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Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club THE PUCK Volume 25, Issue 4 February 2016 In this issue of A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT… THE PUCK Hi Everyone, President’s Column 1 I hope things are going well. I’m sure most hockey fans like us watched the revamped From the Editor 2 All Star Weekend in Nashville this year. In my opinion I think the NHL had a hat trick. Trip List 3 First of all the city of Nashville was great. If anyone has ever had the opportunity to visit Nashville, it is a great time. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Music row are just a few places to visit. The Bridgestone Arena is right down town near Broadway Wine and Hound 4-5 where all the music clubs and bars are located. PFFC News 6 Second was the new format. The new format divided the All-Star Game on Sunday into three 20-minute games with a three on three single elimination tournament. Star players from each Division made up the four All-Star teams: Pacific, Central, Atlantic, Advertising 7 and Metropolitan. Players faced off in a winner-take-all $1 million inter-division tournament. Game 1 was the Atlantic division winning over the Metropolitan division 2015-16 Application 8 and Game 2 was the Pacific division winning versus the Central Division. The Final game resulted in the All-Stars from the Pacific Division dividing up the $1 million prize. Raffle Tickets on Sale Now!! Third was the Skills Competition, a matchup between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference All-Stars on Saturday evening. The Eastern Conference was the winning conference and earned the right to select when their semi-final matchup was Win an autographed played; first or second on Sunday. Highlights of the skills competition was the fastest Shayne Gostisbehere skater, Dylan Larkin from the Red Wings, who broke the record set by Mike Gartner Jersey in 1996 and P.K. Subban dressing like 43 year-old Jaromir Jagr in the breakaway competition. Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00 I hope this is a sign of a great future for the sport we all love. and will be available at Flyers home Joe Fisher, President games, PFFC meetings and PFFC MEETING REMINDER other events. Next Meeting date: Monday, February 22, 2016 Drawing will be on 7PM at the Wingate Hotel in Voorhees, NJ April 9, 2016 Tentative: Thursday, March 17, 2016 venue TBD Proceeds will benefit Please visit our website at www.flyersfanclub.org or the favorite charity of check our Facebook page for the latest PFFC news, this season’s Gene Hart information and updates. Memorial Award winner Page 2 The Puck - February 2016 2015-2016 PFFC OFFICERS FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK PRESIDENT Joe Fisher After the Storm by Lois Witulski VICE PRESIDENT Our January meeting was held at the Wingate Hotel in Voorhees on Tuesday th Theresa Carney-Kestenholz the 26 , just a few days after the Blizzard of 2016 blanketed the Philadelphia area. Due to weather conditions in the aftermath of the storm, a smaller TREASURER than usual crowd gathered to hear our guest, former Flyers defenseman Brad Tricia Walter Marsh. If you missed it, here are some of the highlights: RECORDING SECRETARY Stacey Squilla Brad was an excellent speaker and spent over an hour taking us through the years of his great NHL career. After being drafted 1st round, 11th overall in CORRESPONDING the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, Marsh began his career with the Atlanta/ SECRETARY Calgary Flames organization before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers Randee Rubin in 1981. Brad spent 7 seasons with the Flyers and finished his career with Toronto, Detroit and finally Ottawa. After retirement Marsh and his family ONE YEAR TRUSTEE made their home in Ottawa, working in the Senators organization and Josh Ash opening two sports bars in the Ottawa area. Brad also coached some minor TWO YEAR TRUSTEE league hockey and Canadian women’s hockey over the years. Lisa Bustard Now that his children are all grown and out of the house, Brad and his wife MEMBERS AT LARGE Patti decided to return back to our area (Patti is originally from Philadelphia), Cathy Boone and in October 2015 began his new job working for the Flyers Marketing Patty Encarnado Department as Director of Community Development. Brad is also the th Natalie Young President of the Flyers Alumni and is excited about the upcoming 50 Anniversary of the team and was looking forward to the Alumni game in SERGEANT AT ARMS Reading, PA played on February 5, 2016 and future events planned for next Alan Ellis season. PAST PRESIDENT Palma Maglio Thank you to Brad Marsh for taking the time to speak with us. WEBSITE COORDINATOR PUCK ADVERTISING AVAILABLE Josh Ash If you would like your business to reach potential new customers, try advertising here in TRIPS COORDINATOR the official Flyers Fan Club newsletter, The Puck. The Puck is mailed to all Flyers Fan Club Lou Milano members and available at all the Flyers home games. The following prices include advertising in 8 issues of the Puck: Full Page Ad $200.00, Half Page Ad $105.00, Quarter Page Ad $55.00 PUCK EDITOR and Business Card Ad $35.00. If interested, please contact Lois Witulski at (215) 551-7998 or email [email protected]. Disclaimer: Ads published in the Puck do not indicate Lois Witulski endorsement of items advertised. LIFETIME MEMBER We’d like to hear from you! Evelyn Gross The PFFC welcomes all ideas and comments. You can submit your articles to: Lois Witulski, Lou Milano c/o PFFC, 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148 or email to: [email protected]. FAN CLUB LOGO DESIGN Please note: All materials sent for publication are subject to approval. We reserve the right to edit any portion of any article to better suit the needs of this publication. Articles printed strictly represent the opinion of the author Bert Fox and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Philadelphia Flyers, its Fan Club or the editor of this newsletter. Volume 25, Issue 4 Page 3 PFFC ROAD TRIPS 2015-16 SEASON by Lou Milano (updated 2/1/16) We all know winter weather conditions can wreak havoc on planned hockey trips. Fortunately, this hasn't happened to us much over the years. However the 1/23/16 NYI trip was a BIG exception. What an ordeal.... It was quite a week. We, Joe DiBiaggio from Phans of Philly and myself, were in CONSTANT CONTACT with the Islanders, Perkiomen Bus Co., and MANY people constantly monitoring, getting updates, etc. the week prior (night, day, overnight...). In fact we were receiving weather updates every half hour. It was almost comical but also very nerve racking… However, this all came to a head when PA was declaring a State Of Emergency for 1/23/16 the day before and we all knew NJ wasn't far behind. Then there was NY who actually got hit by the storm worse than us. As you all know by now the game was postponed. Could you have imagined us trekking up to Brooklyn in the bad weather and no game played.... I want to thank everyone for hanging in there with us regarding the trip. As you all probably know both the Islanders and Perkiomen Bus Co. were gracious enough to let us move the tickets and bus transportation to the 3/21/16 game. Even though this is a Monday we felt two months would be enough time to people to change their schedules. And, once hockey tickets are paid there is no refund so there wasn't really a choice but to move the trip to March. It’s the first day of spring so I'm assuming the weather will be much better. Hopefully we'll see you all there. We've reopened the trip so if you cannot make it, hopefully your spot will be replaced. Thanks again for hanging in there with us. I wonder if baseball fans go through this!!! NY ISLANDERS: 3/21/16: This game will replace the “snowed out” game from 1/23/16. Same details except our seats are NOW LOCATED in the LOWER LEVEL (original seats were located in the Upper level). Due to the game being in late March we're going to re-open the trip in hopes of filling a 3rd bus. If interested contact Lou Milano, cell/text 609.922.2234 or email [email protected]. This is our first trip to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and it will be a blast! For this trip we're teaming up with Phans of Philly to combine one GREAT Trip. There will be surprises, happy hour specials and a free buffet at an establishment named 200 Fifth located down the street from the Barclays Center. It should be a blast as we mingle with Islander fans. The bus will depart Philadelphia approximately 2:00 PM and return after the game. Price includes: Roundtrip Motor coach, happy hour specials, buffet, game ticket (LOWER LEVEL), drivers gratuity and snacks on the bus. Price per person: $165.00 PITTSBURGH: (4/1 to 4/3/16). Pittsburgh is always a fun place to visit with all the places to view (Station Square, the Incline, and if the Pirates are home, PNC Park) as well as MANY restaurants and bars. Plus our hotel will be the Doubletree located within footsteps of the Console Energy Center. You know how games between the Flyers and Penguins are in Pittsburgh!! With the game a week before the season ends, it should have major implications in the Met Division and maybe Wild Card!! This will be a “Provide Your Own Transportation” trip with the option of one or two nights but if there’s interest in a bus trip we’ll do it.
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