Chase Chevrolet Contest To Win Trip To ECHL All-Star Game Trip Ends December 15

December 7, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced that fans have less than 10 days left to enter the "Win A Trip to the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game" contest that will end on Dec. 15.

Sponsored by Chase Chevrolet, the contest gives fans the opportunity to win a trip to the 16th annual midseason showcase of the top prospects in the Premier 'AA' Hockey League that will be hosted by the Stockton Thunder and the City of Stockton at Stockton Arena.

The 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light will be played on Jan. 23 with the 11th edition of the Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game Skills Competition being held on Jan. 22.

Fans can enter the contest by clicking the "Win A Trip to the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game" banner advertisement on the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game page at ECHL.com/AllStar.shtml.

Entries can also be submitted by clicking the "Win A Trip to the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game" banner advertisement on the ECHL.com Network.

The grand prize winner and a guest will receive roundtrip airfare and lodging at the new Sheraton Stockton Hotel at Regent Pointe, the official host hotel of the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game as well as complimentary tickets to all events including the ECHL Hall of Fame luncheon, the Board of Governors reception and the All-Star Fan Fest.

ECHL
The league officially changed its name to ECHL on May 19, 2003.

ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 25 teams playing 900 games in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08.

The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League in 2007-08 and for the past 17 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup champion.

In each of the last two seasons there have been more than 225 players who have played in both the ECHL and the AHL and there were over 800 call-ups involving more than 500 players.

In the last five seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 2,000 call-ups involving more than 1,000 players since 2002-03.

Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.

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