Penguins jersey card giveaway featured in Beckett Hockey
Published on December 8, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, PA - Beckett Hockey, the most relied upon source for information on hockey collectibles, is featuring the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2006-07 multi-night game-used jersey card giveaways in the December 2006 edition, on sale at newsstands now.
Beckett called the team's 2005-06 jersey card giveaway the 'best minor league promotion of last season.' The current issue features color photos of the 2006-07 cards featuring Penguins players Rob Schremp and Noah Welch (photos attached).
Each card in the 22-player set features a color photo of a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins player, as well as a swatch of his jersey worn during the seasons' first two home games.
The cards - sponsored by Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler - will be distributed randomly during four home games during the season. Four to five different players will be distributed each night (players to be determined), with a total of 5,000 cards being given away at each game.
The game-worn jersey night giveaway nights are:
Friday, January 5 vs. Grand Rapids Friday, February 16 vs. Binghamton
Friday, March 2 vs. Bridgeport Wednesday, April 11 vs. Bridgeport
Tickets for these and all Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins home games are on sale now, and available at the Wachovia Arena box office, at all TicketMaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 570-693-4100.
Group tickets and other ticket packages are available directly from the Penguins by calling 570-208-7367.
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