Stanley Cup to Appear at 2013 ECHL All-Star Week
January 14, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Monday announced that the Stanley Cup will appear during the 2013 ECHL All-Star Week, presented by CCM, marking the 12th time in the last 13 years that the NHL championship trophy will be at the All-Star Game.
The 2013 ECHL All-Star Week, presented by CCM, begins on Tuesday, Jan. 22 with the ECHL All-Star Skills Competition, presented by OtterBox, and continues with the ECHL All-Star Game presented by University of Colorado Health, featuring the Colorado Eagles taking on the ECHL All-Stars, on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Both events begin at 7:05 p.m. MT at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo.
The Stanley Cup will be part of the Fan Fest at the All-Star Skills Competition on Tuesday, which will also include a special Hockey Hall of Fame Display, presented by Sutton Special Risk . The display will include artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame, interactive games as well as the Conn Smythe Trophy, Vezina Trophy and Norris Trophy. The Kelly Cup will also be on display during the event.
The Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, has been awarded to ECHL alums each of the previous two seasons, with Boston's Tim Thomas receiving the trophy in 2011 and Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick in 2012 .
The Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League's outstanding goaltender, has been awarded to ECHL alums on three occasions: 201 ECHL Hall of Fame inductee Olaf Kolzig received the trophy following the 1999-2000 season, and Thomas received the award following the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons.
Both the Stanley Cup and Kelly Cup will also be available for viewing at the ECHL Hall of Fame luncheon on Wednesday, as well as during the ECHL All-Star Game.
The sixth class will be inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame on Jan. 23, 2013 during a luncheon ceremony presented by BFL Canada at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, the official host hotel of the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game. Click here to download the ticket order form.
The past nine 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 on the NHL Network the last nine 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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