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Syracuse Crunch Announce Details of 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic Post-Skills VIP Party

Published on November 13, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch have announced that Grammy-nominated musical act Five for Fighting and award-winning comedian Rob Bartlett will perform at the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic Post-Skills VIP Party on Sunday, Jan. 31.

John Ondrasik, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, is a singer/songwriter and avid hockey fan who has sold over 2.5 million albums. He released his most recent album, Bookmarks, in September 2013 on Wind-up Records, featuring the single "What If."

Five for Fighting, named for hockey's most popular fighting major penalty, entered the music scene in 1997 with the release of its debut album, Message for Albert. Five For Fighting's breakthrough came in 2001 with the Grammy-nominated and Platinum song "Superman (It's Not Easy)" from the Platinum-certified album America Town. The song was No. 1 on Adult Top 40, No. 2 on Hot AC, and in Top 40's top 10. In 2004, Ondrasik recorded his second Platinum-certified album, The Battle For Everything, with the two-time Platinum hit single "100 Years." Two Lights came out in 2006 and featured "World," the mega-hit "The Riddle," and "Freedom Never Cries." Slice, released in October of 2009, included the certified-gold track "Chances," which was featured in the Academy Award-winning film "The Blind Side."

Ondrasik has had his songs featured in 350 films, TV shows and advertisements and has penned songs for artists, such as Josh Groban and The Backstreet Boys. He was the first band to appear and perform on ESPN's SportsCenter. He also played at the NHL's outdoor game between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium in 2011.

Five for Fighting will headline the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic Post-Skills VIP party at the Oncenter immediately following the All-Star Skills Competition at the War Memorial Arena.

Bartlett, a successful comedian, actor, radio personality and writer, is most well-known for his appearances on Imus in The Morning with Don Imus. Bartlett is part of the program's regular cast, writing and voicing some of the show's most popular characters, including The Godfather, Larry King, Dr. Phil, Bill Clinton, Hulk Hogan, Fat Elvis, Brian Wilson and Pope Francis. He has made regular appearances on the nationally syndicated radio program since 1986 and writes all of his own original material.

Bartlett started performing stand-up comedy in 1978. He has since headlined at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Atlantic City's Tropicana and Hilton Hotels, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

Bartlett's television credits include "Late Night with David Letterman" and stints with Conan O'Brien. His starring roles on television include the Paramount/CBS comedy special What's Alan Watching?, ABC's Move the Crowd, and a recurring role on NBC as attorney Milton Schoenfeld on Law & Order, Special Victims Unit. Bartlett is very proud to have been voted one of the "Top Ten Worst" wrestling announcers in history for his short-lived stint as color commentator of the WWF Monday Night Raw.

He wrote and starred in the Public Television special, "Rob Bartlett's Not For Profit TV Special," which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won for Best Writing and Best Entertainment Program.

He made his Broadway debut in 1998 as author and star of More to Love. Bartlett has also appeared as Amos Hart in Chicago, Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors in 2003, and Herman in the 2005 revival of Sweet Charity with Christina Applegate. In the fall of 2005, he performed as Speed in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. In 2012, his most recent Broadway appearance was in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe. Bartlett also won a Drama Desk award for his role in the critically acclaimed play Tabletop.

Tickets for the Post-Skills VIP Party are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Syracuse Crunch Office located in the War Memorial Arena at 800 South State Street in Syracuse or by calling 315-473-4444. Tickets to just the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic may be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Crunch Season Ticketholder Pricing

Non-Stage Stage, Sections 1 & 25

$50 $40 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic only

$85 $75 With Post-Skills VIP Party

Group Pricing (15 or more)

Non-Stage Stage, Sections 1 & 25

$52 $42 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic only

$90 $80 With Post-Skills VIP Party

Single Pricing

Non-Stage Stage, Sections 1 & 25

$60 $50 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic only

$100 $90 With Post-Skills VIP Party

Corporate VIP Pack

$1,000 for 12 tickets to the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic, 12 tickets to the Post-Skills VIP Party and 12 All-Star Pucks

Post-Skills VIP Party only

$50

Fans who have already purchased their All-Star Classic tickets may call the Crunch office at 315-473-4444 to add on tickets to the Post-Skills VIP Party.

Details about other social events taking place during the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic, including the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony, will be announced at a later date.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: Of the 679 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Ben Bishop, Troy Brouwer, Ryan Callahan, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Jiri Hudler, Tyler Johnson, Chris Kunitz, Ryan Miller, Gustav Nyquist, Zach Parise,Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Cory Schneider, Patrick Sharp, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, P.K. Subban and Mats Zuccarello.

In operation since 1936 and celebrating its 80th-anniversary season in 2015-16, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 14th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2014-15.

Syracuse Crunch single game and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Crunch Box Office located in the War Memorial at 800 South State Street in Syracuse or by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@officialsyracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch and #BelieveInBlue.

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