The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team opens training camp Thursday, Aug. 22 for the 2013-14 season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Fans can attend all of the scrimmages for free at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Enter through the eastside entrance to the arena.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The camp starts with two scrimmages. Team Blue and Team White will play at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Camp continues on Friday, Aug. 23, with two more scrimmages. Team Blue and Team White will again play at 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The scrimmages on Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25, will have three teams playing. Team Blue, Team White and Team Grey will each play two 45-minute periods in each scrimmage, starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Two scrimmages will be played on Sunday, at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Monday, Aug. 26, is the last day of training camp and will feature a full 60-minute, three-period game. The teams will wear T-Birds white and blue game jerseys, unlike previous scrimmages which will feature team practice jerseys. The game starts at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The T-Birds then make their only preseason appearance at ShoWare Center on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Everett Silvertips. Single game tickets for the home preseason game will go on sale later in August.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Seattle opens the regular season against the Portland Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the ShoWare Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
For tickets and more information, go to seattlethunderbirds.com.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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