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In Hartford, this reminder comes from the Wolf Pack.

RADIO DISNEY 1550 AM HARTFORD AND COCA-COLA PRESENT
DREW SEELEY IN CONCERT AT WOLF PACK’S HOME GAME FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH
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Appearance by High School Musical Concert Tour Star Includes Postgame “Meet and Greet”

The Hartford Wolf Pack, Radio Disney 1550 AM Hartford and Coca-Cola present a concert and “meet and greet” with recording artist and actor Drew Seeley at the Wolf Pack’s home game at the XL Center vs. the Worcester Sharks this Friday, March 28th. Seeley will perform during the first intermission, with the meet and greet following after the game.

Seeley, whose talents were featured on the “High School Musical” and “The Cheetah Girls 2” soundtracks, starred last year in a 42-date North American tour, followed by a five-country Latin American tour, of “High School Musical: The Concert”, playing to arenas and soccer stadiums filled with as many as 70,000 people.

Face-off is 7:00 for the game this Friday night, and that is also the last Friday Guida’s Family Value Night of the regular season. Family Value Night packages are available that include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, sodas and a Wolf Pack souvenir. Packages start as low as $39 per family. To purchase a Family Value Night package, call the Wolf Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000, or go on-line to Ticketmaster.com and use the promo code: TFAM.

For more on the story you can check it out here at Howlings

MEANWHILE, down in Charlotte:

The Charlotte Checkers are pleased to announce that the Charlotte Hockey Hall of Fame presented by American Airlines will install its first group of inductees during tonight’s game against the Gwinnett Gladiators.

Patrick J. Kelly:
The ECHL Championship trophy bears the name of Patrick J. Kelly who was the league’s first ever commissioner during the first eight seasons. As the head coach of the Charlotte Checkers, he compiled a record of 146-75-12 over four seasons and led the team to two regular season titles and two championships and is currently the Commissioner Emeritus of the ECHL.

Felix Sabates:
Sabates, along with Carl Scheer and NASCAR drivers Kyle and Richard Petty, established The Charlotte Professional Sports Team Incorporated in the 1990’s. It was under his ownership that the Checkers won the league championship (then known as the Riley Cup) in 1996 and in November of 2005 saw one of the largest crowds in team history of 10,894.

Carl Scheer:
Carl Scheer has a special place in the hearts of Checkers fans when he along with Felix Sabates helped rebirth the Charlotte Checkers in 1993. In the first season, the team advanced to the postseason and averaged more than 8,000 fans per game. During his storied career, he helped create the Slam Dunk Contest held annually at the NBA All-Star Game and is responsible for helping execute the merger between the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. He continues to be part of Checkers hockey as a special consultant to the team.

Jim McNulty:
He began his hockey career in Charlotte with the Clippers back in 1956 and played 11 consecutive seasons while the team was in the EHL. He holds the team records for points (775), goals (346), and games played (620). He is also second all-time in assists with 429. McNulty was selected to the EHL all-star team that played against the Soviet Union team in January of 1964.

Kurt Seher:
No one has played more games in a Checkers uniform than defenseman, Kurt Seher. Over 10 years of Checkers hockey, he suited up in 593 games. He is tied for the second most penalty minutes in team history with 527 and is third all time in points with 276 and assists with 203.

Darryl Noren:
Coming over from the rival Greenville Grrrowl during his fifth season as a pro, Darryl Noren quickly helped mold the Checkers into a championship team. During his time in Charlotte, he became the all-time Checkers leader with 403 points, 174 goals and 229 assists. He was a member of the Checkers from 1994-2000 and a member of the Riley Cup championship team in 1996 serving as team captain and later becoming a player/assistant coach.

The Checkers are in their 15th season of play as a member of the ECHL.

To read the same story on their site, visit, Gocheckers.com.

Here’s some stats:

CHECKERS RECORD
33-26-6, 72 pts.

CHECKERS NOTES
• Jeff Kyrzakos leads the Checkers in points with 49 (20g, 29a).
• Tom Pyatt is on a 6-game scoring streak with 9 points (5g, 4a).
• Bruce Graham was assigned to Hartford on 3/22/08.
• The Checkers are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.

GAMES THIS WEEK
• Tuesday, March 25 @ South Carolina 7:05 pm EST
• Friday, March 28 @ Texas 7:30 pm CST
• Saturday, March 29 @ Texas 7:05 pm CST

CHECKERS LEADERS
Goals: Capraro, Chris (22)

Assists: Kyrzakos, Jeff (29)

Points: Kyrzakos, Jeff (49)

Plus/Minus: Smith, Kenton (+12)

PIM: Nightingale, Jared (172)

Wins: Holt, Chris (15)

GAA: Holt, Chris (2.52)

Save Pct.: Holt, Chris (.921)

*only current players listed