WHL Everett Silvertips

This Week In Silvertips Hockey

October 29, 2008 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


Wednesday: Watch Kyle Beach on Northwest Sports Tonight

Thanks to our good friends at NorthWest Cable News and KING 5, you can catch winger Kyle Beach and Head Coach John Becanic for a special Silvertips chat with acclaimed Seattle sports anchor Paul Silvi! Listen to Kyle talk about the life of an NHL draft pick as Coach B breaks down the Silvertips young talent. The program will air roughly at 9:30 and 11:30 pm Wednesday night during NorthWest Cable News' NorthWest Sports Tonight.

NorthWest Sports Tonight, part of NorthWest Cable News, can be found on channel 2 throughout the metropolitan Seattle area and the rest of the Pacific Northwest.

We hope Silvertips fans from Arlington to Zillah will be able to tune in this evening for a very special Silvertips chat!

Thursday Night: Silvertips Halloween Party

Want to trick or treat a day early with the Silvertips? Join Lincoln and several of your favorite Silvertips stars at Alligator Soul as we throw our first annual Silvertips Halloween Party, featuring a hockey-themed costume contest and pumpkin painting! This kids-oriented event will provide an opportunity for the young ones to join Lincoln's Kids Club and meet the most lovable bear in Snohomish County. For the fans that are already part of Lincoln's Kids Club, special discounts and prizes will be offered. All pumpkins painted during this event will be on display during the home game on Friday, 10/31 against the Spokane Chiefs.

We're going to be giving away free tickets to the winners of several costume categories, including Best Silvertip Spirit and Most Original Costume. Best of all, the Silvertips will be the judges! Impress your favorite players with the coolest costume and you might just walk away with an autographed stick or tickets to an upcoming home game.

Alligator Soul, located at 3121 Broadway in downtown Everett, will be offering a special Halloween-themed menu to celebrate the occasion. The party is scheduled to take place from 6- 8 pm.

We hope you'll be able to Trick or Treat with the 'Tips!

UPDATE: Due to several conflicts, we won't be able to carve pumpkins at this event. We will, however, be painting pumpkins that will be put on display around Comcast Arena for Friday's game against Spokane. We hope you'll make it out to Alligator Soul Thursday night to show off your artistic abilities!

Trick or Treat with the Tips this Friday at Comcast Arena

We hope you'll celebrate the first Halloween game in Silvertips history by trick or treating with us at Comcast Arena on Friday, October 31st, during the Silvertips' home game against the defending WHL and Memorial Cup Champion Spokane Chiefs!

The southeast doors on Wall Street will open thirty minutes early at 6:00. We hope you'll bring a bag to collect some goodies, as several Silvertips will be stationed around the concourse passing out candy for all trick-or- treating kids up until roughly 6:30 pm.

In the first intermission, we'll be having an on-ice costume contest, with special Silvertips prizes awarded to the best costumes. Both adults and kids will be eligible to win prizes during the on-ice contest, so we hope you're doing the last bit of touch-ups to your Halloween costumes and are ready to show off some Silvertips spirit!

For more information, please call Rob Ramsburgh at (425) 609- 2806.

Introducing Silvertips Podcasts

The Silvertips are excited to announce a new segment on www.everettsilvertips.com and www.northsound1380.com: Everett Silvertips Podcasts.

Once the Silvertips return from their East Division Swing, we hope to provide you a weekly look inside the Silvertips locker room, featuring player quotes, interviews with coaches and scouts, and glances around the Western Hockey League.

Our inaugural podcast, which clocks in at just over 25 minutes, features a chat about the Silvertips' young guns with Scott Scoville, Everett's Director of Player Development, as well as several highlights from last Saturday's game at Seattle. We also spoke with Edmonton Oil Kings broadcaster A.J. Jakubec regarding the first meeting in Everett between the Silvertips and Oil Kings, the development of former Silvertip Tyler Hlookoff, and NHL Draft hopeful Tomas Vincour.

Though this first podcast will be streaming 24/7 at North Sound 1380's website, we hope to eventually provide you with a downloadable podcast directly on the Silvertips website.

To access the podcast, please link to http://www.krko.com/audio/a/460 or follow the link on the left side of North Sound 1380's homepage, located at www.krko.com. There is also a direct link on the front of www.everettsilvertips.com, accessed through the "In the News" section.

We hope you enjoy Silvertips Podcasts - another avenue to get information about your favorite team!

Bid on Authentic, Game-Worn, Signed Silvertips Jerseys

At the auction area on the concourse adjacent to the Ice Box, you'll be able to bid on game-used, signed jerseys of current and former Silvertips stars. Coming this weekend, the following jerseys will be up for auction:

DAN GENDUR: 2007-08 signed white regular

JASON FRANSOO: 2006-07 signed white regular captain jersey

ZACK DAILEY: Signed 2006-07 white regular jersey

TAYLOR ELLINGTON: Signed 2007-08 green alternate jersey

CODY THORING: 2006-07 unsigned green alternate captain jersey

BRENNAN SONNE: 2006-07 signed green alternate captain jersey

Please visit the auction area this weekend for more information.

Road Tips: Coming Soon!

'Tips fans, we hope you'll be checking www.everettsilvertips.com every day throughout the two-week roadtrip along the Canadian prairie, as Jon Rosen's popular "Road Tips" blog will return, featuring inside analysis and insight that can't be found anywhere else on the internet. From the pre- game rituals to the post-game comments and all aspects before and after, we hope you'll enjoy Road Tips, an insider's perspective of a lengthy Silvertips roadtrip!

Photographs from the roadtrip will also be available under the "FAN CENTER" drop- down menu on the Silvertips' website.

November 21st - Donate to the Everett Chamber Toy Drive

"Give a Child a Holiday!"

Silvertips fans, it's getting close to the season of giving. To kick off our charitable holiday events, we hope you'll join us Friday, November 21st as we'll be teaming up with KRKO Radio, the Everett Chamber of Commerce and Early Child Education and Assistance Program with a special toy drive. We ask that fans who attend the game that night against the Portland Winter Hawks bring with them a brand new toy or board game (no stuffed animals, we respectfully request) that would be appropriate for children 4-6 years of age. There will be special deposit bins as you enter the arena that will allow you to drop off the toys. If you're going holiday shopping over the next month, we ask that you kindly think of the disadvantaged children in Snohomish County that will so greatly benefit from your generosity.

The toys need to be new, cannot require batteries, and may not resemble weapons of any kind.

The Everett Chamber Toy Drive is just one of several community-minded events we'll be holding at Comcast Arena prior to the Christmas holiday season; please refer back to the Silvertips newsletter and www.everettsilvertips.com over the coming weeks to learn about upcoming toy and clothing drives.

Send Silvertips Photos to The Herald and Win Tickets and Autographed Prizes

'Tips fans, show us that you're in Silvertip Country!

If you have terrific Silvertips-themed photographs, The Herald wants to see 'em. Show them that you're in Silvertip Country by sending a photo of yourself, your room, your car, your pet - anything that shows that you're a true Silvertips fan.

To enter, please visit www.heraldnet.com/contests, and upload your photos beginning in the afternoon on Friday, October 24th. You can also drop off your photo with name, address and phone number at The Herald (1213 California Avenue in Downtown Everett), or mail it to: The Herald, Attn. Silvertip Country, PO Box 930, Everett, WA, 98206.

The first prize winner will take home four tickets to a Silvertips game as well as a team- signed jersey. The second prize winner will receive two tickets to an upcoming game as well as an autographed stick. You can submit your photos up until November 30th, with the winners announced shortly thereafter. The Herald looks forward to seeing all the wild and crazy Silvertips photos you can dig up!

Purchase a Silvertips Jersey and Receive a Personalization Discount

If you buy an authentic Silvertips jersey at the Team Store by November 1st, you'll receive free jersey personalization, a discount of $60. If you buy a replica jersey at the Team Store by November 1st, you'll receive a 50% discount of $30. Prior to personalization, authentic jerseys are $156 + tax, while replica jerseys are $82 + tax. Again, this offer expires following the Saturday, November 1st game against Edmonton, so we hope you'll jump on this terrific discount today!

Silvertips Scout Night: This Saturday

The Silvertips are calling all the young scouts in the area to their first scout night of the season, held on Saturday, November 1st against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The event, available to the first 1,000 scouts that sign up, comes with a commemorative patch for all members of every scout troop that attend. In addition to the patch, scout tickets also include a kiddie hot dog and a small soda, and feature a special discount of $4 off upper level seats and $5 off lower level seats.

Talk to your Scout Leader and start organizing your group for 2008- 09 Scout Nights TODAY! Regardless of whether you book together as a troop or a pack, you'll receive priority seating together, buy-one-get-one free tickets to a future game, and team store coupons.

For more information, and to reserve seats, please contact Kevin Danford at (425) 609-2809.

Future Scout Night games are Sunday, 1/18/09 vs Kamloops and Saturday, 3/14/09 vs Chilliwack.

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