Calder Cup 2004 Tour comes to Hamilton Friday and Saturday
February 25, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
As part of the American Hockey League's Calder Cup 2004 Tour, the coveted Calder Cup will be coming to Hamilton to be on display at various locations on Friday, February 27th, as well as at the Bulldogs' home game versus the Syracuse Crunch at Copps Coliseum on Saturday, February 28th (7:00 p.m.). Please see complete Hamilton tour schedule following this release.
The Calder Cup 2004 Tour offers fans the opportunity to view up close one of the oldest trophies in North American sports. The Calder Cup, which has been competed for since the 1936-37 season, features the names of players, coaches and support staff from the last 20 American Hockey League champions (the other 47 champions' plaques are on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame), and is accompanied by a special display highlighting the intensity and excitement of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Last season, the Hamilton Bulldogs reached the Calder Cup Finals and fell just one game short of winning the Calder Cup, as they lost the seventh and deciding game 3-0 to the Houston Aeros in front of a record crowd of 17,428 fans at Copps Coliseum on June 12th, 2003.
The AHL's championship trophy is named after Hockey Hall of Famer Frank Calder, who served as the first president of the National Hockey League from 1917-43. During the 1920s, Calder was instrumental in guiding professional hockey into the mainstream of the United States' major cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Detroit, while also helping in the formation of the American Hockey League.
CALDER CUP APPEARANCE SCHEDULE:
Friday, February 27TH
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Y108 Radio Station (Hamilton)
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Pope John Paul II School (Hamilton Mountain)
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Investors Group (Hamilton)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Glenview School (Burlington)
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Queenston Chev Olds (Hamilton)
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Philthy McNasty's (Hamilton)
Saturday, February 28th
7:00 p.m. - Syracuse Crunch at Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)
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