2016 U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY IN PHILADELPHIA
It has been a
wink-wink "rumor" for months that has now become official. Yesterday, USA Hockey announced that the 2016 United States Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in Philadelphia.
The venue has be officially announced, but the date will be on November 30. Among the inductees this year will be a collective induction of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey championship team.
The 1996 World Cup tournament featured three games in the brand new CoreStates Center, now called the Wells Fargo Center. The roster also had many Flyers connections, both at the time of the tournament -- players LeClair and Joel Otto as well as Team USA assistant coach Paul Holmgren -- and in the years that followed (Derian Hatcher, Tony Amonte). Future Flyers center Jeremy Roenick was unable to play in the tourney because of the injury risk at a time when he was unsigned in the NHL.
Among the 1996 World Cup roster players with Flyers ties, LeClair, Hatcher, Amonte are already enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on an individual basis. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Eveleth, Minnesota.
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50th Anniversary Season Announcement
The Flyers will hold a noon press conference on August 31 at One Liberty Observation Deck in Philadelphia to make a "major 50th Anniversary Season announcement." Flyers president Paul Holmgren, captain Claude Giroux and Evan Evans (the facility's general manager) will be on hand for the announcement.
Yes, I know what the announcement is. No, I'm not at liberty to say.
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Flyers Alumni: 2016 Faceoff Against Cancer
The annual Faceoff Against Cancer fundraiser featuring the Flyers Alumni to directly benefit selected Delaware Valley cancer patients and their families will be held on September 9-10, 2016 at
Hatfield Ice (350 County Line Road, Colmar, PA 18915). In addition to the new location the event has a new two-day format.
On September 9, there will be an all-day men's hockey tournament. The next day, the main event will be held from noon to 4 p.m., featuring food, on-ice and carnival games, live music, beer and prizes. At 4 p.m. on Sept. 10, the Flyers Alumni Team game will start.
Last year's event raised approximately $88,000 that was divided among its selected beneficiaries. All recipients are local cancer patients who have unpaid medical bills related to cancer treatments and a connection to the local hockey community. Recipients are selected on the basis of financial need, and the proceeds will be donated directly to pay for their medical expenses.
For more information on tickets, donation, schedules, sponsorship and the list of prizes available this year, visit
FaceoffAgainstCancer.net.
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