The Seattle Thunderbirds opened their 2009-10 season in a big way Wednesday, with the unveiling of their new team jersey.<\/p>\n
Four players did \u201crunway duty,\u201d at the event in the Kent ShoWare Center, modeling the high-tech Reebok shirts to a small crowd of fans and media.<\/p>\n
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke emceed the event, putting the players – Lindsay Nielsen, Jonathan Parker, Calvin Pickard and Jeremy Schappert – through their paces as she described the new gamewear to her audience.<\/p>\n
She asked each of them what they thought of the new gear, at one point eliciting laughs, when one player told her it wasn\u2019t like wearing anything.<\/p>\n
The new jerseys, which the T-Birds also are selling to the general public, are Reebok Edge brand, with four-way stretch mesh and a Pro Weight AirKnit front for better breathability.<\/p>\n
The unveiling also was a siren call to the start of the T-Birds\u2019 season – their first full one at the ShoWare Center.<\/p>\n
Fans can catch preseason action – and the \u2018Birds\u2019 first contest on ShoWare ice this season – during a 7:05 p.m. fundraiser game against longstanding rivals the Everett Silvertips.<\/p>\n
Students or other school supporters who purchase tickets for this game can punch in a promotional code for their respective Kent high school, and a portion of each ticket price will go back to that school for whatever activities school officials deem appropriate, including sports.<\/p>\n
Because school hasn\u2019t yet been in session this year because of the strike, people can call the T-Birds front office at 253-239-7825 to get the promo code of the school they\u2019d like to support. But they\u2019ll need to do that and order tickets by 5 p.m. Friday, to take advantage of the fundraiser.<\/p>\n
The T-Birds open their season at home the following Saturday – Sept. 18 – at 7:35 p.m. against Everett,<\/p>\n
Tickets and general game information are available online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com, at the ShoWare Center Web site at www.showarecenter.com, or by calling the T-Birds front office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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