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Fuel Team up with the Children's Museum of Indianapolis

June 30, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Children's Museum of Indianapolis unveiled plans for the Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience Wednesday, a cutting-edge attraction set to open in Spring 2018. As part of the new family destination, the Indy Fuel are partnering up with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis to present the Indy Fuel Hockey Experience. Guests will have the opportunity to play hockey on a miniature, artificial surface all while learning about the Fuel and Indiana's hockey history.

"Our goal is to create an immersive outdoor and indoor family health, fitness, and sports experience that will inspire visitors to be active together in a non-competitive way while creating healthy habits that will stay with entire families for a lifetime," said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, President & CEO, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.

In addition to the team-branded outdoor activity area, the Fuel will be featured in a hockey display within The Sports Legends Pavilion and Plaza presented by the Efroymson Family Fund. The 15,000 square foot indoor attraction will help educate visitors about local and national sports legends while emphasizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

"The Indy Fuel are extremely thrilled to be involved with the Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience," said Fuel CEO Sean Hallett. "Our organization has always been dedicated to sharing the great game of hockey with younger generations in Central Indiana, and this incredible partnership with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis gives us an exciting new way to do just that."

From The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' official release, the 7.5 acre Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience aims to provide positive physical experiences in an effort to encourage families to integrate physical activity into daily life so it becomes routine. Key components include:

- Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever Basketball Experience

- Old National Bank Sports Legends Avenue of Champions

- Indianapolis Colts Football Experience

- The Sports Legends Pavilion and Plaza presented by the Efroymson Family Fund

- Pete & Alice Dye-designed Golf Experience presented by Henry and Christine Camferdam

- The Children's Museum Guild Fantasy Tree House of Sports Climbing Experience

- Wiese Field donated by Elizabeth Bracken Wiese and J. Frederic Wiese, Jr.

- Jane and Steve Marmon Running Experience

- USTA Family Tennis Experience

- Soccer Experience

- Indy Fuel Hockey Experience

- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pedal Car Racetrack Experience

- Pedal Car Drag Racing Experience

- Family Fitness Path

More information about the Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience, visit sportslegends.childrensmuseum.org.

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