Second Annual Captains Club Jersey Auction Has Begun

Published on April 18, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL in association with the Professional Hockey Players' Association and The MeiGray Group on Tuesday announced that the 2nd Annual Captains' Club Jersey Auction to benefit the Membership Assistance Program (MAP) is underway.

Game-worn jerseys from the Captain of each of the 25 teams in the Premier ‘AA' Hockey League are now being auctioned online at ECHLAuction.at.Edeal.com. The auction will continue until May 1 at 6 p.m. ET.

The Captain's Club Jersey Auction was initiated in 2004 in an effort to help fund the Membership Assistance Program which provides all PHPA Members and their families access to counseling services when dealing with personal, work-related, and behavioral health concerns.

"The Captains' Club is a great way for fans and collectors alike to obtain a one-of-a-kind piece of game-worn memorabilia, while assisting all ECHL Players and their families through this unique program," said PHPA Executive Director, Larry Landon.

The ECHL began in 1988 with five teams in three states and had 25 teams in 14 states and one Canadian province in 2005-06. The ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the NHL and there are more than 100 players in the ECHL under contract to NHL teams. There have been 300 players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including a record 44 in 2005-06, and each of the past five Stanley Cup winners have had a former ECHL player.

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