Wolf Pack Tip-a-Player Dinner Raises $62,000 to Benefit Gaylord Hospital

Thursday, February 21, 2007 - 10:55 PM

Northland AEG announced today that the Hartford Wolf Pack’s Fifth Annual “Tip-a-Player” Dinner and Sports Carnival, held Monday, February 18th, netted $62,000. Over the past five years, the event has raised $241,000 for Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, Connecticut.

The event featured dinner served by the Wolf Pack players to, and competing for "tips" from, two seatings of generous supporters.

Gaylord Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital specializing in rehabilitation and medically complex patient care. The funds raised at this year’s “Tip-a-Player” event will be used to purchase equipment for Gaylord’s new inpatient pavilion.  
The Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation thanks all of the generous sponsors and supporters of this event, including presenting sponsor Aetna. Special thanks to the Comcast Coliseum Club and Teresa Wollenberg, and all of the area restaurants who donated the appetizers, entrees and desserts for the event: Barb’s Pizza, Tapa’s, Amelia’s, Feng, Kyto, Bricco’s and Grants, Agave Grill, Houlihan’s, Koji, Little Mark’s BBQ, Hot Tomato’s, The Tavern, Wood N’Tap, Formal Indulgence and City Line Distributors.

Additionally, thanks to: Coca Cola, Eastern Bag & Paper Group, Hartford Distributors, ImageFirst, Innovative Inflatables, Minuteman Press, and PowerStation, all of whom generously donated their products and services to the “Tip-a-Player” event.

Tickets for all Wolf Pack home games are on sale at the XL Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Macy's at the Buckland Hills Mall and at the Westfarms Mall. Tickets may also be charged by phone at (860) 525-4500, (203) 744-8100, (203) 624-0033 or (413) 733-2500, and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Throughout the 2007-08 Wolf Pack season, kids are always $10. Any seat. Any game.

Wolf Pack season tickets are also on sale now. For information on all of the Wolf Pack's ticketing options, including full-season, five, 10 and 20-game packages, coupon books and group discounts, contact the Wolf Pack Ticket Office at (860) 548-2000.



The AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack is newly operated by Northland AEG LLC, a joint partnership between Northland Investment Corporation and AEG Facilities. The team is owned by Madison Square Garden LP.