Rivermen to Visit Children's Hospital of Illinois
October 22, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, Ill. (October 22, 2008) - Director of Community Relations/Game Operations Lisa Broadhurst announced today that nine players from the Peoria Rivermen will visit with patients at the Children's Hospital of Illinois on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 2-3pm.
Chris Conner, Nicholas Drazenovic, Curtis Fraser, Tomas Kana, Nikolay Lemtyugov, Ryan Reaves, Tyson Strachan, Ivan Vishnevskiy and Trent Whitfield are all expected to be in attendance to make special Halloween treats, sign autographs and take pictures with the patients. This will mark the first of three Rivermen visits to the Children's Hospital this season.
Each year, Children's Hospital has over 5,000 admissions; 2,000 newborn deliveries, and 16,000 emergency department visits. It is the third largest pediatric hospital in Illinois and the only full service tertiary hospital for children in central Illinois. Children's Hospital is located inside OSF Saint Francis Medical Center at 530 N.E Glen Oak Avenue.
More information is available at www.childrenshospitalofill.org.
The Rivermen will be back in action on Friday in Milwaukee to take on the Admirals at 7pm. The game will be broadcast live on Hippie Radio 101.1FM and can also be heard online at www.rivermen.net or www.AHLlive.com . The team returns to Carver Arena on Saturday to kickoff a two-game series with the Lake Erie Monsters. Game time is set for 7pm on Saturday with Sunday afternoon's contest beginning at 3pm.
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