FILMMAKER BOBBY FARRELLY AND ACTOR DAVID HENRIE TO JOIN CELEBRITY ROSTER FOR WHALERS VS. BRUINS LEGENDS GAME AT OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM “WHALE BOWL” FEBRUARY 19
Legends Game Precedes Outdoor AHL Battle between the CT Whale and Providence Bruins at Rentschler Field
Hartford, CT – Whalers Sports & Entertainment announced today that filmmaker Bobby Farrelly and actor David Henrie have been added to the list of celebrities who will skate alongside ex-Whalers and Bruins in the Hartford Whalers legends vs. Boston Bruins legends game February 19, 2011, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
The legends game comprises part of the “Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl,” the featured event of the two-week outdoor Whalers Hockey Fest spectacular at Rentschler Field that will include numerous collegiate, high school, prep school and youth hockey games. The legends game will face off at 4:00 PM on February 19 and will be followed by the outdoor AHL game between the Connecticut Whale and the Providence Bruins at 7:00 PM.
Along with his older brother, Peter, Bobby Farrelly has written and directed such smash-hit films as “Dumb and Dumber”, “There’s Something About Mary”, “Kingpin”, “Me, Myself and Irene”, “Outside Providence”, “The Heartbreak Kid”, “Stuck on You”, and “Shallow Hal”. The Rhode Island-born Farrelly is an accomplished goaltender, having played collegiately at RPI, and was MVP of the Bruins’ Legends game at Fenway Park last year.
Henrie, a Mission Viejo, CA native who bills himself an avid hockey fan, is best known for his Disney Channel roles as Justin Russo on “Wizards of Waverly Place” and as Larry on “That’s So Raven”. He has also had a TV co-starring turn in “Providence” and has guest-starred on such popular shows as “How I Met Your Mother”, “Without a Trace”, “NCIS”, “Cold Case”, “House” and “Judging Amy”.
Tickets for the February 19 Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl, which include admission to both the AHL game and the legends game, are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com., as well as at the Bushnell box office from Monday through Friday, 12 noon-5:00 PM. Ticket prices range from $20 to $85 and can also be purchased by calling the Connecticut Whale at 860-728-3366. Tickets purchased online can be printed immediately (via Ticketmaster).
About Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest:
The Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011 will run from February 10-23 at Rentschler Field. In addition to the AHL game, the historic outdoor event will feature: a Hartford Whalers alumni vs. Boston Bruins alumni classic, five premier college games, at least 15 elite high school, junior and prep school games and a “Whale Town”, featuring exhibitors, games and the Whalers Mobile Hall of Fame.
About Whalers Sports and Entertainment
Founded by Howard Baldwin, Sr., Whalers Sports and Entertainment is a full-service sports marketing and event marketing company located in Hartford. The company manages the off-ice operations of the AHL’S CT Whale and will produce the Whalers Hockey Fest, slated for February 10-23 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
Contacts and Key Links
Hockey Fest web site: www.ctwhale.com
Harvest Properties web site: www.harvest-properties.com
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