Calder Cup Tour hits Houston March 12-14
February 24, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. â The American Hockey League announced today the launch of the 2005 Calder Cup Tour, with the first stop coming Tuesday in Binghamton, N.Y.
Houston, the 2003 Cup champion, will have the Calder Cup in town Saturday, March 12 through Monday, March 14. The Aeros will display the Calder Cup at their games on both March 12 and March 14, and are currently scheduling other appearances in the Houston area. Stay tuned to www.aeros.com for more information.
Making its ninth annual excursion around the American Hockey League, the coveted Calder Cup will cover more than 12,000 miles as it travels to 19 cities, making appearances at games, schools, area sponsors, local TV and radio stations and various other community events. The 47-day tour leads up to the start of the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs in mid-April.
The 2005 Calder Cup 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 48 champions' plaques are on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto), and is accompanied by a special display highlighting the intensity and excitement of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
In conjunction with the tour, the AHL has unveiled a redesigned logo for the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs, which can be seen on www.theahl.com. Additionally, all AHL arenas will display specially-designed 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs posters displaying the rich tradition and history surrounding the quest for the Calder Cup. The complete tour schedule follows this release.
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.
Twenty-six members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are among the more than 1,200 different players, coaches and managers who have won the Calder Cup, including Terry Sawchuk, Emile Francis, Gerry Cheevers, Larry Robinson, Frank Mathers, Bill Barber, Tim Horton and Johnny Bower.
Aeros coaches and players who were with the team when it won the 2003 Calder Cup are head coach Todd McLellan, assistant coach Matt Shaw, Dan Cavanaugh, Marc Cavosie, Mark Cullen, Zbynek Michalek, Erik Reitz, Stephane Veilleux, Rickard Wallin and Kyle Wanvig.
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