KENNEWICK, WA – Tri-City Americans Governor/General Manager Bob Tory, along with the Western Hockey League, unveiled the team’s 2015 Pre-Season schedule today. The full 2015-16 Regular Season schedule will be released tomorrow, June 24. For Tri-City, this year’s exhibition season is highlighted by two separate tournament appearances, as well as two additional pre-season contests for a total of eight exhibition games leading into the franchise’s 28th season in the Mid-Columbia.

The Americans will start the pre-season portion of their schedule by participating in the Everett Silvertips’ 12th annual Holiday Inn Preseason Classic tournament, scheduled from Sept. 4-6, at Xfinity Arena. It will be the franchise’s ninth consecutive trip to the Silvertips’ tournament. While there, Tri-City will match-up against U.S. Division rivals, the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks, as well as the B.C. Division’s Victoria Royals.

Tri-City then returns home to host the 2015 Red Lion Hotels Pre-Season Tournament, scheduled for September 9-12 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. The Tournament will feature a game on Wednesday night, as well as a three-game per day schedule on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

This year’s tournament will feature the host Americans, their four U.S. Division rivals (Everett, Portland, Seattle and Spokane) as well as the Central Division’s Kootenay Ice and Red Deer Rebels, and tournament newcomer, the Prince George Cougars.

The Americans will then wrap-up their portion of the pre-season schedule with two exhibition games, featuring a home-and-home series with the Spokane Chiefs. First, on Friday, September 18, the Americans will finish the home exhibition schedule at the Toyota Center against the Chiefs. Then, on Saturday, September 19, Tri-City and Spokane will conclude the exhibition schedule at Spokane Arena. To view the 2015 WHL Pre-Season Schedule in its entirety, visit www.whl.ca.

*BONUS: The following games are included as part of 2015-16 Americans Season Ticket packages:

– Thursday, September 10, Kootenay Ice vs. Tri-City Americans, 7:05 p.m.

– Friday, September 11, Red Deer Rebels vs. Tri-City Americans, 7:05 p.m.

– Saturday, September 12, Seattle Thunderbirds vs. Tri-City Americans, 7:05 p.m.

*if season tickets are purchased by Sept. 10, 2015

To purchase a 2015 Red Lion Hotels Pre-Season Tournament package or to find out about groups and other discounts, call the Americans’ office at (509) 736-0606 or continue to check the Americans’ website, www.amshockey.com, for more information.

Single-game tickets will go on sale through all Ticketmaster outlets starting at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18! Individual game tickets for all home pre-season games can be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets, including all Fred Meyer locations, the Toyota Center box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

2015 Red Lion Hotels Pre-Season Tournament Schedule

AT TOYOTA CENTER

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Portland vs. Prince George, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 10

Everett vs. Prince George, 11 a.m.

Portland vs. Spokane, 3 p.m.

Kootenay vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 11

Everett vs. Portland, 11 a.m.

Kootenay vs. Seattle, 3 p.m.

Red Deer vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12

Kootenay vs. Prince George, 11 a.m.

Red Deer vs. Spokane, 3 p.m.

Seattle vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

2015-16 Tri-City Americans Pre-Season Schedule

Friday, Sept. 4

Seattle vs. Tri-City, 11:30 a.m., Comcast Arena (Everett, WA)

Saturday, Sept. 5

Portland vs. Tri-City, 11:30 a.m., Comcast Arena (Everett, WA)

Sunday, Sept. 6

Victoria vs. Tri-City, 11:30 a.m., Comcast Arena (Everett, WA)

Thursday, Sept. 10

Kootenay vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m., Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA)

Friday, Sept. 11

Red Deer vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m., Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA)

Saturday, Sept. 12

Seattle vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m., Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA)

Friday, September 18

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m., Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA)

Saturday, September 19

Tri-City at Spokane, 2 p.m., Spokane Arena (Spokane, WA)