Lumberjax Announce TV Schedule

PORTLAND, Oct. 16, 2006 – The Portland LumberJax announced today that they will televise 10 games during the upcoming 2007 season as the organization joins with PDX 49 as its local broadcast partner. Along with three national appearances on Versus TV (formerly OLN), the LumberJax action includes two home and five away games that will be televised locally on PDX49. All games listed below will be shown in Pacific Standard Time (PST). 

“We are thrilled about our new partnership with PDX 49 and their sister station FOX 12,” said Majority Shareholder and Managing Partner Angela Batinovich.  “We are trying to give our fans as much coverage of the Jax this season as possible. We are looking forward to the season that lies ahead as well as many more to come.” 

The Jax kick off their 2007 season at home against the Buffalo Bandits on Dec. 30 with the game re-airing on PDX 49 Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. Portland then travels to Philadelphia (Jan. 13) for a match-up that will be available live in Portland at 4:30 p.m. Making their way to Arizona (Jan. 19), the Jax 6:30 p.m. game will be tape delayed beginning at 8 p.m. in Portland. The next two televised games will highlight the Jax battling the National Lacrosse League (NLL) 2006 Champion Colorado Mammoth. The Jan. 25 game in Colorado will air that night at 8 p.m., and the Feb. 15 home game will be delayed until Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. 

The Jax make three live national appearances on Versus beginning with the Mammoth (Feb. 23, 6 p.m.), then hosting the 2007 NLL All-Star Game (Mar. 10, 7 p.m.) and finishing at home against San Jose (Mar. 24, 7 p.m.) The Jax will be back on PDX 49 for a weekend double-header against Calgary taking place Mar. 30 and Mar. 31. Portland first battles Calgary at home (Mar. 30, 7 p.m.) which will be tape delayed airing at 10 p.m. and then on the road (Mar. 31) for a live showdown at 6:30 p.m.

KPDX (PDX 49) is part of the Meredith Corporation, which is one of the nation’s leading media and marketing companies. Their services include magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media. Meredith Corporation owns and operates 14 television stations located throughout the U.S. Meredith also owns and operates Fox 12 Oregon.

NOTE: All of the LumberJax home games have been bumped up a half an hour to begin at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m., as previously stated.

The Jax open their second season at home in the Rose Garden on Dec. 30, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. Season Tickets for the LumberJax start as low as $90. Packages include the eight regular season home games and the 2007 NLL All Star Game. Enjoy the benefits of being a Season Ticket Holder! Also, it’s not too early to plan company or friends and family outings.  Receive discounts when you bring out a group of fifteen or more. Tickets start at just $10 a seat with no applicable fees.  For more information or to reserve your seats call the Jax ticket office at 503.797.9739. Who Wants More?

Tickets for the National Lacrosse League (NLL) 2007 All-Star Game are now on sale. The game will take place on March 10, 2007 at the Rose Garden, home of the Portland LumberJax. Tickets can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box office, all participating Safeway locations, RoseQuarter.com, or by calling 1.877.789.ROSE (7673).

2007 LUMBERJAX TELEVISION SCHEDULE