For immediate release
For more information, contact: Joel Silverberg, Director of Broadcasting (865) 525-7825, joel@knoxvilleicebears.com.
Knoxville’s upcoming home games for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16 have been postponed due to what the Knoxville Civic Coliseum’s venue management is calling “an unforeseen mechanical issue” at the arena. The Ice Bears were scheduled to host Roanoke on Friday and Quad City on Saturday.
“We are very frustrated that there hasn’t been enough investment from the city to keep these things from happening,” said Ice Bears co-owner, GM and president Mike Murray. “I hate it for our staff, who have worked hard to prepare for a big home weekend. I hate it for our team, which was looking forward to playing at home after a being away last week, and I hate it for our fans, who have traveled well to support us on the road and were excited to watch a game in our own arena for the first time in three weeks.”
A new date for the games is still to be determined. There are no Fridays or Saturdays available on Knoxville’s schedule for the duration of the regular season. Tickets purchased for each game will be redeemable for the new game date.
Knoxville’s next game is scheduled to be at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 22 against Birmingham. ASM Global, the Coliseum’s venue manager, has expressed confidence the mechanical issue will be resolved before then.
ABOUT The Knoxville Ice Bears: The Knoxville Ice Bears organization began in 2002 and was an inaugural charter member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) in 2004. As four-time SPHL Champions and five-time regular season champions, the Ice Bears are an experienced and established organization, offering the city and its visitors a balanced product of highlight-reel hockey, unique and exciting intermission activity and endless fan interaction, presenting the most affordable, family-friendly way to enjoy sports and entertainment. Season, Partial Season and Flex Tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit www.knoxvilleicebears.com or call (865) 525-7825.
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