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September 28, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release


The Albany River Rats, AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced today their preseason game schedule as they prepare for the 2007-08 AHL campaign. Celebrating their 15th Anniversary season the River Rats also announced a new partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the upcoming season, including use of RPI facilities for River Rats practices.

As part of their 2007 Training Camp, the Albany River Rats will play a two-game home-and-home exhibition series with their I-90 rivals the Syracuse Crunch. The series will begin with a River Rats home game on Friday September 28, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Houston Field House on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Tickets for the River Rats preseason game versus Syracuse at RPI are $5.00 and will go on sale at 9:00 am on Monday, September 17th, 2007 at the Houston Field House Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets. For more information please contact the Houston Field House Box Office at 518-276-6262 (open Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) or contact Ticketmaster by calling 518-476-1000 or going online www.ticketmaster.com.

The River Rats will complete their preseason game schedule on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 as they travel to Syracuse for a 7:30 pm match up with the Crunch at the War Memorial at Oncenter.

In addition to hosting Albany's preseason home game versus Syracuse, RPI's Houston Field House will also serve as the River Rats official practice facility whenever the Times Union Center is unavailable.

"We are very excited to be working with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute," said President/CEO of Capital District Sports Garen Szablewski. "We look forward to beginning this new partnership and expect the relationship to only grow in the years ahead."

"The Albany River Rats and Carolina Hurricanes are first-class organizations and we are delighted about our partnership with them," said Rensselaer's Acting Director of Athletics Kevin Beattie. "We thank Mr. Robb, Garen Szablewski and the management of the Hurricanes for this joint venture."

"We are thrilled that the Albany River Rats, in conjunction with the Carolina Hurricanes, will call RPI's Houston Field House their practice home," said Rensselaer's second-year head coach Seth Appert. "The history and tradition of hockey excellence in Troy runs deep, and this partnership, combined with the ongoing construction of our $110 million East Campus Athletic Village and renovation to the Houston Field House, adds to that tradition."

For further information about full and partial season ticket packages, please contact the Albany River Rats at (518) 487-2244 or online at www.albanyriverrats.com.

The River Rats begin their historic 15th AHL campaign on the road against the Binghamton Senators on Saturday October 6, 2007 at 7:05 p.m. The primary affiliate of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes will play their home opener at the Times Union Center against the Norfolk Admirals on Saturday October 13 at 7:00 p.m.

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