Lamar Hunt Jr.'s ECHL team the Missouri Mavericks will hold their annual Annual Black-Orange Intra-Squad Scrimmage this week on October 8th to benefit the Community Services League. The game will be held at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.
Kansas City, MO -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/06/2015 -- The Missouri Mavericks, owned by Lamar Hunt Jr., will hold a benefit scrimmage on October 8th at their newly named Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. The Annual Black-Orange Intra-Squad Scrimmage is presented by IHOP and benefits the Community Services League. Entry to the event is free with a suggested donation of non-perishable food items or holiday presents.
The event will also serve as a Season Ticket Holder Ticket Pick-Up event, the South doors of the arena will be the access point for both events. Holders of 2015-16 Mavericks season tickets can pick up their tickets and receive their specialty hockey sticks. All attendees of the scrimmage will be able to meet the training camp roster after the event in the arena concourse.
The scrimmage game will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with doors opening for the event at 5:45 pm. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the concession stand and Mavericks merchandise will be available at the Top Shelf Team store within the Independence Events Center.
The first home game of the season will follow later this October on the 24th at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.
About The Missouri Mavericks
The Missouri Mavericks are a professional ice hockey team based in Independence, Missouri and the proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders (NHL) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Mavs are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL—the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in North America, led by General Manager Brent Thiessen and Head Coach Richard Matvichuk. Founded in 2009, the Mavericks are entering into their seventh season in franchise history at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Missouri competed for five seasons in the (now defunct) Central Hockey League (CHL) before formally joining the ECHL on Oct. 7, 2014 ahead of their 2014-15 campaign. Lamar Hunt Jr. was announced as the new President and Owner of the Missouri Mavericks on Feb. 6, 2015.
About Lamar Hunt Jr.
Lamar Hunt, Jr. founded and participates in the Loretto Companies group that includes the Kansas City based private charitable organization Loretto Foundation, LLC. One of the major goals of the foundation, besides making contributions to charities, is to educate the public about what the Christian faith has to say about business and our work in the world. Hunt is also the owner of the Independence, MO hockey team the Missouri Mavericks, LLC (member of the East Coast hockey League).