showdown with the IceMen.
FRIDAY FLAG GIVEAWAY
When Evansville hosts the Orlando Solar Bears Friday at 7:15pm at the Ford Center, the first 3,000 fans through the doors will receive an IceMen Wall Flag. Gates will open at 6pm. It will be the only time the IceMen face-off against the Solar Bears this season. Fans looking for tickets can also purchase the Friday Night Hat Pack, which includes a ticket to the game and a limited-edition IceMen hat for just $20. This is the only time this year where there is no minimum group size to take advantage of the Hat Pack. To purchase or for more information, call an IceMen Account Executive at 812-421-GOAL (4625).
PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT
Saturday, Evansville will wear specialty jerseys when the team takes on the Kalamazoo Wings for Prostate Cancer Awareness Night at the Ford Center at 7:15pm. 1980 U.S. Olympian Dave Christian from the Miracle on Ice will be the special guest in attendance signing autographs before the game and during the intermissions. The IceMen will honor prostate cancer survivors and auction off the player-worn jerseys after the game, with proceeds going to the Deaconess Foundation.
Season tickets are be pro-rated now that the season has started and are available for as low as $10 per ticket. Contact an IceMen Account Executive to be a part of the action. Call 812-421-GOAL (4625) for more information or to join the Season Ticket Holder family.
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