Arizona Celebrates Hockey Weekend Across America with a Full Schedule of Events

CaresEditor — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:52:39 +0000

The Phoenix Coyotes, in association with USA Hockey, are encouraging Arizona residents to participate in Hockey Weekend Across America, from Friday, January 29 to Sunday, January 31, 2010.

The Hockey Weekend Across America (HWAA) initiative, now in its third season, is a nationwide effort led by USA Hockey to celebrate the great game of hockey at all levels. HWAA also strives to share hockey with new audiences. Once again, the Coyotes have a busy weekend planned to help support this great initiative.

The event kicks off on Friday, January 29 with “Wear Your Favorite Jersey Day.” Students and adults across Arizona are encouraged to wear their favorite hockey jersey to school or work. Photos can be submitted to hockeyweekendacrossamerica@phoenixcoyotes.com and photo submissions will be highlighted during the Coyotes’ January 30 home game against the New York Rangers at Jobing.com Arena as well as during FOX Sports Arizona’s broadcast of the game. The Coyotes Hockey Development Program will also be visiting local schools on Friday to conduct street hockey clinics in physical education classes.

Saturday, January 30 has been designated by USA Hockey as “Bring a Friend to the Rink Day.” The Coyotes will be offering ticket specials to all Arizona hockey players for their 6 p.m. game versus the New York Rangers at Jobing.com Arena that night. For information on tickets, players can contact their local hockey association. The Coyotes will also be inducting former Winnipeg Jets and Coyotes defenseman Teppo Numminen into the Coyotes Ring of Honor prior to the game.

In conjunction with USA Hockey’s “Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes Day” on Sunday, January 31, the Coyotes will honor a group of hockey heroes from around the state of Arizona during an intermission of the Coyotes-Rangers game.

In addition to the off-ice activities surrounding HWAA, it will also be a busy weekend of hockey on the ice in the Valley. In addition to the Coyotes-Rangers game at Jobing.com Arena, there will be free introductory hockey clinics conducted by Kids First at Arcadia Ice Arena in Phoenix, the Ice Den in Scottsdale and Polar Ice in Gilbert and Chandler.

The Arizona State Division I men’s club hockey team (currently ranked #7 in the ACHA rankings) will play its in-state rival, the University of Arizona Wildcats, at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6:15 p.m. The Phoenix Polar Bears Jr. A team will be hosting a weekend series against the Boise Jr. Steelheads at Polar Ice in Chandler while the Arizona Redhawks Jr. A team will be hosting a weekend series against the San Diego Gulls at Polar Ice in Peoria. A full schedule of youth hockey events can be found at www.phoenixcoyotes.com/hwaa.

The highlight of the weekend will be “24 Hours of Hockey” hosted by the Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena. The event kicks off with the Coyotes-Rangers game at 6 p.m. and continues throughout the night and into Sunday with a total of 15 consecutive youth and adult hockey games. Each age group is being represented in the event which will end with a game featuring Coyotes and NHL alumni at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the entire event is free, while the Coyotes at Dallas Stars game at 4 p.m. on Sunday will be shown on the Coyotes video board inside Jobing.com Arena. Check back to www.phoenixcoyotes.com on January 25 for a full schedule of games.

For more information, visit www.phoenixcoyotes.com/hwaa.

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Coyotes Celebrate Home Opener with “Welcome Back WhiteOut”

CaresEditor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:11:17 +0000

Phoenix Coyotes President and Chief Operating Officer Douglas Moss announced today that the Coyotes will hold a “Welcome Back WhiteOut” during the team’s Home Opener versus the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Jobing.com Arena to celebrate the beginning of the 2009-10 season.

“We’re looking forward to holding the first-ever WhiteOut at Jobing.com Arena at this year’s Home Opener,” said Moss. “We received tremendous support from our fans during the summer, so this a way for us to thank them while also celebrating the start of a new hockey season.”

The Coyotes are extending a special ticket offer to the public for the Oct. 10 game. All lower bowl seats are available for just $25 while all upper level seats are on sale for only $15. The tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. and are only available online at www.phoenixcoyotes.com. The NHL has also offered a 15% discount on merchandise at www.shop.nhl.com that will be included with every ticket order through Sept. 30.

All fans in attendance at the game will receive a “Welcome Back WhiteOut” t-shirt and white pom-poms, courtesy of Jobing.com. The game begins at 6 p.m.

For more information or to purchase tickets to an upcoming Phoenix Coyotes game, visit www.phoenixcoyotes.com or call 480-563-PUCK (7825).

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