Lance Pitlick (NHL) Speaking at Crystal Little League event
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:25 am
HS Hockey fans,<br><br>I'm a Cooper hockey parent and Minor League Director and coach for Crystal Little League. Next Saturday,<br>April 3 from 4-7 pm at the Crystal VFW on Bass Lake<br>Road, (169 to Bass Lake Rd. East 2-3 miles to VFW) we are hosting our 4th annual Roast Beef Dinner<br>and Sports Silent Auction. Dinner is served for only<br>$5 per person at 5pm.<br><br>I am honored to announce that Lance Pitlick will be<br>speaking to our kids and parents at 5:30 p.m. as part<br>of our event. Lance is a 1986 Cooper graduate where<br>he starred in football as well. He was a Mr. Hockey finalist. Lance played for Doug Woog at the U of M and for 8 seasons in the NHL for the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators.<br><br>He just recently retired (2002), and will be supplying<br>a few donated items for our silent auction as well.<br><br>Tickets are only $5 per person for the Roast Beef<br>Dinner (includes vegetable, potato and drink) and MUST<br>be ordered in advance by Thursday April 1 by calling<br>Dan Olson (Cooper hockey 1981 grad) at (763) 525-0407. <br><br>There will be over 60 SPORTS MEMORIBILIA ITEMS for our<br>SILENT AUCTION as well. Kent Hrbek autographed bat,<br>Joe Mauer certified autographed ball, Harmon Killebrew<br>augographed 8 x10, tons of bobbleheads, etc. There<br>are also "Minnow races" for the kids and a Little<br>League Word find. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO CRYSTAL LITTLE LEAGUE to allow us buy a new scoreboard and bleachers this year! I am trying to raise $8,000 for these items. Lance played baseball when he was younger as well.<br><br>As a Cooper hockey parent as well, I am very happy to<br>be able to present Lance Pitlick to you and for our<br>Little Leaguers. Please let any and all hockey<br>fans or high school hockey fans know. Hope to see some of you on Saturday the 3rd.<br><br>John Froom (Froomcat)<br><br>P.S. Feel free to call Dan with any questions. <br>Dan's number is (763) 525-0407.<br><br> Order form (cut out and mail)<br>------------------------------------------------------<br>YES! I want to support Crystal Little League and hear<br>Lance Pitlick speak!<br><br>Please count me in for____________________tickets.<br>Tickets are only $5 per person--LIMITED seating<br>Deadline for buying tickets is Thursday, April 1,<br><br>NAME___________________________________________<br><br>Address_________________________________________<br><br>EMAIL___________________________________________<br><br>CITY________________State___Zip______Phone_______<br><br>MAIL THIS FORM (Payable to Crystal Little League) to:<br><br>DAN OLSON, 3145 Florida Ave N, Crystal, MN 55427<br>------------------------------------------------------<br> <p></p><i></i>