Ice Bats Know When to Hold \'Em
December 21, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Austin Ice Bats News Release
The Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League will be able to make the holidays brighter for hundreds of children in Central Texas, thanks to the generosity of fans at the team's inaugural Texas Hold âEm Tournament, held Sunday at Carlos ân Charlie's on Lake Travis. In addition to the tournament, the Ice Bats auctioned off the team's "playing card" jerseys, worn during their game last Saturday. The tournament, live jersey auction and silent auction generated over $15,000 to benefit Ice Bats Children's Charities.
The Ice Bats congratulate Mark Duncan of Round Rock as the tournament winner.
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The Ice Bats' next charity project coincides with their next home game, on Tuesday, December 28th. The Ice Bats will host Bossier-Shreveport on "Lance Armstrong Foundation Night," benefiting the Peloton Project. For the second straight year, the Ice Bats will honor the six-time Tour de France winner, with a portion of ticket proceeds from the game to go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation to fund cancer survivorship programs and research.
Individual game tickets are available now through the Ice Bats office at 927-PUCK, on-line at www.GetTix.Net, or at any of a dozen Pinky's Wireless locations in the Austin area, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Killeen and San Marcos. Tickets are also available at all Texas Box Office locations, including all Austin-area HEB stores, or on-line at www.TexasBoxOffice.com.
To charge by phone, fans may call the Ice Bats ticket office at 927-PUCK, Get Tix at 1-866-4-Get Tix, or Texas Box Office at (512) 477-6060.
Individual game tickets range in price from $10 to $35, depending on section, with discounted rates for groups of 15 or more. Fans may call the Ice Bats ticket office at (512) 927-PUCK, or log onto the team's website at www.icebats.com for more information.
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