WHA2 and ESPN Club Team up for "SportsTalk Live"
Published on January 2, 2004 under SPHL (SPHL) News Release
CELEBRATION, Fla. â The World Hockey Association 2 (WHA2) today announced that the ESPN Club and the WHA2 have teamed up for Tuesday night "Sports Talk Live!"
"We're thrilled to bring the WHA2 to the fans at one of the best places in town for sports, the ESPN Club." WHA2 Chairman of the Board of Governors, David Waronker, said. The ESPN Club is located at Disney's BoardWalk Resort.
Every Tuesday night, beginning on January 6th, a member of the WHA2 will be at the ESPN Club for a half an hour to discuss the latest news in the league. Fans are invited to come to the ESPN Club to meet and ask questions of the players, coaches and front office staff that make up the WHA2. "Sports Talk Live!" begins at 7pm.
Orlando Head Coach and recently named WHA2 All-Star Coach Jim Paek will be the special guest on January 6. Paek won two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins and two Turner Cups in his playing career.
"The ESPN Club at Disney's BoardWalk Resort is eager to participate in this weekly event with the WHA2. It gives us an opportunity to entertain and inform the local hockey fans as well as provide unique exposure of the new league to the many out of town guests who visit our club."" ESPN Club Program Manager David Ravetto said.
The ESPN Club hosts "SportsTalk Live" almost every night. Call the Club information line at 407-939-1177 for scheduled appearances.
The WHA2 will release the rest of January's scheduled appearances early next week. As the WHA2 All-Star Game is on Tuesday, January 27, there will be no WHA2 guests that night.
The WHA2 has six member teams for the 2003 â 2004 season: the Alabama Slammers, Jacksonville Barracudas, Lakeland Loggerheads, Macon Trax, Miami Manatees, and Orlando Seals. Every game will be broadcast on www.irn.fm.
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