Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg announced today the team's 2006-07 promotional schedule that features twenty-three games with promotional giveaways, four games with live entertainment, seven dates for fans to win vacations to Cancun, and contest to determine Milwaukee's biggest beer belly.
Highlighting the giveaways this season are three bobblehead giveaways. The first one will be of former Admiral and current Nashville Predator Jordin Tootoo, who brought his high-energy game to the Bradley Center for the last two seasons. The first 5,000 fans on, of course, February 2PndP, will receive one of the Jordin Tootoo bobbleheads, courtesy of the Aurora Sports Medicine Institute. Pekka Rinne, the Admirals All-Star goaltender, will be featured in another bobblehead that will be handed out to the first 5,000 fans on March 2PndP, sponsored by US Bank. The other bobblehead giveaway, which features the full body image of the Admirals new logo, will be held on February 18PthP.
Other new promotional giveaways will be an Admirals Calendar, courtesy of WE Energies, given to the first 10,000 fans on December 17PthP, hot chocolate mugs from US Bank on January 27PthP, and two promotions from Jockey: Black Out Night on February 2PndP where the first 5,000 fans will receive a black Admirals t-shirt and on February 23PrdP the first 3,500 fans will get a free pair of Jockey boxer shorts.
The team also has brought back many of the popular promotional giveaways from previous seasons, such as mini-hockey sticks, courtesy of the Milwaukee Brewers on November 3PrdP, cowbells from Potawatomi Bingo Casino on December 29PthP, Patrick Cudahy Autographed Pennants on February 16PthP, and Admirals baseball hats, courtesy of ImageMark on March 2PndP.
On Veteran's Day, November 11PthP, the Admirals will honor all veterans by offering them a free Stern and Bow ticket. All they have to do is show their military ID at the box office window and they will get the ticket. Also on Veteran's Day, the first 4,000 fans will receive dog tags, courtesy of Pedigree Dog Food.
NASCAR star and Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth headlines the entertainment list when he visits to the Bradley Center on December 26PthP. Also that day, Milwaukee's own Pat McCurdy will entertain fans in the east atrium both before and after the game. Select legendary stars of the American Wrestling Association invade the BC for pictures and autographs on February 18PthP, courtesy of Action Power Sports, while the Famous Chicken, sponsored by Pick 'n Save and Old Orchard Juice, will entertain fans with his shtick at the team's March 18PthP game.
Country music night, where a national recording artist puts on a concert after the game, is still in the process of being scheduled.
The promotional slate also features a number of dates where the team will raise money and goods for the Milwaukee Admirals Power Play Foundation and other local charities. On December 17PthP, US Cellular is sponsoring the Teddy Bear Toss where fans bring a new or gently used teddy bear to throw on the ice when the Ads score their first goal. All the teddy bears will then be swept up and donated to Children's Hospital.
On two separate occasions the Admirals' players will wear specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the Power Play Foundation. For the two games on January 19PthP and 20PthP the team will don special Hawaiian-style sweaters and on March 16PthP and 18PthP the team will feature St. Patrick's Day jerseys.
The team will also raise money for the Power Play Foundation through Potawatomi Bingo Casino Chuck-A-Puck. At 15 games during the year fans can purchase a foam puck for just $1 and throw it on the ice during one of the intermissions. Whichever puck is closest to the target wins fabulous prizes from the Admirals and Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
As a follow up to Hairiest Back Night from last season, this year the Admirals will host a "Biggest Beer Belly Contest," to go along with a beach party theme and their Hawaiian jerseys on January 20PthP. The person is selected as having the biggest beer belly will receive a trip for two to Cancun, Mexico, courtesy of Funjet Vacations.
Also back this year are a number of continuity programs that will run throughout the course of the season, headlined by the ever-popular Poop Deck. At all Friday home games fans who sit in the Poop Deck, which is located in section 221, rows S-Z, get a Poop Deck T-shirt to go along with their ticket for only $15. Foley and Lardner and Time Warner Cable will present Family Days at six games where fans can purchase four $15 tickets, four hot dogs and four small Pepsi products for only $34. Foley and Lardner also sponsor the Sunday Skate when fans can take a few laps on the Bradley Center Ice after each Sunday home game.
Wacky Wednesdays is a new promotion that the Admirals are presenting. Fans can get a coupon out of Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel or from FM102.1's website that is good for 2-for-1 one tickets in the Stern and Bow section for any Wednesday home game.
The Aurora Sports Medicine Institute Autograph Corner also returns for another year. At 20 different games during the season two Admirals players will sign autographs after the game in the Autograph Corner, which is located outside section 225.
The Admirals will continue to add other promotions and giveaways as the season continues. Check out HTUwww.milwaukeeadmirals.comUTH for the latest information.
The Admirals next home game is next Friday, October 20PthP at 7:00 pm versus the Manitoba Moose. Fans can purchase tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (414) 276-4545 or online at HTUwww.ticketmaster.comUTH. Season tickets for the 2006-07 season are on sale now starting at just $135. For more information or to order season tickets fans can call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550.
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