The League announced today that the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Atlantic City at Boardwalk Hall January 29 and 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
If you were around with me in December, the Pens were supposed to play a game at Boardwalk Hall vs. the Albany Devils but it was postponed due to ice issues. I have seen a bunch of people on the Twitter side voicing concern about the same thing happening again. In December the night before the Pens and Devils were supposed to play there was an ice skating event. The ice was shaved down for the event and thus the ice during warmups sloughed off and the game was postponed. I do not anticipate this happening again.
Tickets go on sale Monday at noon. Details in the link provided above in the first paragraph.
No AHL team wil going to be affiliated with the event, but rather the AHL will work directly with Atlantic City officials.
Tim Leone who covers the Hershey Bears for The Patriot-News, spoke with league President and CEO David Andrews: “We’re really excited about it, partially because of the uniqueness of the venue. The proximity to Philadelphia and New Jersey, the proximity to Hershey and Wilkes-Barre, and the opportunity it provides to fans from around the league to go to what is certainly a destination and a resort for a lot of folks for an all-star event, I think it’s going to be a pretty good experience for everyone.” (credit: Tim’s Twitter feed from this afternoon)
Good stuff.
The other big news is Pittsburgh signing Richard Park whom could assist Wilkes-Barre should he get sent down. Details on this news below or just click here.
Keep chirpin’. Go Penguins!
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