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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 21-24, 2012 B-3 The Park Record Shoot Out returns Sunday Annual celebrity hockey game is back in town By CHRISTOPHER KAMRANI The Park Record In its early years, the Luc Robitaille Celebrity Shoot Out in Park City struggled to stay afloat. "It's kind of funny, the first couple years we always were calling people and it was a lot of work to find all the players to come," Robitaille said in an interview with The Park Record from his home in Los Angeles, Calif. "We've been really patient. There was a year when the economy hit really hard and we were talking to just a few players to come out." Now, after five years, the annual celebrity hockey clinic and game held at the Park City Ice Arena is in a full-on flourish. This year's Shoot Out is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 22, with festivities set to kick off with a youth hockey clinic from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. From 1:30 to 2 p.m., the VIP Red Carpet Reception will roll out for the former NHL stars and Hollywood faces before they lace up their skates for the main event from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Slated to attend this year's Shoot Out are former NHL stars Pierre Turgeon, Rob Blake, Derek Armstrong, Ian Laperriere, Adam Foote, Marty McSorley, Glen Murray, Anson Carter, Nelson Emerson and Bob Kudelski. "What's been fun the last couple years, (we've had) former NHL guys calling a year ahead of time to come play," Robitaille said. "It's been kind of surprising." According to a press release, celebrities scheduled to be on hand at the Park City Ice Arena are Cory Monteith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Michael Vartan, Andie MacDowell, David Henrie, Michael Rosenbaum, Alan Thicke, Ryne Sanborn, Treat Williams, and Tom Bernard (Sony Pictures Classics). Olympic speed skater Allison Baver, NHL's "First Lady of Hockey" Manon Rheaume and and former NBA star Chris Webber are also scheduled to appear. Tending the nets will be Ken Baker of E! Entertainment and Linda Cohn, sports anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN. Luc Robitaille and his wife Stacia say they are enjoying the event more and more each year. The event is held as a fundraiser for the Echoes of Hope Foundation, which is based upon helping the lives of at-risk and emancipated foster youths across the country. Echoes of Hope has also helped many teens across the country realize their dreams of attending college. "A couple of years we were just making a little bit of money, but at the end of the day, we're doing this to make money for kids," he said. "Now that it's established, people are seeing that it's a high-end event and I think they understand the cause. It's a great event for everyone. We make sure whoever is involved, we want them to make sure they get Photo courtesy RANDY HANSKAT After deking the goalie badly enough to put him on his back side, Park City's Noah Pranschke tied the game in the second period. Miner hockey team ties league-leading Bingham 3-3 A year ago, Bingham abused Park City 12-0 By Randy Hanskat PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Former NHL star Luc Robitaille leads charity game in fifth year. the notoriety. They want to see the kids get help and see them through college, too." Robitaille said while Echoes of Hope and the Shoot Out continue to grow in popularity, the goal set when both were founded hasn't been realized just yet. "I think the biggest thing we're trying to do, we want to expand and try to reach more kids," he said. "What we've set up, first and foremost, is to not give up on the kids we've started with. We've seen them through all the way through graduation." Robitaille said he recently sold his house in Heber City, but currently has a project going in the Deer Valley area. He said after former NHL star Blake checked out Park City in the Shoot Out, he purchased a house in town as well. "The new people coming out is always fun, because they get to learn about Park City," he said. "It's such a great city, it's such a great area; I know they continue to come and visit." As for the game itself, Robitaille said the Shoot Out regulars are starting to take the game more seriously, trying desperately to notch a win. "It's turning into a competition and guys are talking about it," he said, laughing. "I'm ready." Tickets are available at www. lucrobitailleshootout.eventbrite. com. A ticket for the youth clinic is $75. General admission to the game (adult) is $30 and (youth) is $20. PARK CITY REAL ESTATE AND YOU For The Park Record "Who are those guys?" Remember Robert Redford and Paul Newman throwing that line back and forth in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" as the Pinkertons posse proves relentless in tracking them? Well, that could be what opposing teams have been asking themselves after encountering the Park City High School hockey team this season. This team can't be the same team from last year, can it? Actually, with the exception of five freshmen on the varsity (four in this game), it is the very same team. It's just not playing anything like it did last year. The Bingham Miners were the latest team to be introduced to this new & improved PCHS Miner squad Wednesday night, Jan. 18, at the Park City Ice Arena. Bingham was leading the Southern Division of the Craig Reece, CRS HOW CLEAN IS YOUR OFFER Even though it's a buyer's market in most areas, when you are making an offer on a home, it's always good to make your offer as "clean" as possible, especially if you've fallen in love with a particular property and don't want to lose it to another buyer. A clean offer is about the terms of the agreement. For example, if you are paying with cash or have a pre-approval letter from your lender, your offer will be much more attractive to the seller. Also if your purchase isn't contingent upon the sale of another home, the closing dates work with the seller's needs, and you don't ask for a lot of unusual repairs, then you have an offer that can't be resisted. A clean offer will be more attractive to a seller, even if you are offering less money than your competition. In the end, a clean offer can save you more money and time, and give you that extra edge at the bargaining table. For rock solid advice on buying or selling real estate, call Craig Reece at 435-647-8017 or toll free at 1-866-709-8018. Craig has been a full time Park City resident since 1973 and a full-time real estate agent since 1978. High School Sports Boys' Basketball Judge Memorial @ Park City Jan. 24, 5:15 p.m. N. Summit @ South Summit Jan. 25, 7 p.m. Girls' Basketball Judge Memorial @ Park City Jan. 24, 7 p.m. S. Summit @ N. 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Equal housing opportunity. Each company independently owned and operated. Saddleview Office Park Bldg B 2200 Park Avenue, Park City , UT 84060 SERVICE NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS FROM 8AM TO 12 NOON Noah Pranschke took care of that all by himself. Pranschke intercepted a Bingham pass, created his own breakaway, deked Strachan onto his rear end, and calmly wristed the puck into the open net. The score was 2-2 with 4:37 left in the second. The lead seesawed back to Bingham again just 1:37 later when a screened shot from the point deflected off another player and found its way past Park City goalie phenom Brent O'Connell. End of two: 3-2 Bingham. Again showing endless resilience, Park City stormed back early in the third. Sophomore wing TJ Mayo broke in on a 2-on-1 with sophomore center Harry Hanskat. Mayo took a wrist shot that was stopped by Strachan, but the rebound found Hanskat, who tucked it in under the goalie's pads to again knot the game at the 10:55 mark, this time at 3-3. Despite back-andforth pressure for the remaining 11 minutes, that's how it ended. Now sporting a season record of 9-3-1, Park City's final regular-season game comes Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Park City Ice Arena against Juan Diego. Game time is 8:30. Come out and help the Miners position themselves for a long playoff run! Calendar SPENCER AUTO SALES 2011 RAM 1500 SLT 4X4 Utah State High School Hockey League and had been averaging an eye-popping eight goals per game. The team's leading scorer, Cody Bohin, was averaging a hat trick a game. Wednesday night, Bingham left Park City with a 3-3 tie in a tightly contested game in front of 100+ fans. Last year, Bingham abused Park City 12-0. "Who are those guys?" Bingham opened the scoring with a fluky goal off a scrum in front of the net just over one minute into the game. That early goal could have been deflating. This would have been the time to mail in the rest of the game and take the expected blowout loss. Not so fast. Park City pressed the action, instantly converting intercepted passes into high-speed rushes into the Bingham zone. Park City outshot Bingham 11-8 in the remainder of the period, but couldn't get anything past goalie Carson Strachan until freshman Will Radovan took Nicky Garland's pass and tied the score with 4:42 left in the first. In the second, Bingham scored a power play goal early in the period, again putting Park City in catch-up mode. Seven minutes later sophomore wing Rock Wall Monday, Tuesday 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
