Adirondack Flames Press Conference Highlights

Here's some of the highlights that were discussed during this morning's Adirondack Flames press conference:

The biggest highlight is that the Adirondack Flames will be opening their 2014 home schedule on Saturday, October 11th as they debut "Saturday Night is Hockey Night in Glens Falls", a concept that they hope will result in all or most Saturday night games being played in front of a full Glens Falls Civic Center.

In addition, eight home dates, which includes the home-opener, has been guaranteed by the American Hockey League.  Seven of them will be on Saturdays, with the eight being played on a holiday that is a time-honored tradition in Glens Falls.

During the press conference, Brian Petrovek noted that time is his greatest opponent as the Flames are rebuilding their front office from the ground up.  He also noted that all usage of the Adirondack Flames "A" logo will require either "Adirondack" or "ADK" underneath the logo, due to the trademarks surrounding the old Atlanta logo.

Merchandise will go on sale, including jerseys and other products carrying the Adirondack Flames logo, in August.

In addition, Petrovek hinted once again about a possibility of the Flames having to face a Western Conference schedule.  He alluded to how it's not the ideal setup, but mentioned that fans would get to see a new variety of teams visiting the Glens Falls Civic Center.  The official announcement of the conference/division alignment for the American Hockey League will be announced during the American Hockey League Board of Governors meeting at Hilton Head, South Carolina just after Independence Day. While remarking about igniting a rivalry with the Utica Comets, affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, Petrovek noted that rivalries might require more than one season to fully develop.

He also wants to get more than the immediate Glens Falls area involved in Adirondack Flames hockey, reaching out to nearby Saratoga Springs and even Rutland, Vermont when it comes to newspaper, radio and television.  He quipped briefly about a radio network, although no radio broadcasting plans are in place at this time for the upcoming 2014-15 season.

More details about individual game tickets, flex packages, promotions, and front office staff will be coming in the near future.

Adirondack Flames Home-Opener October 11th

The beginning of a new era for the Calgary Flames top farm team as well as the City of Glens Falls begins on Saturday, October 11th as the Adirondack Flames make their home debut at the Glens Falls Civic Center at 7PM.  The opponent will be announced at a later time.

"We are, obviously, planning a big night for the beginning of our season," said Adirondack Flames President Brian Petrovek said at a press conference Thursday.

The Flames also announced that they have received seven more guaranteed dates, six of which are on Saturday, and one that falls on a "very popular" holiday date "when one year ends and another one begins."  Those dates will be revealed and released to the public at a later date.

In addition, the Adirondack Flames are hoping to build upon the success of prior Adirondack teams on Saturday nights, and thus will brand those games as "Saturday Night is Hockey Night in Glens Falls".  Petrovek hopes that the additional branding and promotion will lead to more sellouts on Saturday nights, spilling over to Friday night home games and then to Sunday afternoon games.