Winter Hawks Paint the Ice Pink for Cancer Awareness Night

The Hawks turn the ice pink for the game this Friday night against the Tri-City Americans at 7:30 in the Memorial Coliseum.

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(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - The pink playing surface will be the main symbol of a night to focus on remembering those lost to cancer, encouraging those who are fighting cancer and celebrating those who have beaten cancer.

"OHSU statistics show that approximately 17,000 Oregonians face a cancer diagnosis each year," said Winter Hawks President, Jack Donovan. "This is something that affects everyone in one way or another. It hits at home. It hits friends. It has even hit the Winter Hawks family this past year."

Winter Hawks Director of Player Education, Marcia Chisholm, who underwent successful cancer treatments in 2007, will represent the fighters and survivors by dropping the ceremonial first puck prior to the game.

The Ultimate Hockey Experience Auction will take place during the game and give fans an opportunity to win items such as two spots on the team bus and tickets to the March 9, 2008 game in Tri-Cities, Zamboni driving lessons (courtesy of Global Spectrum) a chance to announce the Winter Hawks starting line-up at the Memorial Coliseum, a period on the radio as the Color Commentator with Hawks Play-by-Play voice, Andy Kemper and more.

This will be a sealed bid auction and all proceeds will be donated to the OHSU Cancer Institute.

Winter Hawks and KINK 101.9 FM are also offering discount ticket vouchers to the game. Each voucher will allow fans to buy four tickets for just twenty dollars. The Winter Hawks will then donate five dollars to the OHSU Cancer Institute for each voucher redeemed.

Vouchers can be printed online at www.WinterHawks.com/pink or www.KINK.fm. Fans are encouraged to print and distribute the vouchers to friends and family in order to increase the donation to OHSU.

Complete Auction Items List:

• Two spots on the team bus and two tickets for a game in Tri-Cities on March 9, 2008.
• Zamboni driving lessons for two at the Memorial Coliseum (half-hour, date TBD). Package includes four tickets to a future game.
• Announce the starting line-up over the public address system at a future Winter Hawks game. Package includes four tickets to the game.
• Be the Winter Hawks color commentator for a period with Andy Kemper at a future Winter Hawks home game. Package includes four tickets to the game.
• Drop the ceremonial fist puck at a future Winter Hawks home game. Package includes four tickets to the game.
• Sit with the game director and choose the music for warm-ups and the first period of a future Winter Hawks home game. Package includes four tickets to the game.
• Your group of 20 will greet the team as they come onto the ice for the opening line-up at a future Winter Hawks game. Package includes 20 tickets to the game.
• Your group of four will sit in the Penalty Box during warm-ups at a future game. Package includes four tickets to the game.
• Winter Hawks Team Autographed Hockey Helmet and four tickets to a future game.

About the OHSU Cancer Institute: One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in his or her lifetime. This year nearly 1.4 million Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis, and more than one-third of them will die as a result of their disease.

At the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, medical experts and scientists are determined to change these statistics. Through compassionate care, groundbreaking research, and partnerships to catalyze better prevention and screening efforts, our goal is to bring new hope to cancer patients everywhere as we work to eradicate cancer.