2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

Tim Gleason’s group at the 2010 Golf Tournament.
PLAYER EFFORTS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Jeff Skinner as dealer during the 2011 Casino Night. Top: Canes Wives help raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer.
Bottom: Hurricanes players making hospital visits.
ERIC’S ENTOURAGE
For the fifth consecutive season, Carolina Hurricanes Captain eric Staal and his wife, Tanya, showed their support for kids in our community by providing a 12-person,
all-inclusive luxury suite every home game for different non-profit children’s organizations. eric personally purchases the suite for each Carolina Hurricanes home game
for deserving organizations to enjoy. The organization who gets the privilege of using the suite assumes the role of eric’s entourage for the night, and each kid receives
an autographed eric’s entourage t-shirt.
CAM’S CHAMPS
Cam Ward and his wife, Cody, displayed their support of athletes with special needs through an all-inclusive charity suite, Cam’s Champs. athletes from the Miracle
League of the Triangle, Triangle Special Hockey association and Special Olympics of North Carolina were the primary focus of Cam’s Champs, but other all-inclusive teams
like the dream Sports Center-all Stars, NC Sports for Special Kids, and the NC Therapeutic Riding Center also became Cam’s Champs for a game. Several of the groups
were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet Ward post-game.
ST. BALDRICK’S
The Carolina Hurricanes players, staff and fans once again raised funds and awareness for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in 2010-11. On Feb. 22, 2011, professional
barbers were on hand to shave heads on the RBC Center’s front lawn. in exchange for losing their locks, fans received two tickets to the game that night. John Forslund
commentated as Tripp Tracy and Chuck Kaiton’s had their heads shaved during intermission, and players Tim Gleason, Troy Bodie and Justin Peters eventually joined in
the fun by shaving their heads for St. Baldricks at the Hibernian event on March 5, 2011.
MILITARY SUITE
The Carolina Hurricanes partnered with Volvo Construction equipment to host a military appreciation suite each home game. The military suite gave North Carolina
active duty military, veterans, and wounded soldiers the opportunity to experience a game in an all-inclusive, luxury suite. Some of the military branches and groups
invited to the military suite included Wounded Warriors, Pope air Force Base, Cherry Point, Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson, Veterans of Modern Warfare, uSO of NC, Camp
Lejeune, the National Guard and the Coast Guard.
HOLIDAY HELPERS
ReX Hospital, NC Children’s Hospital, duke Children’s Hospital and WakeMed Hospital each welcomed special guests on dec. 8, 2010, as groups of Hurricanes players
visited with patients at each hospital. The players signed autographs, took pictures and left Hurricanes goodies with each patient.
in addition to the hospital visits, four Hurricanes players treated four deserving kids from Fuquay-Varina Youth initiative/4-H Youth development and PLM Families
Together to holiday shopping at Target. Brandon Sutter, Patrick dwyer, erik Cole and Justin Peters each received a $250 Target gift card, courtesy of the Carolina
Hurricanes, to spend on the child. in line with the holiday spirit, each player insisted that his shopping partner have plenty of holiday gifts to share with family, so they
chipped in extra money to make sure this would be an unforgettable holiday.
APPEARANCES
despite the commitment of a seven-month season, Hurricanes players work public appearances and charitable causes into their very busy schedules. Our community is
fortunate to be home to professional athletes who understand the importance of giving back.
• Members of the Capital City Crew helped Cam Ward paint his goalie crease to signify the start of the Hurricanes season.
• Zac Dalpe acted as a judge during the Cary Carolina Ale House’s Wing Fling event.
• Brandon Sutter and Justin Peters served dinner at the Raleigh Rescue Mission and signed autographs for patrons after their kitchen duties.
• Troy Bodie passed out trophies, took pictures, and signed autographs at the Carolina Ale House during the end-of-season banquet for the Capital City Crew.
• Chad LaRose and Erik Cole helped Director of Helping Hand Mission Sylvia Wiggins’ dream come true by meeting her after practice.
• Eric Staal, Jeff Skinner, Chad LaRose, Ian White, Sergei Samsonov and Brandon Sutter each participated in a filmed segment promoting the Pound for Pound
Challenge and packed book bags for the Food Bank of Central and eastern NC’s backpack program. The Pound For Pound Challenge donated $0.14 for every pound lost to
Feeding america ® .
• Tim Gleason helped USO of RDU volunteers pack rack packs to send, and then visited with military personnel coming through the RDU facilities.
• More than 350 Chevy Hats from Eric Staal’s hat trick on April 8, 2010 were donated to children at Duke Children’s Hospital, UNC Children’s Hospital and Rex Hospital
on august 11-12, 2010.
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