Community Update: Fans Provide Cans in Record Numbers
November 26, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
The official numbers are in and our fans came through big-time and in record numbers this year. Approximately 1,500 pounds of canned goods and non-perishable food items were donated by over 300 fans in our annual Salvation Army Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive. This will help feed 40 needy families in the North Country with about 40 pounds of food each.
The 300+ fans who helped our cause by donating this huge amount of food all received free tickets for the Phantoms game on Wednesday night as our thanks to them for their generosity this holiday season.
"What a great job our fans did in support of the Salvation Army and donating food for our community," Phantoms Executive Vice President Chris Porreca said.
And our friends who received this gigantic donation were thrilled. "The food drive was huge this year," said Major David Dean of the Salvation Army of Glens Falls. "I would say it was two-to-three times more food than we have ever had donated from the Phantoms. Awesome!"
Thanks you so much, fans. You gave and gave in this season of giving. We are truly humbled by your generosity and your support of our efforts to serve the community.
Movember
The race is getting tighter in our Movember donations contest with the players. The guys are growing mustaches to help support mens' cancer issues, treatment and awareness. Donations are being received at the Phantoms home games in the names of each player to benefit the Live Strong Foundation and the C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital.
Rob Bordson has taken the lead for most donations! Cal Heeter, despite his ultra-goofy face in his latest mustache pic, has been bumped from the top spot. But it's a tight race and mere pennies separate the two in what is currently a virtual tie. Kyle Flanagan is hanging in there in the #3 position. It's going down to the wire! Be sure to donate during our last two Movember games on Wednesday and Saturday! Don't forget as well that our "Movember Finale" is this Saturday. Last chance to see the guys in their sporty 'staches before they go all clean-shaven again (well, most of them anyway).
Scoville Diamond Dig!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Scoville Jewelers Diamond Dig at the Phantoms game on Friday night. 500 fans received valuable gift-cards to Scoville Jewelers ranging in value up to $100.
And five lucky fans dug their way through the snow in our on-ice pickup for even more valuable goodies. The grand-prize winner of the $1,000 value diamond was Linda Williams! And Babette Donlon was the winner of the 14K yellow gold and amethynst necklace. Thanks to Scoville Jewelers for their continued support of Phantoms hockey with great promotions such as this one!
Jersey-Mania a Big Hit
Even in the cold weather, the fans were lined up outside well before the doors opened. We started giving our Youth Jerseys to the kids beginning at 6:00 and then by 6:35 they were all gone. our allotment of 1,000 jerseys for the kids had been fully distributed. Obviously they were a big hit. And the early-arriving crowd generated a terrific buzz in the building and terrific pregame atmosphere for our game that night.
Then, after the game, the fans gobbled up the game-worn specialty jerseys in our live auction. The players presented the jerseys to our lucky winners and posed for pictures and autographs. The one-game-only uniforms featured our "25th Season" logo commemorating our terrific history involving 25 years of the AHL in Glens Falls. The Adirondack Phantoms are in their fifth season bringing great American Hockey League action to the North Country. The Adirondack Red Wings played at the Glens Falls Civic Center for 20 years from 1979 through 1999 winning four Calder Cups along the way.
Orange and Black Friday is Coming
Big sale this Friday morning at 6:00 AM until 12:00 Noon. From 6:00 until 8:00 AM you can purchase $7 tickets for the game on Saturday night. Plus, prices will be slashed on select Phantoms merchandise up to 50% off. The earlier you arrive, the more you save. But we'll still have great bargains for you all the way until the end of our sale at noon. Also receive a 14-Game Flex Pack for the price of a 10-Pack. We're throwing in four free tickets. As low as $10 per game when you take advantage of this tremendous value.
The annual "Orange and Black" Friday sale is only at the Glens Falls Civic Center box office. No phone call orders for this sale please. We'll see you nice and early this Friday!
Upcoming
Tuesday, November 26 (7:00) - Phantoms Power Hour LIVE from Recovery Sports Grill on Q101.7
Rookie Week! Special Player Guests: Nick Cousins and Petr Straka
Wednesday, November 27 (7:00) - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Adirondack Phantoms
Thanksgiving Eve Game. $1 Hot Dogs. Blades and Grades
Friday, November 29 (6:00 AM - 12:00 Noon) - "Orange and Black" Friday Sale. Huge discounts on tickets and merchandise. The earlier you arrive, the more you save. $7 tickets for Saturday night and 50% off select Phantoms merchandise the featured early bargains at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Friday, November 29 (7:00) - Adirondack Phantoms at Albany Devils
Saturday, November 30 (7:00) - Syracuse Crunch at Adirondack Phantoms - Town of Corinth Night. Movember Celebration Conclusion!
Call the Phantoms for tickets at 518-480-3355
25 Terrific Seasons
Glens Falls is celebrating its 25th season hosting an AHL team and in so doing now joins an elite group of just 9 other active markets who can make such a claim. It's a great hockey tradition with an old-school feel that began with the Adirondack Red Wings in 1979. In their 20-year tenure at the Glens Falls Civic Center through 1999, the Red Wings won four Calder Cups. The Adirondack Phantoms began play in Glens Falls in 2009-10 and are in their fifth season bringing exciting AHL action to the North Country.
American Hockey League Stories from November 26, 2013
- Monsters Win 3-2 in Utica - Cleveland Monsters
- Spend Thanksgiving Eve with the Hogs - Rockford IceHogs
- Griffins Face Stars for Season's First Two-Game Weekend at Home - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Jeremy Morin Reassigned to Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
- Wolf Pack Thanksgiving Food Drive Nets over 1,600 Cans - Hartford Wolf Pack
- B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- Amerks Food Drive for Foodlink Wraps up Wednesday - Rochester Americans
- Stars Weekly (Week 9) - Stars Beat Toronto to Earn 10th Win of the Season - Texas Stars
- Cronin Joins Front Office Staff - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Community Update: Fans Provide Cans in Record Numbers - Adirondack Phantoms
- SJ Sharks Recall F Matt Pelech, Reassign F Matt Nieto - Worcester Sharks
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Capitals Re-Assign Orlov to Hershey - Hershey Bears
- Penguins Split Weekend with IceCaps - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Under the Gun to Headline KROCK Night at the Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- Gameday: Comets vs. Lake Erie - Utica Comets
- Comet Tales: Scouting the Monsters - Utica Comets
- Phantoms Weekly - Thanksgiving Hockey Feast - Adirondack Phantoms
- IceHogs Sign Skinner to PTO - Rockford IceHogs
- Pirates Host Annual Black Friday Game vs. Worcester - Portland Pirates
- Rangers Assign J.T. Miller to Hartford - Hartford Wolf Pack
- DiPietro Released from Tryout Contract - Charlotte Checkers
- Penguins Recall Rowney from Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Rampage Host "Movember Night" on Friday - San Antonio Rampage
- American Hockey League Announces Suspension - AHL
- Lightning Reassign Dmitry Korobov to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- IceCaps Rock Report - St. John's IceCaps
- Forward Stanislav Galiev Reassigned to Hershey Bears - Hershey Bears
- IceCaps Donate Nearly $30,000 to Charities in November - St. John's IceCaps
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