Wolf Pack's "Beating the Odds" Casino Night Raises $70,000
April 4, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
Hartford, April 4, 2002 - Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Al Coates announced today that the Wolf Pack's fifth annual "Beating the Odds" Casino Night, presented with the generous support of Foxwoods Resort Casino March 20 at the Hartford Civic Center, generated $70,000 for the Children's Cancer Fund at Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC).
"We are extremely proud to make this donation," Coates said. "This is a cause that is near-and-dear to all of our hearts. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Foxwoods, to Mary Lynn Gorman here in our office, the players' wives and girlfriends, the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation Committee and volunteers, and to all the other hard-working individuals who spent so many hours to make this night happen. The event was a great success, and we thank all of those generous fans and supporters who came out to join us in this most-important effort."
In its five-year history, the "Beating the Odds" Casino Night has now raised over $320,000.
In addition to Foxwoods, the following companies provided high-level support for Casino Night: Northeast Utilities, Becker's Fine Jewelers, United Distillers & Vintners, Cummings & Lockwood, Manafort Brothers, and Hartford Financial Services Group. Additional supporters included CIGNA HealthCare, WTIC-AM & FM, NBC-30, Creative Graphic Services, Lithographics, Kinko's, Buettner Florist, Eastern Bag & Paper, DATTCO and Woodland Moving and Warehouse. Among the local providers that featured complimentary culinary and beverage treats were: Restaurant Bricco, Grant's, Spris, Trumbull Kitchen, the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum Club, Peppercorn's, City Steam, Fat Cat Café, Michaele's Coffee and Tea, No Fish Today, John Harvard's Brew House, Vito's, Budweiser and Coca-Cola.
The Wolf Pack will complete their regular-season home schedule this Saturday night, April 6 (7:05 PM faceoff), as they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Hartford Civic Center, on Fan Appreciation Night. Fan Appreciation Night is sponsored by People's Bank...it's possible at People's...and in part by Morande Ford...all roads lead to Morande. Tickets for that game, and the Wolf Pack's first two home playoff contests, are on sale at the Civic Center box office, on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com, and by phone through Ticketmaster at (860) 525-4500, (203) 624-0033, (203) 744-8100 or (413) 733-2500. For information on Wolf Pack group discounts, multi-game plans, coupon books and season tickets, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at 860-548-2000.
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