Walleye schedule full day of hockey

Oct. 6 to feature 4 youth, 2 exhibition games

9/8/2012
BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

A day full of hockey hosted by the Toledo Walleye will be held Oct. 6 at the Huntington Center.

The event will be capped by two minor league exhibition games. The Walleye will play the Kalamazoo Wings at 9 p.m.

The Walleye will practice at 10 a.m. to start the event. Four consecutive youth hockey games, featuring local teams, will follow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Two American Hockey League teams, the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Lake Erie Monsters, will play at 6 p.m.

Tickets to all of the games are $5 for general admission seats. All proceeds benefit the team's charitable fund -- Walleye Wishing Well.

The Walleye open the regular season the following Saturday at the Huntington Center against Kalamazoo on Oct. 13.

For more information, go to toledowalleye.com or call 419-725-9255.