More information regarding opponents and the full schedule will be released later this summer.  Here is the press release about the games that were announced:

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Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars announced on Wednesday six guaranteed home dates for the upcoming 2011-12 season.

Opening Night for the Texas Stars at Cedar Park Center will be on Sunday, October 9th. In order to secure seats for Opening Night, as well as the five other promotional nights, fans are encouraged to purchase full season ticket plans or partial season ticket plans by calling 512-GO-STARS.

Along with Opening Night, the Stars also announced five additional guaranteed dates for their third season in the American Hockey League. The dates include the team’s second annual “Pink in the Rink” night on October 22nd. The team will wear “Pink in the Rink” themed jerseys to promote breast cancer awareness. For the third straight season, the Stars will host Military Appreciation Night. The team will don “Stars and Stripes” jerseys on November 12th. For the second straight year, “Sing for Santa” weekend returns on December 9th and 10th.

Six Guaranteed Home Dates for the Texas Stars in 2011-12:

Sunday, October 9th – Opening Night
Saturday, October 22nd – Pink in the Rink – (Themed Jersey)
Saturday, November 12th – Military Appreciation Night – (Stars and Stripes Themed Jersey)
Friday, December 9th – Sing for Santa
Saturday, December 10th – Sing for Santa
Saturday, January 7th

Opponents and start times for these games will be announced when the complete 2011-12 American Hockey League schedule is released later this summer. All promotions are subject to change.

The Stars will kick off their season with a home-and-home series against the Chicago Blackhawks, October 7th and 8th.  The first game will be their home opener at the American Airlines Center, and the 2nd will be in Chicago.  Dallas then comes back home for three straight games.

Other highlights of the season include early November road games against Washington, Pittsburgh and Toronto, home games against Ottawa and the New York Islanders in early December, a New Year’s Eve game against the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins, and a game in Winnipeg on March 14th.

It’s also interesting to note that the Stars won’t face the Vancouver Canucks until February 27th.  They will play the defending Western Conference Champs a total of four times in 33 days.  Makes it seem like their series against Vancouver was almost an after-thought, doesn’t it?

You can see the full schedule and download your very own copy right here:  2011-2012 Stars Schedule

Here is the team’s official release about the schedule:

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FRISCO, Tex. — The Dallas Stars will open the 2011-2012 National Hockey League regular season with a home-and-home series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Oct. 7 at American Airlines Center. The Stars will then play their road opener against the Blackhawks the following night, Saturday, Oct. 8 at Chicago.

Dallas will once again host nine of the 15 Eastern Conference clubs, and will ring in the New Year against the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins at the traditional New Year’s Eve game at American Airlines Center.

The Stars are scheduled to play 82 games during the 2011-12 campaign, with 41 contests at home and 41 on the road. The home schedule features 21 weekend contests (seven Friday, 11 Saturday, three Sunday). The Stars will play five home-and-home sets this season: facing Chicago on Oct. 7 at American Airlines Center and travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks the next night; Dallas will match up against the Blue Jackets in Dallas on Oct. 15 and travel to Columbus to play the club three nights later on Oct. 18.

The Stars will play against Anaheim in Dallas on Jan. 24 and faceoff against the Ducks in Anaheim on Feb. 1; On March 24, Dallas will play at home against the Calgary Flames before traveling two nights later on March 26 to Calgary to play at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stars will conclude their home-and-home sets when they battle against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion on March 31 before returning home to Dallas on April 3 to play the Sharks. Dallas will host four weekend matinees: Saturday, Jan. 7 vs. Edmonton, Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Colorado, Sunday, Feb. 26 vs. Vancouver, and Saturday, March 24 vs. Calgary. The Stars will play an even distribution of home games on weeknights, with the club playing on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday seven times each night. Most weeknight games at American Airlines Center will begin at 7:30 p.m., while most weekend games will begin at 7 p.m.

The NHL schedule remains heavily-structured around conference play, especially against the team’s respective division. Dallas plays in the NHL’s Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and will play 24 divisional games against rivals Anaheim, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Jose (six times each — three at home, three away).

The Stars will play a total of 40 games against non-division Western Conference foes in the Central Division (Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville and St. Louis) and the Northwest Division (Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota and Vancouver), with four games against each opponent (twice at home, twice away).

Dallas will play a total of 18 games against Eastern Conference opponents, skating against all 15 Eastern teams once and facing off against three Eastern clubs (New Jersey, NY Islanders, and Pittsburgh) both home and away. The nine Eastern Conference teams that the Stars will host at American Airlines Center are: Boston, Florida, NY Islanders, New Jersey, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, and Toronto.

The Stars’ longest home stand this season is four games, which will happen two separate times, the first being from Nov. 19-25 (San Jose, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Toronto) and the second occurring from March 16-24 (Chicago, Phoenix, Vancouver, and Calgary).

Notable games at American Airlines Center this season include: home opener versus Chicago (Oct. 7); Martin Brodeur, Zach Parise and the New Jersey Devils (Oct. 29); the Toronto Maple Leafs the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 25); Steven Stamkos, Martin St.Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning (Jan. 29); Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins (Feb. 29). The Stars will host five games during the holiday season (Dec. 19 vs. Anaheim; Dec. 21 vs. Philadelphia; Dec. 23 vs. Nashville; Dec. 29 vs. Columbus; and New Year’s Eve vs. the Boston Bruins – the 14th consecutive season for the Stars to play at home on Dec. 31.

Dallas Stars Season Seats are on sale now. Split season plans will be available in late July, including 6 and 12-game packages that allow fans to choose the games they want to attend. Individual game tickets will go on-sale in September. Fans can call 214-GO-STARS or visit DallasStars.com for more information.

The Stars’ 2011 pre-season schedule, as well as the team’s television schedule will both be released later this summer.

STARS SCHEDULE NOTES

Home Games by Day: Mon. – 3, Tues. – 7, Wed. – 3, Thurs. – 7, Fri. – 7, Sat. – 11, Sun – 3
Road Games by Day: Mon. – 4, Tues. – 9, Wed. – 3, Thurs. – 8, Fri. – 7, Sat. – 8, Sun – 2

Home Games by Month: Oct. – 6, Nov. – 6, Dec. – 7, Jan. – 6, Feb. – 8, Mar. – 6, Apr. – 2
Road Games by Month: Oct. – 5, Nov. – 7, Dec. – 6, Jan. – 5, Feb. – 8, Mar. – 9, Apr. – 1

Games by Conference/Division:
Western Conference (64) – Pacific Division (24) Northwest Division (20) Central Division (20)
Eastern Conference (18) – Southeast Division (5) Atlantic Division (8) Northeast Division (5)

Opponents’ Visits to Dallas (41): Anaheim-3, Boston-1, Buffalo-0, Calgary-2, Carolina-0, Chicago-2,
Colorado-2, Columbus-2, Detroit-2, Edmonton-2, Florida-1, Los Angeles-3, Minnesota-2, Montreal-
0, Nashville-2, New Jersey-1, NY Islanders-1, NY Rangers-0, Ottawa-1, Philadelphia-1, Phoenix-3,
Pittsburgh-1, St. Louis-2, San Jose-3, Tampa Bay-1, Toronto-1, Vancouver-2, Washington-0,Winnipeg-0.

Stars’ Visits to Road Cities (41): Anaheim-3, Boston-0, Buffalo-1, Calgary-2, Carolina-1, Chicago-2,
Colorado-2, Columbus-2, Detroit-2, Edmonton-2, Florida-0, Los Angeles-3, Minnesota-2, Montreal-
1, Nashville-2, New Jersey-1, NY Islanders-1, NY Rangers-1, Ottawa-0, Philadelphia-0, Phoenix-3,
Pittsburgh-1, St. Louis-2, San Jose-3, Tampa Bay-0, Toronto-0, Vancouver-2, Washington-0,Winnipeg-1.

1st Half/2nd Half – The Stars will play 21 of their first 41 games at home, while finishing the second half
with 20 of the final 41 games at home.

Back-to-Back Series:
Overall:                              14
Back-to-back at home:    7     Road game followed by home game next day:     4
Back-to-back on road:     7     Home game followed by road game next day:     4

Although the team has said the schedule is released, I haven’t been able to find a full version of it anywhere quite yet.  But, there are quite a few highlights in the press release, giving fans at least a hint of it.

Here is Idaho’s press release:

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(Boise, ID) – For the first time since 2006, the Idaho Steelheads will open the regular season on the road as the team kicks off its 15th season at Utah on Friday, October 14.

It is part of the 72-game campaign released by the team on Wednesday.

Idaho’s first home game will come the following night, October 15, at Qwest Arena against the same Grizzlies squad.

Among the highlights of the 36-game home slate for the Steelheads:

• Three visits from the ECHL Kelly Cup champion Alaska Aces – November 18 and 19; December 21, 22, and 23; February 8, 10, and 11.
• One visit from the ECHL’s newest team, the Colorado Eagles, on December 7, 9, and 10.
• A third straight New Year’s Eve game, this time against the Las Vegas Wranglers.
• A St. Patrick’s Day contest – which falls on a Saturday – against the Ontario Reign.
• The regular-season finale, March 31, against the Stockton Thunder.

Twenty-five of the team’s 36 home games will fall on either a Friday or Saturday night.

The Steelheads opened the 2006-2007 season, its tenth-anniversary season, with seven consecutive road games en route to the Kelly Cup championship. The team will open this season with ten of its first 14 away from Boise but will have a seven-game homestand in December and an eight-game homestand bridging February and March.

Today, the club announced that the inclement weather in North Texas will force them to cancel their game against the Texas Brahmas scheduled for tonight (February 4th) at the AEC.  A make-up date has not been announced yet, but is forthcoming.

The full press release from the team can be read below:

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ALLEN, Texas- The Allen Americans, in conjunction with the Texas Brahmas and the Central Hockey League, have announced that tonight’s game between the two clubs will be rescheduled due to weather.

The game, originally scheduled to take place at 7:30 PM tonight at the Allen Event Center, will be rescheduled for a later date.

All major school districts in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are closed again today with the major snowfall in the area overnight into this morning.

“Our principal concern is the overall safety of the players and fans of both teams, as well as the safety of our staff,” Americans President Matt Canavan said. “While rescheduling a game is certainly not something we enjoy having to do, both organizations felt like it was the right thing to do in this case.”

The Americans will honor any ticket from the rescheduled game on the make-up date. If fans cannot make it to the rescheduled game, the option will be available to exchange tickets for any remaining 2010-11 regular season home game.

“The weather this week in many areas of the country has certainly created some obstacles and made travel difficult on several teams,” said Duane Lewis, CHL Commissioner. “But the safety of our fans, players and staffs is paramount and it is in everyone’s best interest to postpone this game.”

The Americans will skate Saturday night at NYTEX Sports Centre against the Texas Brahmas, with puck drop slated for 7:30 PM.

The training camp will wrap up on the weekend of October 8th and 9th with two pre-season games against the Texas Brahmas.  Tickets for both games are on sale right now.  October 8th’s game is at the NYTEX Centre, and you can click here to order them.  October 9th game is in Allen at the AEC, but pre-season tickets don’t appear to be available for purchase online.  However, you can call 972-912-1000 and order them.

Read the following press release for training camp dates/times as well as other information:

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ALLEN, Texas – The defending Southern Conference Champion Allen Americans announced their 2010-11 training camp schedule today, which is highlighted by a weekend exhibition series with the Texas Brahmas.

The on-ice portion of camp is set to begin Monday, October 4th, with the team taking the ice at 10 AM. The practices are open to the public, and will take place at the Allen Community Ice Rink. Admission is free.

The camp will lead the Americans into two preseason tune-ups with the Brahmas, Friday October 8th, at NYTEX Sports Centre, and Saturday, October 9th at the Allen Event Center. Both games will begin at 7:30 PM. Tickets are on sale now for the October 9th contest, and can be purchased by calling 972-912-1000.

Allen Americans 2010-11 Preseason Camp Schedule:

Monday, Oct. 4th
10:00 AM-On-Ice

Tuesday, Oct. 5th
9:00 AM-On-Ice
4:00 PM-On-Ice

Wednesday, Oct. 6th
10:00 AM- On-Ice

Thursday, October 7th
9:00 AM-On-Ice
4:00 PM-On-Ice

Friday, October 8th
7:30 PM- Exhibition game vs. Brahmas @ NYTEX

Saturday, October 9th
7:00 PM- Exhibition game vs. Brahmas @ Allen Event Center

You can read the press release below for the highlights, and download a copy of the schedule (in Excel format) right here.

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FRISCO, Tex. — The Dallas Stars announced today the National Hockey League club’s local television schedule for the 2010-11 regular season. All 82 games will be televised in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market and, for the first time ever, all will be offered in high-definition (HD).

“We are very excited about providing our fans all 82 Dallas Stars games for local television with every one of them offered in HD,” said Stars Executive Vice President Geoff Moore. “I’d like to thank our great partners – Jon Heidtke of FOX Sports Southwest and Gary Schneider of CBS 11 and TXA 21 – in working together with us to make that happen. Along with Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket, we have an ‘all star line up’ for our viewing and listening public. With Ralph and Razor again calling the action, we look forward to a great broadcast season for the Dallas Stars.”

FOX Sports Southwest returns for its 18th season of carrying Stars telecasts, with 62 regular season games scheduled to be shown on the network. Twelve of these games will be shown on FOX Sports Southwest Plus, the network’s alternate channel which is carried by participating cable and satellite providers. Specific channel information for individual carriers will be announced at a later date.

FOX Sports Southwest provides quality local sports programming to over 10 million cable and satellite TV subscribers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and parts of New Mexico. The Stars’ regular season opener on Friday, Oct. 8 at New Jersey is featured on the FOX Sports Southwest schedule, as well as the club’s home opener on Oct. 14 vs. Detroit.

FOX Sports Southwest’s comprehensive coverage includes “Stars Live” pre and postgame shows before and after every game, a weekly “Stars Insider” magazine show, and interview and documentary specials airing throughout the season.

Seventeen games will be broadcast locally over the air on TXA 21, which enters its first season of a four-year agreement to televise Stars games. Stars broadcasts on TXA 21 will air primarily on Saturday nights, beginning on Oct. 9 when Dallas visits the NY Islanders. Stars games on TXA 21 will include 30-minute pre and post-game coverage.

The Stars join an extensive sports lineup on TXA 21, including Texas Rangers Friday Night Baseball, Dallas Mavericks basketball, as well as Big 12 sports, SEC football and the High School Football Game of the Week. If it’s local sports in Dallas/Fort Worth, it must be 21 (www.txa21tv.com).

VERSUS will exclusively televise three Stars contests: Monday, Nov. 29 at Carolina; Monday, Jan. 17 vs. Los Angeles; and Tuesday, Feb. 22 vs. New Jersey. VERSUS is the exclusive national cable home for the National Hockey League.

NBC Sports (KXAS-TV, Channel 5 in Dallas-Ft. Worth) has the option to choose from two games on the Dallas Stars local TV schedule during the spring. First introduced in 2007, the NHL on NBC will feature flexible scheduling for regular season dates on the network. NBC will have nearly two weeks in advance of a particular weekend to select which games will air. No matter what NBC decides on possibly picking up Dallas contests, all 82 Stars games will be televised locally in Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket enters its second season as the flagship home of Dallas Stars hockey and will broadcast all 82 regular season contests and all playoff games, with extensive pre and post-game shows planned for most games with studio host Matt McClearin, and home post-game shows with Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell. The Ticket will also broadcast one Stars pre-season game – Sept. 30, 2010 vs. Colorado. The all-sports station broadcasts on both 1310 AM and 104.1 FM.

Forming the broadcast team for the Stars for the 15th consecutive season will be Ralph Strangis and Daryl Reaugh. Strangis begins his 21st season as a Stars broadcaster while Reaugh will serve in his 15th season as the Stars’ color analyst.

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Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, announced on Wednesday the 2010-11 AHL regular season schedule.

The Stars begin their second season in the AHL on Sunday, October 10th at 3:00 PM in San Antonio at the AT&T Center. The Stars will raise their Western Conference Championship banner on Opening Night, when they host the Rampage on Saturday, October 16th at 7:00 PM at Cedar Park Center. The 80-game regular season schedule features 40 home games and 40 road games.

Texas will resume its in-state rivalries with Houston and San Antonio. Last season, Texas posted a 16-7-0-1 mark against the two teams, including an 8-3-0-1 record against Houston. In all, Texas will face the Aeros more than any other team in the AHL with 12 regular season meetings, including six at Cedar Park Center with Houston’s first visit of the season slated for October 30th at 7:00 PM. The Stars and Rampage will clash ten times over the course of the year. The Stars went 8-4-0-0 against the Rampage last season.

Texas welcomes a new West Division rival in 2010-11 with the addition of the Oklahoma City Barons. The Edmonton Oilers AHL Affiliate will play Texas a total of ten times during the regular season, including the first meeting of the year at Oklahoma City on November 5th at 7:05 PM. The Barons will make their first visit to the Cedar Park Center on Tuesday, November 30th at 7:30 PM.

The Stars will see three of their four 2010 Calder Cup Playoff opponents throughout the year. Texas will meet West Division foes Rockford (6) and Chicago (6) a total of 12 times. The Ice Hogs, whom Texas swept in the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs, will host the Stars on Wednesday, October 27th at 6:35 PM at the Rockford Metro Centre. Rockford will come to Cedar Park Center on February 11th at 7:30 PM. The Stars return to AllState Arena, where they clinched the West Division Finals by winning Game 7 over the Wolves, on Thursday, October 28th at 7:00 PM. Chicago’s first meeting at Texas is slated for Wednesday, November 10th at 11:00 AM.

In a rematch of the 2010 Western Conference Finals, Texas will meet the Hamilton Bulldogs for a pair of games during the 2010-11 season. The Stars bested the Bulldogs last season in a dramatic seven-game series to advance to the Calder Cup Finals. Texas won the final two games of the series on the road, including a thrilling overtime win in Game 6 at Copps Coliseum. Hamilton will visit the Texas Stars on Saturday, December 18th at 7:00 PM. The Stars return to Copps Coliseum on Saturday, March 12th at 4:00 PM, the first visit since Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.

The Stars will also see West Division rivals Milwaukee and Peoria. In all, Texas will play 56 games within its own division, including six games apiece against the Admirals and Rivermen. Peoria will play all three games in Texas during the month of October. The Rivermen visit Cedar Park Center on October 17th, 23rd and 26th. The Stars will play at Carver Arena for the first time on Saturday, January 15th at 7:05 PM. The Stars and Admirals will each host three games in the season series. Milwaukee will come to Texas for the first time on Saturday, November 20th at 7:00 PM.

The Stars play a total of 22 games against North Division foes and 78 of their 80 regular season games against Western Conference rivals. The Stars will also meet Grand Rapids, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Toronto and Abbotsford in 2010-11. Texas will play three games in Grand Rapids and three at home against the Griffins. The Stars will play a pair of games in December at Grand Rapids and an additional game in February. The Griffins come to Texas for the first time on Tuesday, January 18th at 7:30 PM. Texas will also play two games against Syracuse, its only opponent from the Eastern Conference.

The longest home stretch of the season spans from Wednesday, November 24th to Thursday, December 7th. Over that stretch, five different teams will visit Texas, including Houston, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and Manitoba. The Stars will venture out on the longest road trip of the season from February 14th to February 26th. The Stars will play eight games in seven different cities, including stops at Lake Erie (Cleveland, OH), Grand Rapids, Chicago, Milwaukee, Peoria, Houston and San Antonio.

For the first time in team history, the Stars will play a matinee game, with four afternoon games slated for the year. Texas will host Chicago at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 10th at Cedar Park Center. The Stars will also play at 11:00 AM in Chicago on Wednesday, January 12th. The Lake Erie Monsters will host Texas at 10:45 AM on Wednesday, February 16th at the Quicken Loans Arena. The Stars round out their matinee schedule with a home game at Cedar Park Center at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 7th against the Syracuse Crunch.

Texas Stars Schedule Notes

Home Games by Day: Mon. – 3, Tues. – 9, Wed. – 2, Thurs. – 0, Fri. – 7, Sat. – 16, Sun. – 3
Road Games by Day: Mon. – 1, Tues. – 1, Wed. – 6, Thurs. – 2, Fri. – 15, Sat. – 6, Sun. – 9

Weekend Home Games: 26
Weekend Road Games: 30

Home Games by Month: Oct. – 6, Nov. – 8, Dec. – 6, Jan. – 5, Feb. – 5, Mar. – 7, Apr. – 3
Road Games by Month: Oct. – 4, Nov. – 3, Dec. – 9, Jan. – 6, Feb. – 9, Mar. – 5, Apr. – 4

Games by Conference / Division:
Western Conference (78) – West Division (56) / North Division (22)
Eastern Conference (2) – East Division (2) / Atlantic Division (0)

Opponents’ Visits to Texas (40): Abbotsford-2, Adirondack-0, Albany-0, Binghamton-0, Bridgeport-0, Chicago-3, Grand Rapids-3, Hamilton-1, Hartford-0, Hershey-0,Houston-6, Lake Erie-2, Lowell-0, Manchester-0, Manitoba-2, Milwaukee-3, Norfolk-0, Oklahoma City -5, Peoria-3, Portland-0, Providence-0, Rochester-0, Rockford-3, San Antonio-5, Springfield-0, Syracuse-1, Toronto-1, Wilkes-Barre-0, Worcester-0.

Stars’ Visits to Road Cities (40): Abbotsford-2, Adirondack-0, Albany-0, Binghamton-0, Bridgeport-0, Chicago-3, Grand Rapids-3, Hamilton-1, Hartford-0, Hershey-0,Houston-6, Lake Erie-2, Lowell-0, Manchester-0, Manitoba-2, Milwaukee-3, Norfolk-0, Oklahoma City -5, Peoria-3, Portland-0, Providence-0, Rochester-0, Rockford-3, San Antonio-5, Springfield-0, Syracuse-1, Toronto-1, Wilkes-Barre-0, Worcester-0.

1st Half / 2nd Half: The Stars will play 21 of their first 40 games of the season at home, while finishing the second half with 21 of their last 40 games at on the road.

Back-to-Back Series:
Overall: 17
Back-to-Back at home: 6 Road game followed by a home game next day: 8
Back-to-Back on road: 5 Home game followed by a road game next day: 5
Home-at-Home: 3 Three games in three nights: 7

Longest Home Stand: Seven games over 14 days from Nov. 24 – Dec. 7.
Longest Road Trip: Eight games over 13 days from Feb. 14 – Feb. 26.

Texas Stars 2010-11 Season

The T-Stars will play their first home game on Oct. 16th against a yet-to-be-named opponent.  An announcement about the rest of the Texas Stars’ regular season schedule is expected soon.

Further details about the preseason schedule can be found in the press release from the Stars:

Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars announced on Wednesday the 2010-11 preseason schedule.

The Stars will play three preseason games, including a pair of contests against their intrastate rival the San Antonio Rampage. Texas will play San Antonio on Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 pm at Northwoods Ice Center, the Rampage’s official practice facility. The Stars will return home to Cedar Park Center for a rematch with the Rampage on Saturday, October 2nd at 7:00 pm. Texas will round out its preseason with a 5:00 pm faceoff against the Houston Aeros at Cedar Park Center.

2010-11 Preseason Schedule:
Thu, Sept. 30 at 7:00 pm @ San Antonio (Northwoods Ice Center)
Sat, Oct. 2 at 7:00 pm vs. San Antonio (Cedar Park Center)
Sun, Oct. 3 at 5:00 pm vs. Houston (Cedar Park Center)

The Western Conference Champion Texas Stars will host their first home game at Cedar Park Center on Saturday, October 16th. Season ticket packages to see the Stars play in their second season at the Cedar Park Center are on sale now. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com. Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.

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Dallas/Fort Worth – TXA 21 has entered into a four-year contract with the Dallas Stars to broadcast 15 regular season games per season, plus select playoff games, beginning with the 2010-11 season. All of the telecasts will be in high-definition.

Dallas Stars broadcasts will air primarily on Saturday nights on TXA 21 and will include 30-minute pre and post-game coverage. The games to be aired on TXA 21 for 2010-11 will be announced at a later date.

“The Stars are a terrific addition to TXA 21’s sports lineup,” said CBS 11 and TXA 21 President and General Manager Gary Schneider. “They brought the thrill of a Stanley Cup to North Texas and play an exciting brand of hockey. We’re looking forward to bringing that excitement to the fans and viewers with Saturday Night Stars games.”

“The Stars are excited to enter into this agreement with TXA 21,” commented team President Jeff Cogen. “It is very important for us to maintain a strong over-the-air television presence for our fans and TXA 21 is the preeminent sports carrier in our market.”

Forming the broadcast team for the Stars for the 15th consecutive season will be Ralph Strangis and Daryl Reaugh. Strangis begins his 21st season as a Stars broadcaster while Reaugh will serve in his 15th season as the Stars’ color analyst.

TXA 21 sports is always on at TXA21tv.com. Fans can get all of their Stars news at DallasStars.com.

The Americans will start the season on October 15-16 with a two-game series against the rival Texas Brahmas at the Allen Event Center.  Those two games on opening weekend are the first of six total in which the teams will face one another over the season.

The Americans will face the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs most often this season, with a total of ten games scheduled (five at home, five on the road).

Some other schedule highlights:

• October 29-30:  Allen travels to Rapid City for a two-game series rematch of the 2010 CHL Finals.
• November 12-14: Allen travels to Laredo and then Odessa, their opponents in the Southern Conference Semis and Finals, respectively.
• January 12:  CHL All-Star Game
• Febuary 26:  Allen will host Bloomington; the two teams’ first matchup ever.
• March 27:  Allen will close the regular season on the road in Tulsa.

Here is the full season schedule for the Americans, followed by their press release:

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Allen Americans 2010-11 Schedule
Oct. 15 vs. Texas at 7:30 PM
Oct. 16 vs. Texas at 7:00 PM
Oct. 21 @ Bossier-Shreveport at 6:35 PM
Oct. 22 @ Bossier-Shreveport at 7:05 PM
Oct. 23 @ Wichita at 7:05 PM
Oct. 26 vs. Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
Oct. 29 @ Rapid City at 8:05 PM
Oct. 30 @ Rapid City at 8:05 PM
Nov. 5 vs. Texas at 7:30 PM
Nov. 6 @ Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
Nov. 12 @ Laredo at 7:30 PM
Nov. 13 @ Odessa at 7:05 PM
Nov. 14 @ Odessa at 4:05 PM
Nov. 18 @ Tulsa at 7:05 PM
Nov. 19 vs. Wichita at 7:30 PM
Nov. 20 vs. Odessa at 7:00 PM
Nov. 24 @ Arizona at 8:05 PM
Nov. 26 @ Arizona at 8:05 PM
Nov. 27 @ Arizona at 8:05 PM
Dec. 3 vs. Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
Dec. 4 vs. Laredo at 7:00 PM
Dec. 10 @ Rio Grande Valley at 7:30 PM
Dec. 17 vs. Texas at 7:30 PM
Dec. 18 vs. Tulsa at 7:00 PM
Dec. 21 vs. Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
Dec. 26 vs. Mississippi at 2:00 PM
Dec. 28 @ Texas at 7:00 PM
Dec. 31 vs. Tulsa at 7:30 PM
Jan. 1 vs. Colorado at 7:00 PM
Jan. 2 @ Tulsa at 4:05 PM
Jan. 7 @ Colorado at 8:05 PM
Jan. 8 @ Rapid City at 8:05 PM
Jan. 14 vs. Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
Jan. 15 vs. Laredo at 7:00 PM
Jan. 17 vs. Arizona at1:00 PM
Jan. 21 @ Rio Grande Valley at 7:30 PM
Jan. 22 @ Rio Grande Valley at 7:30 PM
Jan. 28 @ Laredo at 7:30 PM
Jan. 29 vs. Laredo at 7:00 PM
Jan. 30 vs. Rapid City at 2:00 PM
Feb. 2 vs. Tulsa at 7:30 PM
Feb. 4 vs. Texas at 7:30 PM
Feb. 5 @ Texas at 7:30 PM
Feb. 11 vs. Odessa at 7:30 PM
Feb. 12 vs. Odessa at 7:00 PM
Feb. 13 vs. Rio Grande Valley at 2:00 PM
Feb. 15 @ Rio Grande Valley at 7:00 PM
Feb. 18 @ Bossier-Shreveport at 7:05 PM
Feb. 19 @ Texas at 7:30 PM
Feb. 22 @ Laredo at 7:00 PM
Feb. 25 vs. Texas at 7:30 PM
Feb. 26 vs. Bloomington at 7:00 PM
March 1 @ Laredo at 7:00 PM
March 2 vs. Bossier-Shreveport at 7:30 PM
March 4 @ Texas at 7:30 PM
March 5 @ Bossier-Shreveport at 7:05 PM
March 6 vs. Odessa at 2:00 PM
March 8 @ Odessa at 7:05 PM
March 11 @ Texas at 7:30 PM
March 12 vs. Wichita at 7:00 PM
March 13 vs. Bloomington at 2:00 PM
March 18 vs. Tulsa at 7:30 PM
March 19 vs. Rio Grande Valley at 7:00 PM
March 25 @ Mississippi at 7:05 PM
March 26 vs. Mississippi at 7:00 PM
March 27 @ Tulsa at 4:05 PM

A downloadable PDF of this schedule is available from the Americans’ website.

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ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans will open the 2010-11 Central Hockey League regular season at the Allen Event Center hosting their Metroplex rival, the Texas Brahmas, Oct. 15 and 16.

The Americans are scheduled to play 66 games, two more than last year, with 33 games at home and 33 on the road. The home schedule features 28 weekend games (11 Friday, 12 Saturday and five Sunday). All weekday games with the exception of Jan. 17 begin at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday contests start at 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively. The club anticipates a preseason game Saturday, Oct. 9, at the AEC. As of now, the opponent is TBD.

After developing a healthy rivalry with the cross-town Texas Brahmas last year, the Americans will host Texas six times (Oct. 15, Oct. 16, Nov. 5, Dec. 17, Feb. 4 and Feb. 25) and travel to NYTEX Sports Centre five times (Dec. 28, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, March 4 and March 11).

Allen fans will get an opportunity to see a rematch of last year’s Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals Jan. 30 when the Rapid City Rush come to town. The club travels to Rapid City twice for three games (Oct. 29, Oct. 30 and Jan. 8).

An opportunity to relive the Southern Conference Finals will take place Nov. 20, Feb. 11, Feb. 12 and March 6 when Odessa visits Allen.

The Americans play Bossier-Shreveport five times at home (Oct. 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 21, Jan. 14 and March 2) and five times on the road (Oct. 21, Oct. 22, Nov. 6, Feb. 18 and March 5). The club will plan a fan road trip to watch at least one of the road contests there.

The Americans are excited to announce a New Year’s Eve game this year against Tulsa. More details about the game’s festivities will follow shortly.

Allen’s opening night will feature Fan Fest with bounce houses, face painting, a balloon artist, a rock climbing wall and live music before the first puck drop of Allen’s second season. The first 2,500 fans will receive mini replica Southern Conference Champions banners to commemorate the achievement of the inaugural team. All fans will receive 2010-11 magnetic schedules.

The Southern Conference Champions banner will be raised in a special pre-game ceremony, and the Americans are working with several community partners to raise awareness about breast cancer.

Other promotional nights include Dr. Ross J. Miller Schedule Poster Night Oct. 26 and Coors Light Souvenir Schedule Cup Night Nov. 5. The full promotional schedule will be released soon and will include something for everyone.