Dan Cirucci: College Hockey Faceoff Set For January In Philly

Friday, August 8, 2014

College Hockey Faceoff Set For January In Philly

It's a hat trick for Penn State University and University of Vermont as the two schools will play for the third consecutive year as part of the College Hockey Faceoff at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, January 31 at 1 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, August 12 at 10 a.m. exclusively through ComcastTIX online at ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200 or in person at Wells Fargo Center box office.
Penn State will be entering its third year as an NCAA Division I ice hockey program and its second year in the Big Ten Hockey Conference. The Nittany Lions finished 8-26-2 last season, including a run to the semifinals in the Big Ten Tournament. Head coach Guy Gadowsky recently expressed his excitement for things to come as they return 90-percent of their roster for the 2014-15 season.

Vermont finished the 2013-14 season with a mark of 20-15-3, their first winning-season in four years. The Catamounts qualified for their sixth NCAA Tournament in school history and made the Hockey East playoffs for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. They will return 61-percent of their scoring for the upcoming campaign.

The Catamounts won last year’s second College Hockey Faceoff by a score of 5-2, evening the series 1-1 against Penn State who won during the inaugural event in 2013.

A total of nine local athletes will be on display during the College Hockey Faceoff. Penn State is represented by five locals of Greater Philadelphia including defenders Connor Valley (Lansdale, PA), Peter Sweetland (Newtown, PA) and David Thompson (Glen Mills, PA), forward Ricky DeRosa (Aston, PA) and goalie Eamon McAdam (Perkasie, PA). Vermont is represented by four locals including forwards Chris McCarthy (Collegeville, PA), Kyle Mountain (Bryn Mawr, PA), Brendan Bradley (Warminster, PA) and Nick Luuko (West Chester, PA).

Fans can enjoy a doubleheader of hockey as the Philadelphia Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs later in the evening at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m. This game can be purchased as part of an 11-game partial plan now by calling 215-218-PUCK or online atPhiladelphiaFlyers.com.

Hosting high caliber hockey events and programs to grow the sport of hockey in the Philadelphia region is no stranger to the Flyers organization and Wells Fargo Center. Most recently, Comcast-Spectacor has hosted the successful 2014 NHL Draft, the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four, the 2012 NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic, the 2010 Stanley Cup Final and a number of college and professional hockey games.

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To receive advance notice and special offers to future events, join the free Wells Fargo Center CyberClub at wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show 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, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

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 all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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