Tuesday, December 29, 2009

USHL All-Star game info

Press Release

The evening before some of North America's best and brightest hockey players take the ice for the 2010 USHL All-Star Game, the League and the Indiana Ice will host the USHL All-Star Gala on January 25th, 2010.

This year's annual event will raise funds for and feature a charity auction benefitting the "Derek Zike Get Well Fund." Zike, then a 16-year old member of the Chicago Fury's AAA midget minor team, was seriously injured during a tournament hockey game in January, 2009. The Fishers, Indiana native became part of the USHL family when he was selected by the Indiana Ice in the 20th round of the 2009 USHL Entry Draft.

Players, coaches, and staff participating in the USHL All-Star Game, along with special League guests, will be recognized during the gala, which will take place at the Indianapolis Marriott North. In addition, the event will feature guest speakers Jimmy Carson and Scott Howson.

Carson played 10 seasons with five different teams (Los Angeles, Edmonton, Detroit, Vancouver, and Hartford) in the NHL totaling 561 points (275 goals, 286 assists) in 626 career games. He was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings second overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. After his second season with the Kings, he was involved in the biggest trade in NHL history when he was sent to the Edmonton Oilers as part of the deal that brought Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles on August 9th, 1988. Five seasons later, the Kings re-acquired Carson and he played alongside Gretzky for parts of two seasons.

Howson is the General Manager of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets. In just his second season with the organization in 2008-09, he helped lead the team to its first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff berth. Howson's also spent six seasons as the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Oilers, after a playing career that included parts two seasons in the NHL as a forward for the New York Islanders.

Ticket information for the Gala can be found at www.indianaice.com/allstargame. Further announcements pertaining to the 2010 USHL All-Star Game will be made in the coming weeks. Updates about the event can be found at www.IndianaIce.com and www.USHL.com.

2010 USHL All-Star Game Schedule

Monday, January 25th, 2010

USHL Gala and Dinner, 6:00 PM

Indianapolis Marriott North

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Legends Game, 6:00 PM

USHL All-Star Game, 7:05 PM

Pepsi Coliseum

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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