HAGELIN RETURNS TO THE WHALE FRIDAY – Well Sort Of…

FRIDAY IS 1ST WHALE TRADING CARD GIVEAWAY NIGHT

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Fans can get Free Cards of 5 Whale Players, Courtesy of Webster Bank

Fun is in the cards this Friday, as Whalers Sports & Entertainment announced today that December 9 is Connecticut Whale trading card collectible night, presented by Webster Bank.

The first five-thousand fans at this Friday’s game at the XL Center vs. the Hershey Bears will receive the first of three special five-card collectible sets, consisting of Whale mainstays Wade Redden, Mats Zuccarello, Kris Newbury, Chad Johnson and Carl Hagelin, who is currently on recall to the parent New York Rangers club.

This is the first of three trading card giveaway nights that Webster Bank will be sponsoring throughout the Whale’s 2011-2012 season.  The other trading card nights are January 27 and March 16.  Each of these nights will include distribution of a five-player set to 5,000 fans.

Tickets to Friday night’s game, and all 2011-12 Whale home games, are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, as well as on-line at www.ctwhale.com and through TicketMaster Charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Save on your tickets, and get the best seats, with a ticket plan for the Whale’s 2011-12 AHL campaign, which are on sale now. For information on season seats and mini plans, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 728-3366 to talk with an account executive today.

The AHL’s Connecticut Whale is operated by Whalers Sports and Entertainment, a Hartford-based sports marketing and event firm founded by Howard Baldwin and Howard Baldwin, Jr.  The team is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers.

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