BUILD UP TO THE PLAY-OFFS!
THE GMB NOTTINGHAM PANTHERS ARE INVITING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO WATCH THIS SATURDAY'S IMPORTANT PLAY-OFF GAME AGAINST THE CARDIFF DEVILS FREE OF CHARGE.
ANY MEMBER OF THE REGULAR ARMED FORCES WILL GAIN FREE ADMISSION TO THE GAME ON SATURDAY, WHICH STARTS AT 7PM AT THE NATIONAL ICE CENTRE, IF THEY PRODUCE AN ARMED FORCES ID CARD AND HAVE PRE-BOOKED BY SENDING AN E-MAIL TO
Said a club spokeswoman : "We're not the first and we won't be the last to show support for our armed forces. It seems wrong that people can be critical of men and women doing such a difficult job and we just thought they might like to have a great night out on us.
"The match will be ice hockey at its best. Play-off ice hockey is even more intense than a regular game and we always have great match-ups with the Cardiff Devils. There's a place in the finals four weekend at stake so motivation isn't going to be a problem. Everyone is looking forward to the game and if the armed forces want to wear their uniforms we'd be happy to see them, but it isn't a condition of free entry, all they need to do is bring their ID along having pre-booked by sending in a e-mail."
Saturday's game is sponsored by club shirt manufacturers CandH sports and is also supported by the RAF who will be manning a recruitment display at the game.
THE MATCH TAKES PLACE AT THE NATIONAL ICE CENTRE IN NOTTINGHAM WITH A 7PM START, SATURDAY MARCH 29TH 2008. THE SECOND LEG IS THE FOLLOWING EVENING IN CARDIFF. THE FIXTURE IS DECIDED BY AGGREGATE SCORES AND SATURDAY'S GAME WILL BE PLAYED OVER THREE 20 MINUTE PERIODS. REGARDLESS OF THE SCORE AT THE HOOTER THERE WILL BE NO OVERTIME OR PENALTIES ON SATURDAY BUT SHOULD THE SCORES BE TIED ON AGGREGATE AFTER 120 MINUTES ON SUNDAY THEN OVERTIME AND PENALTIES WILL BE PLAYED TO DETERMINE WHO GOES THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS.