2010 ECHL Nationally Televised All-Star Game
December 15, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
The ECHL All-Stars take the ice at 7 p.m. PT on Jan. 19, 2010 for the 13th Annual ECHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Reebok Hockey, sponsored by Toyota and hosted by the Ontario Reign, the City of Ontario and Citizens Business Bank Arena.
The National Conference and American Conference will battle in the Sher-wood Hockey Puck Control Relay, the Reebok Hockey Fastest Skater, the Toyota Rapid Fire, the Reebok Hockey Hardest Shot, The MeiGray Group Accuracy Shooting and the Ice Town Breakaway Relay.
The Ontario Reign, the City of Ontario and Citizens Business Bank Arena will host the 18th Annual ECHL All-Star Game at 7 p.m. PT on Jan. 20, 2010.
The annual showcase for the best ECHL talent and young prospects, the All-Star Game has had six coaches and more than 50 players advance to the National Hockey League.
The Stanley Cup and the Patrick J. Kelly Cup will both be displayed throughout the event, marking the 10th time that the NHL championship trophy and the ECHL championship trophy have been together at the All-Star Game.
Six coaches and 56 players from the All-Star Game have advanced to the National Hockey League. The annual midseason showcase is attended by representatives from the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League and there have been 38 players who have gone on to play in the NHL since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level.
The past seven ECHL All-Star Games have generated more than $1 million each for the local economy as guests, players, coaches and fans occupy hundreds of hotel rooms and spend three days in the host city.
The game has been available live on the NHL Network the last seven years as well as being broadcast on multiple regional networks. The audio broadcast has been carried on XM Satellite Radio as well as being available in all ECHL markets.
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