Odessa, TX (June 30, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), have announced their full 60-game schedule for the 2016-17 season. As they did last year, Odessa will open regular-season play on the road against the Amarillo Bulls at the Amarillo Civic Center on September 10. Odessa won’t play at home until the final weekend of October 27-29 when they welcome in the Lone Star Brahmas for three games. The Jacks home opener on Thursday, October 27 will feature half-priced beer and $1 hot dogs and on Saturday, October 29 the Jacks will host the 3rd annual West Texas Craft Beer Festival. Odessa will travel over 7,800 miles and play 13 games away from home before its first game at the coliseum due to the Permian Basin International Oil Show. In all, the Jacks will travel and estimated 14,000 miles throughout the season on 16 roadtrips. The annual NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minn. will be held from September 21-24 at the Schwan Super Center, but the Jacks opponents have yet to be determined.

Odessa will once again compete in the Southern Division of the NAHL and battle against long-time rivals the Amarillo Bulls, Corpus Christi IceRays, Lone Star Brahmas, Topeka RoadRunners and Wichita Falls Wildcats, plus, the newest addition to the South Division the Shreveport Mudbugs. The Jacks and Mudbugs were once rivals in the Central Hockey League (CHL) when they were both professional organizations. The same year the Jacks left the CHL (2010) for the NAHL the Mudbugs closed up shop, folding their organization.

Odessa will play both Lone Star and Amarillo 12 times, Wichita Falls and Shreveport 10 times, Corpus eight and Topeka Four. Odessa will play 10 midweek games throughout the season including eight of those at home (seven Thursday, two Tuesday).

Like last season, the Jacks will wrap up the regular season on home ice, welcoming in the Wildcats for three games from March 30-April 1, and then Odessa will finish the season with a pair of games against the Amarillo Bulls on April 7-8.

A full promotional schedule will follow in the next few weeks. Keep it tuned to Jackalopes.org for more information.

 

Odessa Jackalopes 2016-17

(Bold Home)

Opponent                                Day                                      Date

September

@Amarillo                               Sat                                       9/10/16

Blaine                                       Wed                                    9/22/16

Blaine                                       Thurs                                   9/23/16

Blaine                                       Fri                                        9/24/16

Blaine                                       Sat                                       9/25/16

@Wichita Falls                       Fri                                        9/30/16

October

@Wichita Falls                       Sat                                       10/1/16

@Shreveport                          Thurs                                   10/6/16

@Shreveport                          Fri                                        10/7/16

@Corpus                                  Fri                                        10/14/16

@Corpus                                  Sat                                       10/15/16

@Shreveport                          Fri                                        10/21/16

@Shreveport                          Sat                                       10/22/16

Lone Star                                Thurs                                  10/27/16

Lone Star                                Fri                                        10/28/16

Lone Star                                Sat                                       10/29/16

November

Shreveport                             Fri                                        11/11/16

Shreveport                             Sat                                       11/12/16

Lone Star                                Tues                                    11/15/16

@Wichita Falls                       Fri                                        11/25/16

@Wichita Falls                       Sat                                       11/26/16

December

Lone Star                                Thurs                                  12/1/16

January

@Amarillo                               Fri                                        1/6/17

@Amarillo                               Sat                                       1/7/17

@Lone Star                             Fri                                        1/13/17

@Lone Star                             Sat                                       1/14/17

@Topeka                                 Fri                                        1/20/17

@Topeka                                 Sat                                       1/21/17

Corpus                                     Fri                                        1/27/17

Corpus                                     Sat                                       1/28/17

Amarillo                                   Tues                                    1/31/17

February

Topeka                                    Fri                                        2/3/17

Topeka                                    Sat                                       2/4/17

@Corpus                                  Fri                                        2/10/17

@Corpus                                  Sat                                       2/11/17

@Lone Star                             Fri                                        2/17/17

@Lone Star                             Sat                                       2/18/17

@Shreveport                          Fri                                        2/24/17

@Shreveport                          Sat                                       2/25/17

March

Shreveport                             Fri                                        3/3/17

Shreveport                             Sat                                       3/4/17                         

@Lone Star                             Fri                                        3/10/17

@Lone Star                             Sat                                       3/11/17

Corpus                                     Fri                                        3/17/17

Corpus                                     Sat                                       3/18/17

Amarillo                                   Thurs                                  3/23/17

@Amarillo                               Fri                                        3/24/17

@Amarillo                               Sat                                       3/25/17

Wichita Falls                           Thurs                                  3/30/17

Wichita Falls                           Fri                                        3/31/17

April

Wichita Falls                           Sat                                       4/1/17

Amarillo                                   Fri                                        4/7/17

Amarillo                                   Sat                                       4/8/17

 

The Odessa Jackalopes enter their 6th season as members of the NAHL and 20th in the Permian Basin in 2016-17. To reserve your season tickets, contact the Jackalopes’ ticket office today at 432-552-7825 or log on to www.jackalopes.org for more information.

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