PHILADELPHIA SOUL TO PLAY JULY 9 REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME AT PPL CENTER
Steelhawks Season Ticket Pre-Sale to go on sale at PPLCenter.com on Wednesday,
February 17 at 12 p.m.
ALLENTOWN, PA (Feb. 15) – The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks are proud to announce an
exciting opportunity for Lehigh Valley arena football fans. The Steelhawks and the AFL’s
Philadelphia Soul are collaborating to bring AFL action to the PPL Center!
With the Wells Fargo Center undergoing renovations for the Democratic National Convention,
the Philadelphia Soul will host their Saturday, July 9 game at PPL Center in Allentown, PA. Kickoff for the game is set for 6 p.m.
Steelhawks Season Ticket holders will receive a special code for discounted tickets that will go
on sale Wednesday, February 17 th at 12p.m (details sent separately). Tickets starting at $13
will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 19
at 10 a.m.
online at
PPLCenter.com or in person at the Mealey’s Furniture Box Office located at PPL Center.
Group tickets, special Steelhawks-Soul combo packages and VIP packages that include signed
footballs by the Soul celebrity owners can be purchased at www.PhiladelphiaSoul.com
. All tickets to the Soul game include access to watch the WWAFT awareness game.
The Philadelphia Soul, Philly’s winningest professional sports team since their inaugural year in
2004, will host the Cleveland Gladiators in the first Arena Football League (AFL) game in the
Lehigh Valley. The Soul has a high profile ownership group led by former Eagles quarterback
and current ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski. Other ownership group members of the Soul include
Super Bowl champion coach Dick Vermeil and Super Bowl winning players Marques Colston of
the New Orleans Saints and Jahri Evans, a 6-time Pro-Bowler and current NFL free agent, both
of whom reside in the Philadelphia area during the NFL offseason.
The Soul have won four division championships, three conference championships and one
ArenaBowl Championship in their ten seasons in the AFL and have the highest winning
percentage of any professional sports team in Philadelphia during that time. The Cleveland
Gladiators are owned by Dan Gilbert who also owns the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. They
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“The PPL Center is an absolutely incredible venue, and the Lehigh Valley is an awesome sports
town, and we are honored to have the opportunity to play there this season,” said Ron
Jaworski. “We are excited to not only expand the Soul fan base into the Lehigh Valley, but to
grow the sport of indoor football overall and support the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the AIF,
the main indoor football tenant of the PPL Center.” The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks have the exclusive rights to indoor football at the PPL Center, but
waived their exclusivity in order to bring the Philadelphia Soul to Allentown. “We’ve always had a tremendous relationship with the Soul organization,” said Steelhawks GM Mike Clark. “The opportunity to work in partnership with the Soul and bring the highest level of indoor
football to the Lehigh Valley and promote the sport of indoor football in this area was a
no-brainer for us.” The Soul have called the Wells Fargo Center, also managed by Spectra by Comcast Spectacor,
home since their inaugural year
in 2004. With PPL Center in th
e Spectra family
, it was a natural fit for an alternate venue.
“The Philadelphia Soul put on an amazing entertainment experience that the people in the
Lehigh Valley are going to love,” said Spectra’s Gunnar Fox, General Manager of PPL Center. “It is non-stop action that is great for football fans and families alike, and we’re thrilled to host
them at PPL Center.”
After the Soul game, there will be a very special exhibition game featuring Wounded Warriors
Amputee Football Team vs. NFL & local celebrities. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Football
Team’s (WWAFT) mission is to raise awareness and support for our wounded warriors and their
families. The team is made up of service members who have served and are now using a
prosthetic device to engage in everyday life activities. By showcasing the team on the football
field, the WWAFT seeks to inspire and highlight the perseverance of our service members (both
active and former) who continue to face life’s challenges without excuses. This game will begin
immediately following the conclusion of the Soul game and will last approximately 45 minutes.
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“I can guarantee that if you come to the PPL Center on July 9, it will be an emotional
experience you will never forget,” said Soul owner Ron Jaworski. “The guys on that team are
the definition of “Hero” and we appreciate the star power the NFL alumni and the media will
provide to continue to raise awareness for our heroes that have been wounded in battle.”
ABOUT PPL CENTER
PPL Center ( pplcenter.com ), nominated by Pollstar as Best New Major Concert Venue, is a
state-of-the-art multipurpose venue in downtown Allentown, PA. The arena seats more than
10,000 for concerts and more than 8,500 for Lehigh Valley Phantoms professional hockey
games, making it the region’s largest events venue. The amenities-packed PPL Center will host
more than 150 events each year, offering something for everyone, including the Phantoms, the
AHL affiliate of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers, live concerts, family shows, trade shows, figure
skating events, youth sports, high school and collegiate events, Disney on Ice, conferences,
graduations and many more events. PPL Center is currently the main catalyst to the
revitalization and growth of downtown Allentown. Spectra by Comcast Spectacor provides the
Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality, and Ticketing & Fan Engagement at PPL
Center.
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SOUL
The 2015 Eastern Division Champion Philadelphia Soul are entering their 11th Season. In ten
seasons of play, the Soul have won four Division Championships, three Conference
Championships and a World Championship. Since the inaugural season in 2004, the Soul are
the winningest professional sports team in Philadelphia. Season memberships and Group
tickets for the Soul’s upcoming 2016 season are on sale now. For tickets, contact the Soul
sales department at (215) 253-4900 ext. 3 , or request contact from a Soul representative by
filling out the form on www.philadelphiasoul.com .
Follow the Soul on Facebook at facebook.com/soul
and Twitter at
twitter.com/soulfootball
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ABOUT LEHIGH VALLEY STEELHAWKS
The Steelhawks are a PROFESSIONAL Arena Football team that plays in The American Indoor
Football League. The AIF ( www.aifprofootball.com ) is a twenty team league with franchises in
more than 12 states. The league holds an eight game regular season schedule that runs March
through June. The AIF’s playoffs culminate in late June with the AIF Championship Bowl Game.
Season ticket packages start as low as $8 per game (or $48 for the full season) and games
are an exciting event for people of the Lehigh Valley to attend on weekend nights.
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