Blenheim Blades Release Schedule – Home Game Time Changed
The Blenheim Blades have announced that their home games for the 2016-17 Provincial Junior Hockey League Stobbs Division season will have a new starting time of 7 p.m.
In the past games started at 7:15 p.m. on Sundays, but the earlier time is to allow more younger fans to come to the games and still get home shortly after 9 p.m.
The Blades will play 16 Sunday home games, three on Thursdays prior to school PA days, and their annual alumni night which will be Saturday Nov. 26 with a 6:15 p.m. start time.
The league home opener is Sunday, Sept. 18 with the Petrolia Flyers (formerly the Alvinston Flyers) coming to town, with the Blades hitting the road for the first time the next night when they travel to Wheatley to play the Sharks at 7:30.
The team will also play four exhibition games, with three of them being at home: Friday, Aug. 26 against the Wallaceburg Lakers at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7:15 against the Lakeshore Canadiens, and Sunday, Sept. 11 against the Dresden Kings at 7:15 p.m.
The lone road exhibition game will be Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 in Dresden against the Kings.
HOME GAMES
Sunday, Sept 18 – Petrolia @ Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 25 – Lakeshore at Blades, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29 – Amherstburg at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 2 – Mooretown at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 16 – Wallaceburg at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23 – Dresden at Blades, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27 – Wheatley at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30 – Essex at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6 – Petrolia at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 13 – Lakeshore at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 20 – Dresden at Blades, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24 – Mooretown at Blades, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26 – Wallaceburg at Blades, 6:15 p.m. Note time
Sunday, Dec. 4 – Amherstburg at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11 – Wheatley at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18 – Essex at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 8 – Dresden at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15 – Lakeshore at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22 – Mooretown at Blades, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29 – Petrolia at Blades, 7 p.m.
AWAY GAMES
Monday, Sept. 19 – Blades at Wheatley, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24 – Blades at Amherstburg, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Blades at Wallaceburg, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 6 – Blades at Petrolia, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Blades at Essex, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14 – Blades at Lakeshore, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20 – Blades at Petrolia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22 – Blades at Amherstburg, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 – Blades at Mooretown, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12 – Blades at Amherstburg, 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 14 – Blades at Wheatley, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 18 – Blades at Dresden, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Blades at Essex, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9 – Blades at Lakeshore 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17 – Blades at Mooretown, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday., Dec. 21 – Blades at Wallaceburg, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 9 – Blades at Wheatley, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Blades at Wallaceburg, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Blades at Essex, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 20 – Blades at Dresden, 7 p.m.