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Toyota's "Trip For Two" Contest Winner Is Steelheads Season Ticket Holder Hensel

January 13, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced that Bob Hensel of Meridian, Idaho has been selected from more than 2,000 entries as the winner of the Toyota's "Trip for Two" contest to win a trip to the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Reebok Hockey and brought to you by Toyota and the City of Ontario.

"This is great," said Hensel, who has been an Idaho Steelheads season ticket holder for three seasons. "I finally won something cool!"

Hensel will receive roundtrip transportation to Ontario, Calif. and lodging at the Hilton Ontario Airport, the official host hotel of the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game, as well as complimentary tickets to all events including the ECHL Hall of Fame luncheon, the All-Star Fan Fest and postgame VIP reception compliments of Toyota.

The 2010 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Reebok Hockey and brought to you by Toyota and the City of Ontario will be hosted by the Ontario Reign at Citizens Business Bank Arena and played on Jan. 20, 2010 while the 2010 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition will be held on Jan. 19, 2010.

Hensel is the general manager at Plantation Country Club in Boise, Idaho and has worked for the course's owner, American Golf, for seven years. Born in International Falls, Minn., he was awarded his bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University and his turf grass management degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He has worked in the golf industry, primarily in construction and maintenance, for 14 years with stops in Portland, Ore.; Gunnison, Colo.; and multiple places in Minnesota. Joining him at the game will be Wes Fenlason, who is the golf course superintendent at Blackberry Ridge Golf Club in Sartell, Minn.

There have been 58 players from the All-Star Game who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 33 since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level.

The third class will be inducted into the the ECHL Hall of Fame on Jan. 20, 2010 during a luncheon ceremony at the Hilton Ontario Airport, the official host hotel of the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Reebok Hockey and brought to you by Toyota and the City of Ontario. The featured speaker at the ECHL Hall of Fame luncheon will be Hockey Hall of Fame member and Los Angeles Kings President of Business Operations Luc Robitaille.

Tickets for the luncheon are $40 each or a table with seven tickets can be purchased for $250. The Ontario Reign is offering a special ticket package that includes a ticket to the ECHL Hall of Fame luncheon, the All-Star Skills Competition, the Fan Fest at Dave & Busters and the ECHL All-Star Game for only $75. To purchase tickets visit OntarioReign.com/team/allstar/ or telephone the Ontario Reign at (909) 941-7825.

The past seven ECHL All-Star Games have generated more than $1 million each for the local economy as guests, players, coaches and fans occupy hundreds of hotel rooms and spend three days in the host city.

The game has been available live on the NHL Network the last seven years as well as being broadcast on multiple regional networks. The audio broadcast has been carried on XM Satellite Radio as well as being available in all ECHL markets.

The Stanley Cup and the Patrick J. Kelly Cup will both be on display throughout the event, marking the 10th time in the last 11 years that the NHL championship trophy and the ECHL championship trophy have been displayed together at the All-Star Game.

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