2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
ARAMARK, the concessions and merchandise partner for the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic has the winning game plan to fulfill fans’ hunger for Philadelphia’s best ballpark eats with warm, comforting foods and officially licensed merchandise.
To help fans brave the cold at Citizens Bank Park on January 2nd, ARAMARK has added specialty hot menu items, like homemade gourmet soups and paninis to the game day menu at seven locations. These “Hot Spots” will offer:
- Two soup options– tomato bisque or chicken, cannellini bean and Tuscan kale soup
- Hot Paninis– maple roasted turkey panini or whole grain mustard marinated petit filet and Vermont cheddar grilled cheese panini
Because an outdoor hockey game wouldn’t be complete without hot chocolate, ARAMARK chefs have created a Flyers-inspired hot chocolate that’s topped with whipped cream, orange sprinkles and drizzled with chocolate syrup. Fans can also dig in to hot apple pie, s’mores, coffee and tea, which will be available at select hot chocolate stands. Read more
Scott Tucker Adds Porsche Cup Victory to Resume in 2011
The 2011 racing season got underway with a fast start as 2010 American Le Mans Series LMPC Driving Champion Scott Tucker found himself in Victory Lane in the first race of the season. While that is not unusual for the driver who has more than 60 race wins to his credit, this win may have caught on-lookers by surprise as the Level 5 Motorsports owner / driver was in a new ride: a Porsche GT3.
“It was a good clean race, really competitive,” said Tucker. “There is some tough competition out there, up and down the field. My car was really going away there at the end, it was hot and greasy, but it was a great event.”
Tucker, who moved to LMP2 class in the ALMS, took to the track at the famed Sebring International Raceway with the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and quickly showed why he is among the nation’s premier sports car drivers.
That great start was followed up with seven more starts in the series for Tucker, who was a regular in the ALMS and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, along with making starts in the SCCA, Ferrari Challenge and the IMSA Prototypes Lites series. The hectic schedule is nothing new for Tucker who has competed around the globe since 2006. Read more
NBA Launched Sale of NBA All-Star 2012 Packages for Orlando
Fans, Groups, Businesses Can Get VIP Treatment through NBA Events
Special “experience” ticket and hospitality packages for February’s NBA All- Star 2012 in Orlando are available starting at www.NBA-Events.com and through QuintEvents, an Official Hospitality Provider for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.
NBA All-Star 2012 is set for Friday, February 24 through Sunday, February 26 at The Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The weekend culminates with the 61st annual NBA All-Star Game and includes the Friday night NBA Rising Stars Challenge and NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm.
The VIP-type access was introduced successfully to the public last year at NBA All-Star 2011. The NBA Events program is unique because all tickets, hotel accommodations, hospitality, amenities and experiences (some packages include a post- All-Star game experience in which the fans get to go on the court after the All-Star Game) are purchased directly from and are available only through the NBA. This guarantees fans a secure transaction. Packages, available at several price levels, are customizable according to the needs of the buyer. Read more
Panini America New Roster of NBA-Licensed 2011-12 Trading Card Products
Panini America will celebrate the NBA’s return with a completely overhauled roster of products for the 2011-12 season engineered to appeal equally to casual fans and hardcore collectors alike.
Panini America will tip off the new NBA collecting season with a late-February hobby release of 2012 Preferred Basketball, a new high-end addition that will deliver three autographs and one six- or eight-swatch memorabilia booklet card in every pack and will retail for $200.
Preferred will be followed by the triumphant return of the venerable Hoops brand (March), a collecting landmark that ignited the basketball collecting craze with a history-making debut in 1989-90. With a $1 retail pack price, Hoops will appeal to a broad fan base and will also include autographed buybacks of original 1989-90 Hoops cards. Panini also will release a hobby-specific version of Hoops ($2 a pack and $72 a box) that will feature 29 inserts, autographed copies of original 1989-90 Hoops cards and two autographs per box. Read more
Safely Skate, Slide and Glide through Winter
The snow is falling, the temperature is dropping, and it’s time to pull out those skis, sleds and skates!
While winter sports provide a wonderful opportunity to exercise and enjoy the outdoors, these activities also have the potential to cause severe injury if proper safety precautions are not practiced. Common injuries from skiing, skating and sledding include sprains and muscle strains, dislocations and fractures.
More than 440,000 people were treated in hospitals, doctors’ offices and emergency rooms for winter sports-related injuries in 2010, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This includes more than: Read more