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The Augusta RiverHawks professional hockey club is pleased to release its schedule for the 2012-13 Southern Professional Hockey League season. The RiverHawks will start the season on the road for the first time in franchise history, not playing their first home game until Friday, November 2^nd against the Fayetteville FireAntz. The RiverHawks play their first road game of the season Friday, October 26^th against the Mississippi RiverKings.

The schedule features a total of 56 regular-season games, including 28 home games. The schedule is unbalanced in order to optimize the travel schedules for each team based on geographic location.

Notable home dates for RiverHawks fans include:

·         Opening Night, November 2, will feature the first-ever championship banner-raising by a hockey team in Augusta as the 2011-12 Coffey Trophy banner is hoisted to the rafters of the James Brown Arena.

·                     The RiverHawks have their first chance for redemption against the Huntsville Havoc, the team that knocked them out of the 2011-12 playoffs, Saturday, November 3^rd.

·                     New RiverHawks Head Coach Rob Miller will face his former team, the fierce RiverHawks’ rival Knoxville Ice Bears, for the first time on Thursday, November 8^th.

·                     The first game of this season's Peach Cup Challenge will take place Thursday, December 13^th as the RiverHawks play the defending SPHL President's Cup Champion Columbus Cottonmouths.

The RiverHawks' home schedule is listed below. The complete schedule will be available on augustariverhawks.com

Friday, November 2^nd vs. Fayetteville FireAntz

Saturday, November 3^rd vs. Huntsville Havoc

Thursday, November 8^th vs. Knoxville Ice Bears

Thursday, November 15^th vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers

Friday, November 16^th vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers

Saturday, November 24^th vs. Knoxville Ice Bears

Thursday, November 29^th vs. Fayetteville FireAntz

Friday, November 30^th vs. Huntsville Havoc

Friday, December 7^th vs. Mississippi Surge

Saturday, December 8^th vs. Mississippi Surge

Thursday, December 13^th vs. Columbus Cottonmouths

Friday, December 21^st vs. Huntsville Havoc

Saturday, December 22^nd vs. Knoxville Ice Bears

Thursday, December 27^th vs. Fayetteville FireAntz

Friday, December 28^th vs. Louisiana Ice Gators

Friday, January 4^th vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers

Saturday, January 5^th vs. Columbus Cottonmouths

Friday, January 11^th vs. Columbus Cottonmouths

Saturday, January 12^th vs. Mississippi RiverKings

Saturday, February 16^th vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers

Sunday, February 17^th vs. Fayetteville FireAntz

Saturday, March 2^nd vs. Knoxville Ice Bears

Thursday, March 7^th vs. Louisiana Ice Gators

Friday, March 8^th vs. Huntsville Havoc

Thursday, March 14^th vs. Columbus Cottonmouths

Saturday, March 16^th vs. Knoxville Ice Bears

Thursday, March 21^st vs. Columbus Cottonmouths

Friday, March 22^nd vs. Fayetteville FireAntz

The schedule has been finalized by the SPHL, but all dates, times, and opposition remains subject to change. Any schedule changes will be announced by the SPHL and the RiverHawks’ front office. Season tickets are still available for the 2012-13 season and can be purchased through the RiverHawks’ front office at 706-993-2645. Additional information on the Team is available at www.augustariverhawks.com.