Albuquerque Thunderbirds Game Rescheduled - NBA D-League

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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - ALBUQUERQUE , N.M. , April 4, 2007 – The Albuquerque Thunderbirds game that was originally scheduled for April 6^th at 7:00pm at Tingley has been moved to Wednesday, April 11^th at 7:00pm, to remedy a booking problem related to the United States Team Roping Championships.

The Team Roping Championships had been booked by Expo New Mexico for the second weekend in April, but been advertised to the ropers as taking place on this coming weekend, its traditional spot on the event schedule. Many of the ropers had arrived in Albuquerque without knowing of the schedule change.

Accordingly, the Thunderbirds have adjusted their schedule as to accommodate the Expo New Mexico event this four-day event which has taken place in Albuquerque at Tingley Coliseum for the past 16 years.

“We are grateful to the Thunderbirds and their fans for their willingness to work with this unforeseen situation,” said Fred Peralta, General Manager of Expo New Mexico.

“The USTRC expresses their appreciation on behalf of the 2,000 teams that come from throughout the country to participate in this annual event.”

"While it's unfortunate we have to move Friday's game to next Wednesday, and trust that this situation will never occur again, we were willing to do so to help Tingley Coliseum out of a jam," Team President Billy Widner said.

"The State of New Mexico and the folks at Tingley have worked with us these two years two years and have undertaken several initiatives to make the arena more fan-friendly and intimate. Just last month Tingley hosted Elton John. We have been assured by our partners that they will help do everything they can to make our season-ending game a huge party for our season-ticket holders and fans."