Monday, March 5, 2012

Rocket Announces Fan's Choice Award Guest Speaker

Press Release

For only the second time in the history of the franchise, the PEI Rocket are bringing in a guest speaker for their year-end Fans Choice Awards Banquet. Former NHL tough guy, Chris Nilan, will be a special guest at the dinner and he is looking very forward to speaking to the people in the audience.

Rocket president, Serge Savard Jr., says the team is taking in a guest speaker to add to the event for the players and the fans. “This year, we have our youngest team ever and the guys have given, and continue to give, their all as they develop into players that will lead us into a winning product on the ice in the future. We appreciate the support we have received as we go through the process of building a winning team. To show our appreciation to our loyal supporters, we thought it would be nice to bring in a guest speaker. Chris is a phenomenal guy with a great message. He is a fantastic speaker as he shares tremendous stories about himself and others on and off the ice. We were fortunate to get him as he speaks all over Canada and the United States multiple times weekly. When the people leave the banquet, they will be impressed.”

After being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 19th round of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Nilan went on to play in 688 NHL games, racking up 3043 penalty minutes and twice scoring 20 or more goals in a season. Before, during and after his NHL tenure, he had some huge obstacles to overcome, both on and off the ice, but although he was small in stature, his enormous intestinal fortitude allowed him to overcome these barriers. He now makes his living on public appearances and media engagements.


The PEI Rocket Fan’s Choice Awards will be a tribute to the 2011-2012 edition of the PEI Rocket. Once again this year, the fans will have their say on which Rocket players should be recipients of the various awards that are up for grabs. Rocket fans now have the opportunity to vote for the recipients of each award. Voting can be done at www.peirocket.com/fans_choice_awards. The list of Awards that will be presented include:

• Rookie of the Year
• Offensive Player of the Year
• Defensive Player of the Year
• Fan Favorite
• Most Dedicated Player

In addition to the Fan’s Choice Awards that will be voted on, the following Awards will also be presented during the Banquet:

• Student of the Year – as selected by the PEI Rocket Academic Consultants
• Community Involvement Award
• Hardest Working Award – selected based on the plus/minus stats
• Mooselight Player of the Year Award – As selected by the point standings for the Mooselight Three Star selections
• Volunteer of the Year Award
• Leading Edge Award (voted by players)
• GM’s Award – Most Dedicated Employee

The Awards Celebration itself is a special night that provides fans with a chance to get up close and personal with the players as we pay tribute to the 2011-2012 award winners. This year’s PEI Rocket Fan’s Choice Awards will take place on Monday, March 19th. A reception will begin at 7:00 PM and dinner will follow at 7:30 PM. This year’s Fan’s Choice Awards will be held at Murphy’s Community Centre. During the evening we will be holding both a Silent and Live Auction with many great prizes up for grabs.

Ticket Pricing
• Individual Tickets - $45.00
• Corporate Table of 10 - $400.00

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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