Dan Cirucci: NHL Draft Headed To Philly June 27, 28

Monday, June 23, 2014

NHL Draft Headed To Philly June 27, 28

The highly anticipated 2014 National Hockey League Draft will bring thousands of national and international visitors to Philadelphia when it makes its debut appearance in Philadelphia, PA, at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 27 through Saturday, June 28 thrusting the 21,000-seat arena into the national spotlight, once again.

"The Wells Fargo Center was designed to host these types of prestigious events," said Global Spectrum's Matt Homan, General Manager of the Wells Fargo Center. "Our event staff thrives when hosting these big-time events. We enjoy the national and international spotlight it brings to the Wells Fargo Center.

"We look forward to providing members of the NHL, draft prospects and their families, and the best sports fans in the country with a memorable experience while they are in Philadelphia.”

The Wells Fargo Center is no stranger to the national spotlight, having hosted the following national and international events:

Year /Event

1996 World Cup of Hockey

1997 Stanley Cup Final

1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

1999 WWF Wrestlemania XV

1999 American Hockey League All Star Game

2000 Republican National Convention

2000 NCAA Women's Final Four

2001 NBA Finals

2001 X Games

2001 NCAA Men’s East Regionals

2002 X Games

2002 NBA All-Star Weekend

2006 NCAA Men’s First and Second Round Basketball games

2008 U.S. Olympic Gymnastic Team Trials

2009 NCAA Men’s First and Second Round Basketball games

2010 Stanley Cup Final

2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships

2013 NCAA Men’s Second and Third round Basketball games

2014 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four

Draft prospects, their families and friends will travel to Philadelphia for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, bringing thousands of out-of-town visitors generating an economic impact of $10 million, according to the Philadelphia Sports Congress.

Round One of the Draft begins on Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. The draft continues with Rounds Two through Seven on Saturday, June 28 beginning at 10 a.m.

Follow the 2014 NHL Draft and Fan Fest in Philadelphia at PhiladelphiaFlyers.com/NHLDraft. Fans interested in attending the Draft can sign up for late ticket release notifications atPhiladelphiaFlyers.com/DraftStandBy.

Philadelphia Flyers Social Media Accounts:

Twitter: @NHLFlyers; Facebook: Philadelphia Flyers; Instagram: PhiladelphiaFlyers

Comcast-Spectacor (Comcast-Spectacor.com), which operates in 48 of the 50 United States, is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the home arena forboth the Flyers and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the Wells Fargo Center, and four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks. In addition,Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 120 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; FanOne, a digital fan marketing company; and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue enablement, ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions.

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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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