Texas Stars Wear Camouflage to Honor Military this Weekend
March 6, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL) Texas Stars
Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars and the Texas Stars Foundation, announced on Tuesday details of Military Appreciation Weekend, presented by United Heritage Credit Union.Friday's faceoff against San Antonio is set for 7:30 P.M. at Cedar Park Center, while Saturday's game is slated for 7:00 P.M. For Military Appreciation weekend, the Texas Stars will wear specialty "Camouflage" jerseys. The "digi-camouflauge" colored jerseys will be worn for both games over the weekend. A silent auction will be held on the concourse of the Cedar Park Center for fans to purchase the game-worn jerseys. The silent auction will begin on Friday and end after the second intermission on Saturday, March 10th. Fans that win bids for jerseys will be able to meet the player and take a picture after the game on Saturday night.
As presenting sponsor of "Military Appreciation Weekend", United Heritage Credit Union led the way with over 500 tickets donated to military personnel. In all, over 2,000 tickets have been donated to military families for the weekend games.
Texas returns home to take on the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays' game is an HEB Night, fans may bring any HEB store brand non-perishable food item to the box office and receive $5 off their ticket price. It is also a Winning Wednesday, if the Stars win, every fan in attendance will receive a free ticket to the game on Monday, March 19th at 7:30 P.M. against Abbotsford. The Stars will host Military Appreciation Weekend, presented by United Heritage Credit Union. To honor troops over the weekend, Texas will be wearing camouflage jerseys that fans may bid on during a silent auction on the concourse for charity. Friday night, Texas will host the San Antonio Rampage at 7:30 P.M. It will be a 3-2-1 Night, featuring $3,00 domestic drafts, $2.00 sodas and $1.00 hot dogs. On Saturday, March 10th, the two teams will meet again at 7:00 p.m. at Cedar Park Center. The first 3,000 fans to the game will receive a Texas Stars camouflage hat, presented by United Heritage Credit Union. Also, fans may purchase the State Farm Family Four Pack, composed of four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas starting at $48.
Individual tickets for all games are on sale now. Tickets are available online at www.TexasStarsHockey.com or by calling 512.GO.STARS (467.8277). 2012-13 season seat packages are on sale now. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com. Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.
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