Mavericks Announce Schedule For 2012-13 Season

The Missouri Mavericks, in conjunction with the Central Hockey League (CHL), announced Thursday the 2012-13 regular season schedule. The Mavericks will open up their fourth season on Friday, October 19 in Denver, Colorado against the expansion Denver Cutthroats. Missouri will open the home portion of the schedule on Saturday, November 3 against the Wichita Thunder at Independence Events Center. The 2012-13 schedule consists of 66 games – 33 at Independence Events Center and 33 road contests – and every game will be broadcast live on 1660-AM KMBZ.  The Mavericks’ home schedule features 27 ‘weekend’ games (13 Fridays, 13 Saturdays, 1 Sunday), and all non-Sunday games will begin at 7:05 p.m.
Individual tickets for all 33 regular season home games will go on sale on Tuesday, September 25 at noon.  All individual tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Season tickets are on sale now, and Mavericks mini-plans will go on sale at the Mavericks Fan Fest on September 8 at Independence Events Center.
The Mavericks will continue many of their popular promotions for the 2012-13 season including Price Chopper Two-for-Tuesdays, Freedom Fridays, Hog Wild Happy Hour and Family 4-Packs.
Price Chopper Two-for-Tuesdays - At all five Tuesday games this season, two-for-one tickets can be purchased starting October 1 by showing a Price Chopper card in person at the Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com by typing the code ‘ChopperXXXX’ in which the X’s represent the last four digits of the Price Chopper Card. During the regular season only, fans will also be treated to $1 hot dogs and $3 drafts all game long every Tuesday.
Freedom Fridays – At all Friday games, all military personnel (active or non-active) with military ID card can receive $5 off any tickets at the Box Office only (excludes End level seating, maximum five tickets per ID).  Freedom Friday tickets will be available on October 1.
Hog Wild Happy Hour – Blue Springs Harley Davidson presents Hog Wild Happy Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. before every home game. Fans can enjoy $3 drafts, $1 hot dogs and $1 sodas for the first hour after doors are open.
Family 4-Packs – Once again, at three select home games, the Mavericks will offer Family 4-Packs which will include four tickets, four hot dogs and four Pepsi products. The dates are November 23, December 31 and March 10, and Family 4-Packs will go on sale on October 1.
The Mavericks will also have many giveaways this year including adult and youth jerseys, cowbells, bobble heads and many more. The full promotional schedule will be released in the near future, go to www.MissouriMavericks.com for more information regarding specific game events and promotions.
The Mavericks will face off against the Quad City Mallards more than any other team this season, a total of 13 times. Wichita and Bloomington are the next most common opponents as the Mavs will face each of them 10 times apiece. Every team in the CHL will visit Independence Events Center and Missouri will travel to every city in the league as well.
Missouri will begin the season with the longest road trip at five games when they travel to Denver, Arizona and Wichita before the home opener on November 3. The Mavericks’ longest home stand is five games and it starts on New Year’s Eve when the team hosts the Tulsa Oilers and ends on January 12 against the Quad City Mallards.
The Missouri Mavericks will host their third annual Fan Fest on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Independence Events Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Mavericks will begin their fourth season of play in the CHL in October 2012.