Firebirds Host Windsor Spitfires Saturday in Flint
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The Firebirds will return home to the Dort Federal Event Center this Saturday, Jan. 23 against the Windsor Spitfires with puck drop set for 7:30 p.m.
During the month of January, the Firebirds are teaming up with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan to fight hunger. Fans may bring in five or more canned or boxed food items to receive $5 off a Silver Level ticket. Fans may drop off donated food at the Flint Firebirds Merchandise store to receive the discount. Fans can also purchase a $15 Silver Level ticket through ticketmaster.com and enter code HUNGER to donate $5 to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.
Windsor is currently sitting in first place in the West Division with a 26-12-5-0 record, totaling 57 points in 43 games played.
This season, the Spitfires hold a 2-1 series lead through three games against the Firebirds. However, Flint won the last contest at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, Dec. 3. where the two clubs will play this Thursday evening prior to Saturday’s game in Flint.
Along with Windsor’s Mikhail Sergachev, Logan Brown and Logan Stanley being ranked in the top 25 players of the NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft, the Spitfires have seven other players already drafted in the NHL consisting of Connor Chatham (New Jersey), Cristiano DiGiacinto (Tampa Bay), Christian Fischer (Arizona), Brendan Lemieux (Buffalo), Hayden McCool (Chicago) Bradley Latour (Toronto) and Patrick Sanvido (Dallas).
Flint’s Will Bitten, Nicholas Caamano and Luke Kirwan are also expected to be selected in the 2016 NHL Draft this summer. Brent Moran (Dallas), Alex Peters (Dallas) and Vili Saarijärvi (Detroit) are the three Firebirds’ players that have already been drafted in the NHL.
Flint Firebirds single game tickets are $12/Bronze, $15/Silver, $19/Gold and $25/VIP and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by visiting or calling the Dort Federal Event Center Box Office Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at (810) 744-0580. Saturday and Sunday game day box office hours begin at 10 a.m.
Photo Credit: Rena Laverty / Flint Firebirds Hockey Club
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Dominic Hennig
Director of Broadcasting & Communications
Flint Firebirds Hockey Club
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(810) 519-9347
