In addition to the festivities surrounding the Opening Night celebration downtown, the Barons will have their own festivities indoors to start the night off. That includes beads do adorn your clothing for the remainder of the night, an indoor fire/ice show and beer sampling courtesy of Boulevard Brewery.
Barons fans 21-and-older may enjoy samples of four different Boulevard beers including: Boulevard Wheat, Boulevard IPA, Boulevard Amber and Boulevard Pale Ale. After sampling the beer, fans can purchase 12 oz. bottles of Boulevard product for $5.
Faceoff for the Barons New Year’s Eve contest is 7pm. Tickets start as low as $10 and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets including the Cox Convention Center box office.
In team news, Barons forward Triston Grant is listed as day-to-day after suffering an upper body injury while blocking a shot in the second period of the Barons game Wednesday night against Rochester.

