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Edmonton Road Runners Unveil New Logo

Road Runners tweak look in Edmonton

The Edmonton Road Runners on Thursday introduced their new team logo, along with their campaign to promote the American Hockey League in what is known as the Heartland of Hockey.

The Road Runners will launch their inaugural season in Edmonton on October 15 when they host the Hamilton Bulldogs. A total of 40 home games will be played out of Rexall Place, giving local hockey fans an unprecedented opportunity to follow the development of the next generation of Oilers players.

The team also announced that Geoff Ward will be making the transition from Toronto along with the Road Runners.

Ward, a 41-year-old native of Manitouwadge, Ont., began his association with the Edmonton Oilers after joining the Hamilton Bulldogs coaching staff as an assistant in January of 2001. Ward assisted Claude Julien behind the bench as the Bulldogs made it to within one victory of a conference championship in 2002.

In 2002-03, Ward took over as head coach following Julien's promotion to Montreal, and promptly guided the Bulldogs to the Calder Cup Final. In 2003, Ward moved up the road and continued to lead the Oilers' prospects in their first season in Toronto.

Edmonton Oilers season seat owners have been given the first opportunity to secure their seats for the inaugural season of the Edmonton Road Runners, and will have the best opportunity to do so. They can either pay directly for their seats or, if there is an NHL work stoppage, allocate funds already in their Oilers account to pay for their Road Runners season seats. Oilers season seat holders have until Sept. 3 to confirm their intentions. After that date, their seats will be released.

Road Runners Prime Packs and Group packages will be made available to general retail customers on Sept. 27, and individual game tickets will be released on Oct. 4.

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