With only a few days left before the Blaze take on the Hull Stingrays in the Challenge Cup, plans for our Help for Heroes fund raiser are coming together!
At 3.30pm Crosby's doors will be opened for Blaze fans to start their remembrance with the Blaze, with the event commemcing with the Blaze stars signing in support and encouraging the fans to leave their message of support for past and present Servicemen and Women!
When the Blaze players leave to prepare for the 6pm face-off, the activities will continue in Crosby's till Paul Thompson's pre-game interview at 5pm. Activities include colouring competitions for the children and remembrance slide shows and dvds for the adults giving the fans a chance to commemerate the 70th Anniversary of the Blitz. To keep the children entertained at this time Scorch will be hanging around while a facepainter will be asking for donations for 'Help for Heroes' in return for a camouflage mask!
After Thommo's interview doors will open into the Arena for the Challenge Cup game against the Hull Stingrays. Just prior to face-off we'll be asking for the fans patience as we have a ceremonial puck drop by an acting Serviceman who'll be in attendance with 25 or so fellow Servicemen and Women from the The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers. The Blaze will then have The Last Post, a 2 minute silence and the National Anthem sung by a local choir (Coventry's Singing City).
At 6pm, the game begins with the players wearing specially commissioned, Help for Heroes jerseys which will be auctioned off, with all proceeds going straight to the Charity!
The Blaze hope to raise as much cash for the Charity as possible with collection buckets on the Skydome box office, on the programme stands and in Crosby's bar at the match night shop!
After the game Thommo will give his post-game interview then representatives from Help for Heroes will say a few words in Crosby's thanking the Blaze and the fans for their support!
"We're really keen to create awareness for such a fantastic cause!" said a Blaze spokesman, "It's going to be a fantastic event for all the family and give those affected by the Blitz or current wars the opportunity to remember loved ones and be involved in supporting injured Servicemen and Women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. We encourage all who can, to attend the event, join in our remembrance and give generously to this cause."
With a few more details to be released with potentially a lot going on keep your eye on the website as we announce further information on the Blaze Help for Heroes night!
Tickets for Sunday's game are still available via the Skydome Box Office on 024 76 630 693 and online here. ( www.coventryblaze.co.uk )
On Sunday 14th November, Halloween with the Blaze will be at the Skydome as the Blaze take on the Dundee Stars in the Elite League.
Coventry Blaze are pleased to announce the details of the special 'Help for Heroes' game jerseys and how you can get your hands on one of these brilliant jerseys!
The money raised through the sale of these jerseys will go directly to the 'Help for Heroes' fund and with all our fund raising planned for this Sunday's game we hope to raise a huge amount for the Charity.
The camouflage jerseys will be up for auction from £50. Bids will be taken in £5 steps with a final buy-it-now price of £100. If the bid is at the buy-it-now price payment must be received at the time the bid is placed.
These brilliantly covert shirts will keep you concealed in the desert but expose you as a huge fund raiser in the Skydome so make sure you place your offer as the bidding opens at 9am on Thursday morning!
Your bid must be phoned into the Blaze Office on 024 76 223 220, with first bids accepted at 9am as the Blaze Office opens.
Bidding will be accepted on all players shirts including #00 Scorch and our two blood shirts and all two way players (#7 Henry, #13 Scott, #16 Watkins, #40 Bruce) but with the exception of Jason Robinson whose shirt will up for grabs in the Exmedia game-worn shirt raffle and could be yours for only £1.
Full list is available below.
Bidding will continue during office hours till 5pm on Friday 12th then continue in the period breaks at Sunday's game and finally finish as the puck drops to start the 3rd period against the Hull Stingrays, Sunday.
Shirts available:#4 Jeff Smith#5 Brian Lee#6 Brad Zanon#7 Joe Henry#9 Greg Owen#10 Tom Ledgard#11 Blood#13 Daniel Scott#14 Jonathan Weaver#15 Blood - SOLD#16 Jack Watkins#17 Russ Cowley#19 Aaron Nell#21 Ross Venus#23 Owen Fussey#24 Greg Chambers#26 Dan Carlson#27 Luke Fulghum#29 Sean Selmser#30 Tom Murdy#35 Brett Jaeger#40 Josh Bruce#44 Jason Robinson (AS EXMEDIA GAMEWORN SHIRT)#57 Brad Cruikshank#77 Matt Soderstrom#79 Robert Farmer#00 Scorch
Successful bidders will be able to collect their shirts after the final buzzer on Sunday after our special Help for Heroes game when we play Hull Stingrays 14th Nov at 6pm.