Bucky Signed By Heat For One Game

June 19, 2009- LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks, in conjunction with the Laredo Heat, announced Tuesday that Bucky has been signed by the Heat for Friday night’s (June 19th) match against the Rio Grande Valley Bravos at the TAMIU soccer complex.

"The Heat know how big our rivalry is with Rio Grande Valley, and they thought that Bucky could help them get an edge Friday night against the Bravos," said Bucks President/General Manager and Head Coach Terry Ruskowski. "It should be fun to watch how Bucky and Fuego work together."

"I was impressed by Bucky’s skills when he won the mascot challenge at our first home match this season,"said Heat Head Coach Israel Collazo. "We can’t wait to see him on the field Friday night."

"We are inviting Bucks fans for this very important Premier Development League Match facing our newest and closet rival, the Rio Grande Valley Bravos. Last month, we visited the Valley and had to come back from a 2-0 deficit with one man down to tie the game at three," said Heat General Manager, J.J. Vela. It was a great game to witness and I feel we are in for the same type of match this Friday."

Entering this week the Heat are tied for second place in their division, with a 4-1-3 mark. Laredo sits three points behind first-place Austin.

Vela added, "But what was most impressive from a Visitors standpoint was the how many fans they had show up to support the home team. They were loud and very vocal towards our bench, most especially to our head coach Israel Collazo. With that being said, I know Laredo does not want to be shown up and we can also reciprocate this welcome we got in Hidalgo".

"We encourage all of the Bucks fans to go and support Bucky and the Heat on Friday night," Ruskowski said.

General Admission $5 for adults and all kids 12 and under wearing red come in FREE. VIP tickets are $20. Participants from the Bucks June 20th baseball challenge can redeem their tickets they received in their gift bag at Friday’s game.

*Team Store Hours*

The Bucks team store is open during regular business hours. Call 523-6577 for more information.

*Get Your Bucks Season Tickets For FREE!*

The Bucks announced a brand new season ticket holder referral program, which could make each fans season tickets FREE for the 2009-10 season. For every new seat that a current season ticket holder refers, they receive a 20-percent credit off of one of their seats. For example, if a current season ticket holder refers five new seats, their seat is FREE! Call 718-BUCK (2825) for more information.

*Reserve Your Seats For Two Years, Get A 10% Discount Each Year*

Bucks Season Ticket Holders can now receive a ten percent discount on their season tickets if they reserve their seats for the 2009-10, and 2010-11 campaigns. With the two-year agreement season ticket holders will receive a 10% discount each year, and can spread their payments out over 24 months.

"With the economy in the shape it’s in these days we want to give our fans a chance to pay less for their tickets", said Bucks President/General Manager and Head Coach Terry Ruskowski. "We have the best fans in minor league hockey, and they deserve this very much".

*New Benefits For Season Ticket Holders*

The Bucks also announced brand new benefits for season ticket holders, such as a FREE ticket to the 2010 CHL All-Star Game, FREE drink & food coupons (and more) included in each season ticket booklet, exclusive discounts at Laredo Bucks Corporate Partner Locations, children of season ticket holders receive a FREE membership into the Kid’s Club, season ticket holders will automatically be entered into season ticket holder raffle each game, as well as FREE admission to training camp scrimmage at pre-season party, and more to come.

"Our season ticket holders are diehards and we want to make sure that they are getting more than their hard-earned money’s worth", Ruskowski said. "And these new benefits are the first step towards that".

In addition to the new season ticket holder benefits, fans will still receive big savings from walk-up ticket prices, convenient payment plans, priority seating for playoffs, discounts at the team merchandise store, name plate on each seat, personal Bucks account executive, and pre and post Season parties.

The Bucks will unveil more new benefits and packages later on in the off-season. For more information call 718-BUCK (2825).

2009-10 BUCKS SEASON TICKETS!

Become a Bucks season ticket holder starting at under $6.50 a game. Call a Bucks ticket representative at 718-BUCK (2825)

BUCKS HOSTING 2010 ALL STAR GAME

In January of 2010 the Bucks will host the CHL All-Star Game! For ticket info call 718-BUCK (2825).

BUCKS IN THE COMMUNITY

To schedule an appearance by a Bucks player, coach, Bucky, or member of the front office staff contact Nicole Kupaks at (956)523-6590, or e-mail her at nkupaks@laredobucks.com.

BECOME A BUCKS CORPORATE PARTNER

Your company can become a vital part of the Laredo Bucks family by reaching our fans with your business message. To create a customized advertising package for your company, contact Donald Thomson at (956) 523-7711, or dthomson@laredobucks.com.

BUCKS RADIO HOME

All 64 of the Bucks regular-season games, plus any additional post-season games can be heard live all-season on Imagen 94.1-FM, as well as online at laredobucks.com. You can also watch all Bucks games online via the CHL Network.

JOIN THE BUCKS BOOSTER CLUB

To join the Laredo Bucks Booster Club contact club President Olga Guerra at 956-724-3429, or 956-763-7478, or e-mail at OJG1180@aol.com.

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