The Hokie Hockey Express will ferry fans to Friday's game at the Roanoke Civic Center. The bus will leave from the Smart Way stop behind Squires Student Center, off Alumni Mall on the Tech campus at 6:30 p.m. and return about 11 p.m. Free parking is available after 5 p.m. in the Squires lot at the corner of College Avenue and Otey Street or in the Shultz Hall lot, off Alumni Drive.

The service, offered on a first-come, first-served basis, is $6. Tickets to the hockey game are $4, free for children under 12 and for Tech student, faculty and staff.

During the game, the U.S. Marine Corps will collect for its Toys for Tots Drive.

-- The Roanoke Times