FRASER VALLEY BANDITS ANNOUNCE 2022 SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE

Bandits Staff • May 3, 2022

The Bandits will make their debut at Langley Events Centre against the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. PT.

LANGLEY, B.C., May 3, 2022 – The Fraser Valley Bandits announced Tuesday that the club has gone on sale with single game tickets for its highly anticipated season at Langley Events Centre (LEC).


The Bandits will make their debut at LEC against the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. PT. Fans can now purchase single game tickets for the 20-game regular season by visiting https://www.thebandits.ca/tickets. 


The 2022 campaign will be Fraser Valley’s fourth Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season and its first at LEC after announcing its relocation from Abbotsford in September 2021. The Bandits wrapped up the club’s third season by hosting four consecutive sell-outs at Abbotsford Centre over the course of Fraser Valley’s final three regular season and quarterfinal playoff games last summer.


Interest in British Columbia’s professional basketball team has surged in recent months thanks to an exciting free agency period that has seen the Bandits draft and sign a flurry of notable local talent, including former University of Victoria All-Canadian Chris McLaughlin, Walnut Grove Secondary standout and BC 4A provincial champion Ty Rowell and current UBC Thunderbird Sukhman Sandhu.


“I am proud to officially go on sale with single game tickets for our first season at LEC. The venue has been a great partner in supporting our vision of creating a game day spectacle and entertaining experience for our loyal fans that have supported us since 2019, as well as the new friends and fans that have embraced us since we moved to the Township of Langley,” said Bandits president Dylan Kular.


“Our 2022 season will be our most exciting to date and I am keen to reveal some of the new and special elements that we have added to our game day.”


Being situated in the heart of the Lower Mainland at LEC has also allowed the Bandits front office to deepen its community ties throughout the Fraser Valley.


In addition to recruiting local talent, the Bandits have worked with school districts throughout the region to host the team’s first-ever School Day Game, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 7 against the Hamilton Honey Badgers. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m.


Schools from Abbotsford, Aldergrove, City of Langley, Mission, Surrey and Township of Langley are expected to be in attendance. Single game tickets for the School Day Game are sold-out and limited quantities of tickets are available on a per request basis for season ticket members and group ticket inquiries. Groups interested in learning more are kindly asked to contact community@thebandits.ca.


The 2022 season features 10 home games for the Bandits; including five theme games that entail in-game activations and promotions for fans to enjoy according to each game’s particular theme. A full Bandits theme game calendar can be found by clicking HERE.


Fans that purchase partial season tickets receive access to all five theme games, which are scheduled as follows:

  • Welcome to Our House (Home Opener) vs. Saskatchewan Rattlers: Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. PT
  • BC Basketball Festival vs. Scarborough Shooting Stars: Saturday, June 18 at 5 p.m. PT
  • Hoops & Heroes Weekend:
  • Vs. Scarborough: Friday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. PT
  • Vs. Niagara: Sunday, July 3 at 1 p.m. PT
  • Mystery Theme (To Be Announced) vs. Ottawa BlackJacks: Sunday, July 17 at 1 p.m. PT
  • Fan Appreciation Game vs. Edmonton Stingers: Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. PT

 

Fans and season ticket members are encouraged to make note of a game time change that was made to Fraser Valley’s final game of the season on July 30, which was previously scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Tip-off is now set for 7 p.m.


Fraser Valley opens its fourth Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season on the road on Wednesday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. PT against the Ottawa BlackJacks. Following a three-game road swing to start the year, the Bandits will return to LEC for their home opener against the Rattlers on Saturday, June 4.


Full and partial season ticket packages, as well as group and single game tickets are available for purchase at thebandits.ca/tickets. Fans are kindly asked to call (604) 866-0529 or email tickets@thebandits.ca for any questions or ticket related inquiries.


Fans can also fill out this form to register their interest for tickets and to arrange to be contacted directly by a team representative.


All CEBL regular season games will be livestreamed on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices and CEBL+.


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