Fans can watch the Seattle Thunderbirds<\/a> in action during four Rookie Camp scrimmages Thursday, Aug. 25 and Friday, Aug. 26 at the ShoWare Center<\/a> in Kent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The free scrimmages are from 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. both days.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The main training camp opens Sunday, Aug. 28 and will feature numerous scrimmages that also are open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n On Aug. 28, there will be three 30-minute scrimmages starting at 3 p.m. at the ShoWare Center. In scrimmage 1, Team Blue plays Team White. In scrimmage 2, Team Blue plays Team Grey. In scrimmage 3, Team Grey plays Team White.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The three scrimmages will include a 15-minute warm-up session and be played one after the other.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n On Monday, Aug. 29, Team Blue takes on Team Grey at 5 p.m. at the ShoWare Center. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, Team Blue plays Team Grey at 6 p.m. at Kent Valley Ice Centre. The scrimmages will feature two 25-minute halves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Fans attending any of the scrimmages at the ShoWare Center should enter on the east side of the building.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Thunderbirds have a six-game preseason schedule. They will play two games at the Everett Silvertips preseason tournament at Comcast Arena. The T-Birds play the Spokane Chiefs at 3 p.m. Sept. 2 and the Silvertips at 5 p.m. Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds then travel to Kennewick for two games at the Red Lion Hotel Preseason Tournament at the Toyota Center. On Friday, Sept. 9, the T-Birds will face the Chiefs at 3 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 10, they play the Silvertips at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds travel to Portland to take on the Winterhawks on Friday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Winterhawks Skating Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle wraps up the preseason schedule when it hosts the Silvertips at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Single game tickets for the home preseason game go on sale Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle opens the 2011-12 regular season against the Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the ShoWare Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n