Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty to Visit Soo Eagles
January 17, 2014 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Soo Eagles News Release
Former Detroit Red Wing, Darren McCarty, will be dropping the puck at Pullar Stadium, on Saturday, January 25, as the Soo Eagles play host to the Janesville Jets.
McCarty will drop the ceremonial first puck and be available to sign autographs and chat with the fans. McCarty won four Stanley Cups, while playing for the Detroit Red Wings, and is promoting his new book, "My Last Fight".
Darren McCarty will be signing autographs from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.Ãâà20 lucky winners will receive meet & greet VIP opportunities fromÃâà9 - 9:30 p.m. Darren's new book-My Last Fight- will be on sale and can be signed by Darren.
Sault Events in conjunction with The Soo Eagles, Ramada Plaza Ojibway Hotel and Antlers is proud to host former Detroit Red Wing great Darren McCarty. Proceeds go to charity: 50% of net proceeds will be donated to the Sault Events, a new organization developed to provide events in the Sault Ste. Marie community.
Admission is $8.50 for Adults and $6.50 for Senior Citizens and Kids. Children 4 and under are free. Parking is free.
Pullar Stadium: At one time, the Pullar was one of the few rinks in the world to have summer ice. For ten years (1948-1958) the Detroit Red Wings organization utilized the Pullar as their training headquarters. The Red Wings organization, at that time, had a west camp in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan Canada and an east camp in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. General manager Jack Adams decided to combine the two camps and make Sault Sainte Marie the training site for ten years. During those ten years, the Detroit Red Wings dominated the National Hockey League with the great "production line" of Sid Abel, Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe and goaltending from such greats as Harry Lumley, Glen Hall and Terry Sawchuck. The defensive core group included "Red" Kelly, Jack Stewart, Leo Reise, Marcel Pronovast just to mention a few.
The Red Wing players were housed at two local hotels and many friendships between local fans and players were made which remain wonderful memories for some to this day. Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan is known as the "Original Hockey Town, U.S.A."
Darren McCarty: Darren McCarty is fresh off the Winter Classic Detroit Red Wings Alumni game and he's making his way across the state of Michigan signing his new TELL ALL book entitled My Last Fight. Looking back on a memorable career, Darren McCarty recounts his time as one of the most visible and beloved members of the Detroit Red Wings as well as his personal struggles and his battles to overcome them. As a member of four Red Wings' Stanley Cup - winning teams, McCarty played the role of enforcer from 1993 to 2004 and returning again in 2008 and 2009. His "Grind Line" with teammates Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby physically overmatched some of the best offensive lines in the NHL, but he was more than just a brawler: his 127 career goals included several of the highlight variety, including an inside-out move against Philadelphia in the clinching game of the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals
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