GAME DAY: What’s going on THIS FRIDAY at Braehead Arena
It’s Friday night hockey and it’s our Halloween night as we gather the spirits for an evening of full-blooded action.
Dundee Stars are coming over, looking to cause a Challenge Cup scare and while Clan have secured the elimination play-off spot, the Stars would still like to skate off with a win.
What happens on the ice will sort itself out, so we’ll focus on the tricks and treats you can look forward to around Braehead Arena.
Tickets for the game remain available so get them now from the Clan website. Face off is at 7:30pm, with doors opening at 6pm.
Alternatively, if you can’t be here, purchase our webcast, bringing you all the action from the game, priced at £15 by heading over to ClanIHC.tv.
Tonight’s match sponsor are our friends from Northern Steel Decking.
A Star-ry Night ahead
We love a Scottish derby and this one is always one to look forward to as Dundee Stars make the relatively short trip over from Tayside for this Challenge Cup contest.
Belfast Giants and Clan may have sealed a semi-final spot and the elimination play-off berth respectively, but Marc LeFebvre will still demand his players go out and take the points from Braehead Arena.
It’s going to be an interesting clash and with Clan winning two of three previous meetings so far, it’s sure to be one to be enjoyed.
Halloween Hockey
A little later than normal, but we’re marking Halloween with plenty of fun and games, not to mention our specially designed jerseys (more on that to come).
We have costume competitions, Halloween music, spooky cam and plenty of other things going on so enjoy our creepy delights.
Box Office Open
The Braehead Arena box office is open between 3:00pm and 8:00pm, here to accommodate game day buyers for this or future fixtures.
However, in future where possible, fans are asked to continue to purchase tickets online in advance, but any sales at the box office will be at the same price as online sales.
Safety & Security
We’ll get the important bits of information out of the way first so please take a minute to read over the Safety and Security information for Braehead Arena, making sure you have an enjoyable night.
Make sure to have your bags ready for searching, use both entrances and be kind and courteous while we carry out our necessary checks.
Prohibited Items
Please also make sure you read over the list of items prohibited in Braehead Arena to ensure everyone’s safety and enjoyment of tonight’s event.
Also, please refrain from wearing football colours before you visit the arena.
Early In & Win
As stated above, the doors open at 6pm, but you have a chance to be a winner just by scanning your ticket if you’re in early enough. You read that right.
If your ticket is scanned in as you enter the arena within 30 minutes of doors opening, you will be entered into a prize draw where you could be a winner and could leave the arena clutching a full team signed road replica jersey.
Best of all, the league’s best mascot, Clangus, will deliver it to you personally during the first period. How good will that be?
First period break entertainment
We’ll be picking a winner of our costume competition during the first period break so make sure you check out what some of our more creative Purple Army members have come up with by way of a fancy costume.
Shirt off the Back
Tonight’s Shirt off the Back is a full team draw where you could win one of the Beetlejuice-themed warm-up jerseys,
Tickets are available from our sellers in the Arena foyer at only £1 each, remember the more you buy the more likely you are to win.
Please note, due to the volume of prizes, the winning numbers won’t be announced during the third period, but will be posted across social media during the third period so keep your tickets handy and check for them when you get the chance.
Post Game Auction
We’ll be holding a post-game auction where you could be the lucky owner of one of our Beetlejuice-themed game worn jerseys.
Fans should head to blocks K and L at the conclusion of the game if they wish to participate in the auction. Information on this can be found on this page.
Further to this, we’re also going to auctioning the extra rate pumpkin jerseys worn by the game officials and the proceeds from these will go to the “Mofficials” attempts in raising money for Movember. Full details of this can be found on the Elite League website.
The 50/50 Draw
It’s back! You could go home with a big cash prize TONIGHT in our 50/50 draw.
Like Shirt off the Back, tickets are available from our sellers in the Arena at £1 each. The more you buy, the better chance you have of winning a great jackpot.
Chuck a Puck
Pick up your purple pucks from the Chuck-a-Puck table just to the right of the main entrance just passed the merchandise stall, you can pay by cash or contactless card payments.
You could be in with a chance of winning a rolled ice cream maker as well as a £50 merchandise voucher. Your prizes are just a throw away.
Stick Raffle
Tonight, you could win the signed stick of Clan defenceman #73 Joe Hazeldine in our stick raffle!
Tickets are available at the chuck-a-puck desk at only £1 each! You can pay by cash or contactless card payment.
If you’re not a winner, hold on to your tickets!
Never fear if you don’t win in any of the prize draws tonight as you could be a winner tomorrow.
We’re delighted to introduce our Next Day Draw where you could win a signed white pre-season jersey belonging to Clan defenceman #27 Reece Kelly.
So, if you’ve purchased a 50/50 ticket, a Shirt off the Back or a Stick Raffle, keep them and we’ll announce tomorrow if you’re going to be the lucky recipient of Reece’s jersey.
Please note: Chuck a Puck draw tickets are not applicable for this.
Merchandise
You can’t visit Braehead Arena without visiting our Merchandise stall with a selection of goods, including hoodies and other great products.
We’ve got some great new items on sale so make sure you check them out when you come to the game.
Alternatively, if you wish to buy something online, then visit our online shop instead, where you can find our full range of products.
USA Sports are in the house
Our friends at USA Sports are coming to Braehead Arena with a pop-up shop with their excellent range of hockey apparel so check them out next to the merchandise stand and get yourself some ideas for Christmas.
They’re only going to open pre-game and during the game so make sure you don’t leave it too late.
If you want to see what they have beforehand or would prefer to buy online, check out their website here.
Clangus
Of course, it wouldn’t be a home game without the league’s best mascot and Clangus is always keen to show off his mooooooves!!
Our resident coo will be making his way around the arena, dancing to his favourite tunes and seeing as many people as he can so make sure you get your selfies and hugs in, which happen to be Clangus’ two favourite things.
Vote for Player of the Game
You can vote for your Clan man of the match using the QR Code which will be displayed on the big screens during the third period. Use your phone or mobile device to scan the code and it will take you to where you can vote.
Food and Beverages
Hot food and beverages are available in Braehead Arena, including hot dogs, nachos (including an option of chilli nachos, if you wish) and a choice of alcoholic and soft drinks.
Our Hockey Hot Box are two fantastic options – Chicken Curry and Mac & Cheese, priced at £7. Alternatively, you can have any one of our delicious Scotch pies, Steak pies, Mac & Cheese pies or why not try a new Scotch Chilli Pie, all of which are £3 each.
Announcements
Got someone you’d like to wish a happy birthday? E-mail [email protected]
before face-off and we’ll endeavour to include them during our birthday feature.
Accessibility
We have a number of accessible seats within the arena and also two disabled toilets in the foyer. We also have access to another disabled toilet within the shopping centre which has a hoist – please let security know if you need assistance locating these toilets.
Can’t make it?
If you can’t head over to Braehead Arena, we have you covered. Clan Match Night Live will be running over on the CLAN X with live match updates, with end of period updates on Twitter and the official CLAN FACEBOOK page.
Unless you have a ticket, the ONLY way to watch the game is on our LIVE WEBCAST, which is available to purchase, priced at £15.00 where you won’t miss any of the action with seven-time Olympic commentator Aaron Murphy, who will call the action on the ice tonight.
