Laredo Bucks Home Opener This Saturday October 24th
Written by admin, Oct 20, 2009, 0 Comments
Courtesy Bryan Benway,
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League will host their 2009-10 home opener this Saturday (Oct 24th) when they host the Allen Americans at the LEC. Saturday also marks the return of tailgating to Bucks games, with the first tailgate cookoff starting at 4pm outside the LEC.
The entire Bucks team will be outfitted in Tuxedos, brought to you buy International Tuxedo, and will enter the LEC at 5pm on a special Red Carpet outside the main entrance. Fans and media are encouraged to arrive early to take pictures and welcome the new Bucks team.
The first tailgate is a Fajita cookoff, with three celebrity judges deciding on the winner. The celebrity Judges are Tim Gutierrez (KGNS Anchor), Chuy Cortez (Imagen 94.1) and J.J Vela (Laredo Heat G.M). The winner will be announced at 6pm.
Fans are encouraged to bring their own grills and cooking equipment.
From 4-6:30pm the LEC will be selling $1 dollar beer outside at the tailgate party, then inside during the game beer will be $2.
Pre-game festivities inside the LEC consist of pyro, the introduction of the entire 2009-10 Laredo Bucks team, and the special ceremonial puck drop.
Tickets for Opening Night are on sale now, with group tickets starting at just $10. Call 718-BUCK (2825) to order now.
*BUCKS AT UNIVISION WEDNESDAY SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS*
The Bucks will be at the Univision studio’s on Wednesday (Oct 21st) from 3:30-5:30pm signing autographs. The team will also be appearing on Univision’s 5pm newscast.
Univision is located on Loop 20 right before highway 359.
