Val Bitsoi Wins Ford Focus At Grizzlies Game

April 5, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release

WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH (Apr. 4, 2003) - The Utah Grizzlies along with the Wasatch Front Ford Stores gave away a 2002 Ford Focus tonight during the first intermission of their regular season home finale against the Grand Rapids Griffins. A game won by Utah 3-2.

The contest allowed 10 contestants to draw a key and then have the opportunity to see if their key started the Ford Focus. The winner was Val Bitsoi who was the first contestant to try his key and found it to be the right one.

The Grizzlies final game drew 10,107 fans.

ECHL Stories from April 5, 2003

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• Generals Win 3-2, Look to Close out Express - Greensboro Generals
• Gulls Out-Gun Anchorage, 6-4 - San Diego Gulls
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• Sea Wolves Sweep Ice Pilots, Winning 5-1 - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• IceGators advance with 3-1 win - Louisiana IceGators
• IceGators Eliminate RiverBlades - Arkansas RiverBlades
• Cyclones Take 2-1 Series Lead in Sudden Death - Cincinnati Cyclones
• Pride take game one in Charleston 3-0 - Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz
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• Falcons Lose in Shootout - Fresno Falcons
• Storm's Doug Teskey Named Sun National Bank Saver Of The Month - ECHL
• Chiefs' Dominic Forget Named Sher-Wood Player Of The Month - ECHL
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• Eklund Called Up to Springfield - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Ice Dogs Trade Goals, Win in Shootout - Long Beach Ice Dogs
• Anchorage Rises Up, Stuns San Diego - Alaska Aces
• Val Bitsoi Wins Ford Focus At Grizzlies Game - Utah Grizzlies
• Gulls Fall To Anchorage; But Still Clinch Second Place - San Diego Gulls
• Roanoke rolls 3-1 to victory - Greensboro Generals
• Grizzlies End Home Drought With Late Victory Over Griffins - Utah Grizzlies
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• Pederson Named Forward of the Year - San Diego Gulls
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• Sea Wolves Power Past Ice Pilots, 5-1 - Mississippi Sea Wolves
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