ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Donate $740,211.66 in Cash, Tickets, Merchandise

Published on May 28, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City, Utah - The Utah Grizzlies donated $740,211.66 in cash, tickets and ice time to non-profit groups during the 2014-2015 season.

The Grizzlies worked with over 300 organizations during the year including: Primary Children's Hospital, VA Salt Lake City Medical Center, Fisher House, Angel's Hands Foundation, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, all local youth hockey organizations and five local groups for the team's ninth annual "Pink In The Rink" for breast cancer awareness on Saturday, February 28.

During the season, Grizzlies players appeared at over 50 public events at elementary schools, youth hockey practices and with the Utah Olympic Oval's Grizzlies Rookie Leagues for men and women. Defensemen Kevin Ryan, Captain Channing Boe, forward Alex Gallant and rookie Cam Wojtala led the team in community appearances.

The team wore 5 specialty uniforms that received national attention with all of the proceeds being donated to charity in live post-game auctions. The money from the team's Skeleton Halloween Costumes on October 31 went to St Jude Children's Research Hospital. The team's Guns N' Hoses uniform on Saturday, January 24 featured a police uniform on the front and a firefighter on the back. The team's Tribute To Military uniforms were modeled after the Army Service Uniform on Saturday, March 27. The Grizzlies were dressed in pink from head to toe for "Pink In The Rink" and on Saturday, November 15 held their sixth annual night for the Angel's Hands Foundation.

The Grizzlies and Maverik Center also donated more than 85 hours of ice time to local youth hockey groups and to adult development programs during the season.

The Grizzlies mascot Grizzbee also made nearly 200 mascot appearances over the season that included: 35 appearances at local elementary schools for the assembly program "Hockey Is A Lot Like Life" as well as "Lunchtime With Grizzbee."

40 of Grizzbee's public appearances came with the Mascot Miracles Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit organization that helps children who have serious illness through professional, college and corporate mascots; by creating and attending events, and parties; and bring smiles to those children in unthinkable situations.

The organization again helped out several families in their Sub For Santa program during the holidays.

Ticket packages for the 2015-2016 season are on sale now. Call (801) 988-8800 or visit UtahGrizzlies.com for more information.

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