As previously noted, on September 17th, the “Yoopers United” hockey team (with Slap Shot’s Steve Carlson in tow) will battle the Red Wings Alumni in order to raise funds for the United Way of Marquette County.
On Friday, the team’s liason, Nick Boyle, spoke with UPMatters.com’s Jake Durant about the upcoming event:
Tickets for the Yoopers United vs. Detroit Red Wings Alumni game are on sale right now. You can get those online or at the NMU Ticket Office. Boyle says grab them now while you still can.
“I can tell people is that we’re going to get a fantastic roster that’s coming up,” said Boyle. “I know it’s hard waiting for find out what’s going on. Some people are waiting to buy tickets. Please don’t because when the roster is announced, it’s going to be incredible.”
While the final rosters are not yet finalized, Boyle did give us a sneak peak of what to expect.
“We’re going to have at least six players coming up that are directly involved with the Red Wings from Traverse City. So, we know we’re getting big name talent from that. Also, we’ve got guys returning from the Red Wings as well that everybody loves up here. Obviously where Mickey Redmond, Joey Costa, when he was up last year, said he wasn’t going to miss this one. So, we can almost assume that he’s going to be here. Then, Randy McKay, everybody loves Randy and he’s already confirmed that he’s going to be coming down as well. We know for a fact that we’re getting a fantastic team. So, I really can’t stress enough to people, come on out, support the United Way, get your tickets early so you don’t miss out.”
