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Jersey auction raises $31,700 for MDA

March 27, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release

NORFOLK, VA - Today, the Norfolk Admirals announced that the club's annual MDA Jersey Auction held this past Saturday raised $31,700. Following Norfolk 's game against Portland on March 25th, the team auctioned off the players' game-worn jerseys to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hampton Roads.

Once again this year, the Admirals donned special black third jerseys, which were then auctioned off to the highest bidders. The highest winning bids were made for the sweaters of Mike Brown at $4,000 and Quintin Laing at $3,400, the second- and third-highest winning bids in Norfolk's AHL history. In addition to the 22 players currently on Norfolk's roster, jerseys were also auctioned for Dustin Byfuglien, Mark Cullen and James Wisniewski, who are currently playing with the Blackhawks.

The winning bids on each jersey were as follows:

Mike Brown - $4,000 Quintin Laing - $3,400 Martin St. Pierre - $1,850 Adam Munro - $1,500 Shawn Thornton - $1,300 Matt Keith - $1,200 Danny Richmond - $1,200 Nick Kuiper - $1,100 Jason Morgan - $1,100 Scott Bertoli - $1,000 Dustin Byfuglien - $1,000 Carl Corazzini - $1,000 Mark Cullen - $1,000 Pavel Vorobiev - $1,000 Michael Blunden - $ 900 Colin Fraser - $ 900 Cody Blanshan - $ 850 James Wisniewski - $ 850 Brian Lee - $ 800 Eric Meloche - $ 800 Steve Munn - $ 800 Corey Crawford - $ 750 Nathan Barrett - $ 700 Jordan Hendry - $ 700 Brandon Rodgers - $ 650

Additionally, the Admirals held a silent auction on Scope's concourse for jerseys of Milan Bartovic and Michal Barinka who are also currently with Chicago. Those jerseys sold for a combined $1,350.

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