Stanley Cup tour making stops in Utah, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Long Beach on holiday weekend

November 23, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Stanley Cup Tour of the ECHL visits the Utah Grizzlies on Thanksgiving, the Las Vegas Wranglers on Friday, the Phoenix RoadRunners on Saturday and the Long Beach Ice Dogs on Sunday.

The National Hockey League and the Hockey Hall of Fame are touring the Stanley Cup to 20 teams in the ECHL from Oct. 26 to Dec. 17 to help raise awareness and money for hurricane relief efforts. The Tour has already visited Johnstown, Wheeling, Toledo, Dayton, Trenton, Reading and Pensacola.

Mississippi and Texas of the ECHL were both unable to play in 2005-06 as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Florida Everblades had to postpone their season opener for a week because of Hurricane Wilma.

Every ECHL team was given the opportunity to host the Stanley Cup Tour and only three teams who submitted requests are not included in the schedule. The NHL continues to work on visits to San Diego and Stockton in conjunction with the Stanley Cup's annual visit to the ECHL All-Star Game, being hosted by the Fresno Falcons on January 25 at Save Mart Center.

Proceeds benefit charities assisting in hurricane relief efforts including, but not limited to, the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and the United Way. The Tour is another addition to the National Hockey League's charitable efforts which have included a joint donation with the NHL Players' Association of $1 million to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief.

The ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the NHL and there is one head coach (Peter Laviolette), 12 assistant coaches, 13 referees and five linesmen working in the NHL in 2005-06 who have ECHL experience. There have been 277 players who have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL.

Remaining Stops On Stanley Cup Tour of ECHL Cities

Nov. 24
Utah (West Valley City) Grizzlies

Nov. 25
Las Vegas Wranglers - Affiliate of the Calgary Flames

Nov. 26
Phoenix RoadRunners

Nov. 27
Long Beach (California) Ice Dogs - Affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens

Nov. 30
Bakersfield (California) Condors

Dec. 2
Victoria (British Columbia) Salmon Kings

Dec. 7
Idaho (Boise) Steelheads - Affiliate of the Dallas Stars

Dec. 10
Columbia (South Carolina) Inferno - Affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks

Dec. 11
South Carolina (North Charleston) Stingrays - Affiliate of the Washington Capitals

Dec. 13
Gwinnett (Georgia) Gladiators - Affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers

Dec. 14
Augusta (Georgia) Lynx

Dec. 16
Charlotte (North Carolina) Checkers - Affiliate of the New York Rangers

Dec. 17
Greenville (South Carolina) Grrrowl - Affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers

ECHL Stories from November 23, 2005

• Victoria Beats San Diego, 4-2 - San Diego Gulls
• Checkers snap four-game slide with 5-2 win at South Carolina - Charlotte Checkers
• Holiday Weeked Starts With Loss in WV - Dayton Bombers
• Stingrays fall to Charlotte 5-2 - South Carolina Stingrays
• Titans edge Chiefs, 2-1 - Trenton Devils
• Everblades blank Inferno 3-0 - Florida Everblades
• Checkers to Feature Teddy Bear Toss Friday - Charlotte Checkers
• Nine Lynx ruled ineligible - Augusta Lynx
• Utah Grizzlies Sign With B2 Networks - Utah Grizzlies
• Teddy Bear Toss This Weekend - Bakersfield Condors
• Ice Pilots Top Ten Moments Contest Begins - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• Brian Collins Placed on 7 Day Injured Reserve List - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Sharrow Assigned to Gwinnett - Atlanta Gladiators
• Hurricane Survivor T-Shirts Available Online - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• Labelle Assigned, Brown Recalled - South Carolina Stingrays
• ECHL Game of the Week is Johnstown at Toledo - ECHL
• Sea Wolves sell Survivor T-shirts - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• MacPherson named assistant coach - San Diego Gulls
• Gulls Game Notes - San Diego Gulls
• Stanley Cup tour making stops in Utah, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Long Beach on holiday weekend - ECHL
• Royals host post game football frenzy tailgating party - Reading Royals
• Bombers Communication Director headed to NHL for one game - Dayton Bombers
• Stanley Cup headed to Phoenix - Phoenix RoadRunners
• Beckford-Tseu named ECHL Goalie of the Week - Alaska Aces
• Ouellet is 277th ECHL player to play in NHL - ECHL
• ECHL Today - ECHL
• Chiefs recognized by ECHL - Johnstown Chiefs

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