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Hockey season is coming to an end with the NHL playoffs in full swing that are creating some exciting games this year, which means it's almost time to cheer on your RUT Hockey Team!  This year promises to be a great year!  We have formed a partnership with a company called All4Athletes, LLC who focuses and helps athletes propel their future in sports. Their focus is to provide all athletes at every level the exposure needed to be discovered by coaches, recruiters, agents, athletic directors and professional sports organizations.  They can help you get noticed by professional sports organizations, colleges, universities and business organizations. Whether or not you go professional in your main sport or simply want to use athletics to propel you to the next level, they can help. All4Athletes, LLC will help you get recognized to advance you in sports.  They will also help you get recognized for your future in business.  Fortune 1000 and Private companies across the U.S. consistently hire athletes to be a part of their organizations because of their competitive nature and ability to be a team player. 

All4Athletes is a great for tool for young minds.  They have an education center link to help teach young men and women the importance of education in respect to their future goals.   They strive to provide future leaders the focus they need to succeed, not just in sports, but in the classroom and their career. This is one of the reasons why RUT Hockey has partnered with this great company to help lead and grow hockey across North America.  We will make a difference together!  They can be contacted via Facebook All4athletes , Twitter @All4Athletes and Website http:www.all4atheltes.com

RUT Hockey has also been looking into some fundraising ideas and we have recently been entertaining a personal donation website called Go-Fund-Me http://www.gofundme.com to be our headquarters for doing online donations to hockey organizations and providing hockey gear for the youth across the country.  For any other ideas please visit our personal Facebook page or Twitter page. 

Lets Go RUT Hockey and we look forward to this exciting 2012!

 
 
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_Dayton, OH – The Dayton Gems professional hockey team, a proud member of the “AA” Central Hockey League, announced details on the special online jersey auction for their “camouflaged” jerseys worn by the Gems during the first annual “Salute to Beer League Hockey Night” on January 7 in a CHL regular season game against the Fort Wayne Komets. Selected over the summer by a fan vote which received well over 5,000 tallies, the hunting “camo” jersey design from San Antonio, Texas based adult recreational RUT Hockey team was worn by the Gems as they honored RUT Hockey and “beer league” teams everywhere on the first annual “Beer League Hockey Night” sponsored by Heidelberg Distributing.

Now that the game has been played, the Gems are giving fans a chance to bid on one of the game-worn “camo” jerseys through a special online auction via ebay.com starting on January 10 and lasting one week. The auction link can be found at www.DaytonGems.com. The bidding for each jersey will begin at $150.

The first 13 jerseys will go on sale at noon on January 10 and the second set of 13 will go on sale at Noon on Wednesday, January 11. The bidding will last exactly one week for each jersey, with the first set ending on Tuesday, January 17 and the second set on Wednesday, January 18. The Gems are also offering free shipping on all jerseys for the winning bidders, or they can be picked up after the auction closes at the Gems main offices inside Hara Arena during normal business hours.

In addition to the game-worn jerseys, the Gems are also placing for bid three extra jerseys with no nameplate, with the winning bidder having the option of placing their own name on the back.

As part of the first annual “Salute to Beer League Hockey Night”, the proceeds raised from the online jersey auction will be donated to the charity of RUT Hockey’s choice; the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. Founded in 1949, they are relentless in pursuit of their mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

This summer Clayton “Fudd” Rutan, a good friend and fan of Rut Hockey, lost his 7 year battle with leukemia.  At the young age of 36 he was survived by his wife Jessica and two kids.  RUT Hockey has dedicated their appearance in Dayton as well as the donation from the jersey auction proceeds to “Fudd”.

The Gems return home to the comfy confines of the historic Hara Arena when they host the Evansville IceMen on Cassano’s Italian Ice this Sunday afternoon at 4pm. Fans are invited to join the Gems after the game for a free postgame skate and the first 1,000 fans through the gates starting at 6pm will get a limited edition Gems poster.

Tickets are now available by calling the Gems ticket office at 275-7777 or by visiting www.DaytonGems.com. Discounted tickets are also available for groups of ten or more, and include special group perks.


 
 
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Happy Hockey Days!

Stick Handle through all the Holiday crowds and find a moment to go one-on-one with the people who mean so much to you...family, friends, and teammates.  May the New Year bring more goals, victories, championships....but most of all, experiences and friendships that last a lifetime.

Season Greetings from the Rut Hockey Team!