Dan Cirucci: Philly Shines In 'Frozen Four' Finals!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Philly Shines In 'Frozen Four' Finals!

The NCAA has declared the 2014 Men’s Frozen Four in Philadelphia an enormous success, according to Kristin Fasbender, NCAA Associate Director of Championships and Alliance. The frozen Four is the collegiate ice hockey championship. It is to hockey what the Final Four is to basketball.

“Comcast-Spectacor, the City of Philadelphia and the ECAC have been incredible hosts," said Fasbender. "The local organizing committee put together a fantastic week for the student athletes and our fans. This has been one of the best Frozen Four experiences ever. All the coaches from the teams competing have had nothing but positive things to say. Philadelphia truly is a hockey town.”

“We are thrilled and the coaches from the four teams have been happy. That makes everyone on our end happy as well,” said Jim Knowlton, NCAA Committee Chair and Director of Athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “We have the next four years lined up, but after that it goes out to bid again. We have enjoyed Philly, and I’m sure Philly has enjoyed us. Philadelphia will be under consideration because they did a great job with hosting this year.”

“Due to the success of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, Global Spectrum and the Wells Fargo Center have positioned ourselves as a prime candidate to host future events of this caliber,” said Global Spectrum’s Matt Homan, General Manager of the Wells Fargo Center. “We hope to further grow our already well-established relationship with the NCAA and bring other NCAA events to the City of Philadelphia.”

“We are thrilled at the success of the Frozen Four,” commented Steve Hagwell, Commissioner of ECAC Hockey and Tournament Director. “The event exceeded all expectations we had, and the execution by all involved was seamless.”

The Frozen Four attracted over 15,000 out-of-town visitors to the city of Philadelphia, generating an economic impact of $10 million dollars. The event helped the Wells Fargo Center generate $353,000 in media exposure during the ESPN2 nationally-televised semifinal games on April 10, according to Front Row Analytics. Additionally, Front Row Analytics reported the City of Philadelphia garnered over $590,000 during the broadcast on ESPN2. Front Row Analytics is a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor.

XFINITY Live! Philadelphia, host of the official fan headquarters Frozen Fest, saw over 13,000 fans take part in festivities celebrating NCAA Men's Hockey.

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He has been cited by Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed on radio, TV and in social media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, Matt Rooney's sidekick on Save Jersey's videocasts and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post and other publications.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

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