Blades Hold Teddy Bear Toss Saturday Night
December 11, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
Estero, FL - The Florida Everblades will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss this Saturday night as the Everblades host southern division rival Columbia Inferno at 7:30 PM. Fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to toss on to the ice after the Blades score their first goal. Last year, Everblades fans tossed over 3,000 bears on to the ice. The entire Everblades team will deliver the bears to the Children's Hospital at Health Park in Fort Myers next Wednesday afternoon and to a number of other charities throughout the holiday season. There are plenty of tickets still available for both games on Friday and Saturday night. Call 239-334-3309 or log on to www.ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets.
In related news, Saturday's game will also be televised on UPN-8. Mark Miller will return to the broadcast booth to handle the television play-by-play and former Blades forward Tom Buckley will handle the color commentary. The game will also be broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM, inside the arena on 96.5 and on the Internet at www.floridaeverblades.com, www.abc-7.com, and www.nbc-2.com with the "Voice of the Everblades" Dan Guenther calling the play-by-play and Ken Schinkel handling the color commentary. Friday's game will be broadcast on the Internet only.
The Time is Now! The Everblades take on the Columbia Inferno in two divisional contests at TECO Arena at 7:30 PM on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th at 7:30 PM. To reserve your piece of the action during the 2003-04 season call (239) 948-7825 or for single event tickets call Ticketmaster at (239) 334-3309. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.tecoarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming TECO Arena events.
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