Hurricane Fundraiser a Success

            The Jr. Hurricanes held a fundraiser day at the Iceplex here in Rockledge, FL on Saturday to help pay for their trip to Pittsburgh, PA this coming weekend.  Trudy Trask, the mother of Sam (Simon) Trask did a great job organizing an auction where she was able to bring in some great items.  The auction was a big hit for many families here at the Iceplex, as some great items were auctioned off, such items were: Autographed Pavel Bure Jersey and trading card, Providence Bruins Autographed Hockey Stick, Autographed Framed Picture of Wayne Gretzky, as well as massages and many gift baskets. 

Congratulations to TJ Nyman, who was very aggressive in the bidding war against Hal Trask for the skateboard.  TJ was over heard telling his dad (Coach Nyman) “Papa, I want that board no matter what the price is; you must get it for me Papa.”

            The auction got very intense when many mothers of youth hockey players and members of the MILA Elementary School got a chance to bid on their favorite players.  Dr. Butler of MILA started off the bidding on fan favorite Tommie Shears and Kent Ramsey.  The Waldron family seemed to have cleaned house with their selections of players.  They not only won their bids with Shawn Bennett and John McGinnis, but they also picked up Head Coaches Shawn Ray and Peter Nyman as well. 

Twila and Curt Batchelor fought very hard in several bidding wars and walked away with four player’s of their own.  Curt was happy that he added three older brother to his family after picking Tyler Vokes, Luke Mollison and Andreas Johansson, but it was Twila that had the biggest smile after grabbing Jeb Goddard.  Twila will need to hide the blow dryer when Jeb and the other boy’s come over to clean the barnacles of their boat. 

 Unfortunately for Kyle Houser, his girlfriend Camilla was looking to spend under ten dollars on him, but when it came to Sam (Simon) Trask, she was battling Sam’s aunt for his rights and lost.  Jeff Goddard felt like a winner when he picked up Matt Danna on sale for just $10 dollars. 

Iceplex staff member Angela Krieger could not hold onto Swedish born player Andreas Johansson, but she managed to pick up Captain Jake Ninko for $90. Jake will be helping her with the dog sitting business she just started. Coach Nyman’s $2.50 bid was just enough for the no-show John Jenning’s,  but it was Head Coach Shawn Ray that held on to win the bidding war against Bob Whelan for his son Ryan.  Coach Ray was over heard talking to John McGinnis Jr. regarding moving several hundred palm trees from the front of the house to the back. 

The Hurricane family would like to give a special thank you to Trudy Trask for her hard work and determination.  We also want to thank the following people for their generous donations and support.  Twila Batchelor, The Iceplex staff, Trudy Trask sister in law Auctioneer Cheryl and all of the families and businesses that support the Jr. Hurricanes.