RoadRunners' Esner To Compete In "Battle of the Bone"
September 5, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today that forward and Paradise Valley native Bryan Esner will compete in the celebrity portion of the Native New Yorker "Battle of the Bone" Wing Eating Contest at 5:00 p.m. Saturday at the Native New Yorker in Tempe.
The Native New Yorker "Battle of the Bone" Wing Eating Contest is a tournament-style competition featuring one qualifier from each Native New Yorker location in Arizona. Proceeds from the event support the W. Steven Martin Police Toy Drive, which enlists local law enforcement officers to distribute toys to children in need around the state of Arizona.
The grand finale is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the entire event will be broadcasted live on The FAN AM 1060 with Kevin McCabe and Mike Grose.
The Native New Yorker is located at 1301 E Broadway at the intersection of Broadway and Dorsey.
Esner, 25, is entering his first season with the RoadRunners after tallying 24 goals and 54 points in 71 games last year between the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the South Carolina Stingrays. He began his hockey career in the Valley playing for the Phoenix Junior Roadrunners and spent 10 years with the Tempe-based Desert Youth Hockey Association skating alongside current Coyotes prospect David Spina.
Phoenix will play a two-game pre-season series against the Florida Everblades Oct. 10-11 at Germain Arena in Estero, Fla.
The RoadRunners open their fourth ECHL season Oct. 17 when they welcome the Victoria Salmon Kings to US Airways Center for a three-game Opening Weekend series. Season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are currently on sale by calling (602) 462-GOAL or by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com.
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