The Missouri Mavericks, owned by Lamar Hunt Jr., will hold the Sixth Annual Missouri Mavericks Golf Tournament next month. The tournament is held to benefit the Jr. Mavs Youth Hockey Organization.

Kansas City, MO -- (SBWire) -- 09/28/2015 --Lamar Hunt Jr.'s Missouri Mavericks will hold the 2015 Mavs Golf Tournament this October at the Drumm Farm Golf Club. The event brings fans and Mavericks players together in a day of golfing and eating to benefit the Jr. Mavs Youth Hockey Organization.

NPB Companies will sponsor the October 5 golf tournament, which will start at 11:30 am with registration, followed by 12:00 pm lunch and a 1:00 pm shotgun start to kick off the golfing. Teams of four players can sign up for the event, with each team receiving one Missouri Mavericks player or coach to play with them.

With a $125 entry free, attendees will receive: 18 holes of golf, cart rental, driving range practice, refreshments, lunch, dinner, and entry a prize ceremony at the end of the event. For an additional $100 registrants have the option of selecting a specific player from the Mavericks roster to be on their registered team. The Game Package also offers extra game perks for $20, including two mulligans.

Sponsorship packages are available for purchase starting at $200 and increasing up to $3,500 for the highest tier "Hall of Fame" sponsor. For more information about the benefit visit: http://www.missourimavericks.com

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 Independence Events Center. 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).