BARONS PITTED IN A GRUDGE MATCH AGAINST BULLDOGS

The Cleveland Barons are playing the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday, December 7th at 7:05 at Gund Arena. The game mark the second between the two teams in as many nights. The grudge match will not end until Sunday as they travel back to Hamilton to finish the season series.

Saturday night will be full of great promotions. The game will feature the first of three bobblehead doll nights and it is a Heinen's Preferred Customer Card Night. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a SlapShark Bobblehead Doll. SlapShark, the Barons mascot, was named by the fans of the Cleveland Barons last year. The remaining bobblehead nights are February 1st (Jonathan Cheechoo) and March 9th (Vesa Toskala). Last year, the Barons had two bobbleheads nights featuring Johnny Bower and Fred Glover figurines.

Also, every Saturday is a Heinen's Preferred Customer Card Night. Any fan presenting a Heinen's Fine Foods Preferred Customer Card will receive a 50% discount off of a $16 ticket. There will be two more Saturday games in December in which fans can take advantage of their Heinen's Fine Foods Preferred Customer Card.

Tickets can be purchased at all TicketMaster Outlets, the Gund Arena Box Office, and charge-by-phone by calling 216-241-5555. More information about the Barons is available by calling 216-420-0000 or by Crashing The Net at www.clevelandbarons.net.

THE CLEVELAND BARONS MAKE IT A "SWISS CHRISTMAS"

In conjunction with the Cleveland Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Cleveland Barons are organizing Cleveland's first "Swiss Christmas". "A Swiss Christmas" is a program that provides children with gifts. The program benefits children that lack the necessities needed for day-to-day life. Each Cleveland Baron player adopts a child. Every player will then buy a variety of gifts that fulfill these needs for the children. Each child will also receive a gift from their wish list.

Equipment Manager Steve "Swiss" Wissman started the program ten years ago. He has done the program with teams from Phoenix, Kalamazoo, and Kansas City. Swiss started the program after he had a house fire in Phoenix and lost all of his possessions.

"Having to buy everything at once put things in perspective," said Swiss. "I was missing everything and I found out how it felt to have virtually nothing. That is why we do this, to give people at least a little comfort."

The Barons will travel to Mary Bethune Elementary School, Alfred Benesch Elementary School, Collinwood Middle/High School, and R.G. Jones Elementary School on December 18th and 19th to distribute the presents.

BARONS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Listed below is the Cleveland Barons radio schedule for the week. All games can be heard live by "Crashing the Net" at SportsTalk Cleveland.com.

Day	Opponent	Affiliate
Friday	@ Hamilton	JIP WHK
Saturday	Hamilton	WKNR
Sunday	@ Hamilton	WKNR