Red Wings Jersey Auction Begins at griffinshockey.com

Published on November 2, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Twenty-three autographed, game-issued Detroit Red Wings jerseys will be made available for public bidding through exclusive auctions that begin at griffinshockey.com and conclude after select Grand Rapids Griffins home games throughout the 2007-08 season.

Online bidding, which begins at $250 per jersey, will establish the starting bids for silent auctions that will take place on the arena concourse during Griffins games. Subsequently, the highest bids from the silent auctions will serve as the starting bids for live post-game auctions.

The online portion of each auction will run for approximately one month, concluding at 3 p.m. on the specified game day. If the highest online bid is not surpassed during that night's silent or live auctions, the top bidder will be contacted by the Griffins regarding payment and delivery.

The auction schedule is as follows (players and dates subject to change):

Nov. 2 online/Nov. 23 silent and live - Johan Franzen, Jimmy Howard, Mikael Samuelsson

Nov. 16 online/Dec. 14 silent and live - Pavel Datsyuk, Valtteri Filppula

Dec. 21 online/Jan. 18 silent and live - Tomas Kopecky, Kirk Maltby, Derek Meech

Dec. 29 online/Jan. 26 silent and live - Dallas Drake, Dominik Hasek, Tomas Holmstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Nicklas Lidstrom, Andreas Lilja

Jan. 18 online/Feb. 15 silent and live - Chris Chelios, Dan Cleary

Jan. 25 online/Feb. 22 silent and live - Kris Draper, Jiri Hudler

Feb. 29 online/March 28 silent and live - Brett Lebda, Chris Osgood, Kyle Quincey

March 15 online/April 12 silent and live - Brian Rafalski, Henrik Zetterberg

Proceeds from the auctions will benefit the Griffins Youth Foundation and the hundreds of underserved, underprivileged and at-risk children who participate in its programs. Established in 1995, the foundation promotes academic excellence, community involvement and healthy lifestyles among the youth of West Michigan, enhancing their lives through hockey and ice-related sports.

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• Moose score six unanswered for 6-3 win - Manitoba Moose
• Bulldogs' Comeback Falls Short In Shootout - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Sharks Can't Catch Wolf Pack, Fall 4-3 - Worcester Sharks
• Admirals Fall to Moose 6-3 - Milwaukee Admirals
• Devils Overpower Monarchs, 3-2 - Albany Devils
• Griffins Suffer First Road Loss, 5-3 - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Phantoms plundered in OT - Adirondack Phantoms
• McLean celebrates in style, Penguins win in shootout - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• P-Bruins Defeat Falcons 4-1 - Providence Bruins
• Sound Tigers Beaten By Binghamton - Bridgeport Islanders
• Two Third Period Goals Burn Monarchs - Manchester Monarchs
• Machesney, Hershey Shut Down River Rats 2-0 - Albany River Rats
• Admirals to Offer Veterens Free Tickets Thursday - Milwaukee Admirals
• Kings Place Calder On IR - Manchester Monarchs
• Monarchs Name Klemm Captain - Manchester Monarchs
• Bulldogs To Launch New-look Website On Wednesday, November 7th - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Moose Recall Coulombe from Victoria - Manitoba Moose
• Canucks Recall Bourdon from Moose - Manitoba Moose
• Griffins Salute Their Hometown Heroes - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Sharks Goaltender Thomas Greiss To Remain Pink Through The End Of November - Worcester Sharks
• Monarchs Want You To Decide - Manchester Monarchs
• Houston faces Lake Erie tonight - Houston Aeros
• AHL Quick Hits - AHL
• Marlies' Walser named CCM/AHL Player of the Month for October - Toronto Marlies
• Red Wings Jersey Auction Begins at griffinshockey.com - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Saturday's Rampage Game To Broadcast on KRPT 92.5 FM - San Antonio Rampage
• Brassard Named Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month - Syracuse Crunch
• Tordjman named Rbk X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month - San Antonio Rampage
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