SUPERSKATE '99

SUPERSKATE '99

New York, December 4, 1998 - The New York Rangers will host SuperSkate'99, the first annual superskills competition and celebrity hockey game on Friday, January 8, at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 PM. Honorary event captains Wayne Gretzky and Christopher Reeve will team up in an all-star night of hockey to benefit the NYR SKATE and Christopher Reeve Foundations. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 7, at 12:00 PM at the Madison SquareGarden Box Office and through Ticketmaster charge by phone. Tickets may be charged by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171, (516) 888-9000,(201) 507-8900, (914) 454-3388, (609)520-8383 or (860)525-4500. Tickets are available at: $30, $20, $10.
WHO: 1998-99 New York Rangers and many of your favorite celebrities. Hosts for the event are John Davidson and Sam Rosen from MSG Network and Elliot from Z100. Celebrities scheduled to participate in SuperSkate '99 include:
* Keifer Sutherland * Scott Wolf * DB Sweeney * Denis Leary * Chad Lowe * John MacEnroe * Jerry Bruckheimer * Rod Gilbert * Ron Duguay * Kim Alexis * Chad Smith * Cameron Bancroft * Karyn Bye * Sara Teuting * John Saunders * Pat Lafontaine
WHAT: SuperSkate '99 - See the entire Rangers team compete in six superskills events including Puck Control Relay, Speed Skating, HardestShot, Rapid Fire, Accuracy Shooting, Breakaway Relay.
WHERE: Madison Square Garden
WHEN: Friday, January 8, 1999 beginning at 7:00 PM Founded in 1996, the mission of the Christopher Reeve Foundation is to raise funds for medical research leading to effective treatment and ultimately, a cure for spinal cord injury paralysis. CRF also provides grants to local organizations that focus on the quality of life issues for the disabled, and it serves as a source of information and a voice for all people with disabilities.
NYR SKATE was established in January 1998, as a division of the Madison Square Garden Cheering for Children Foundation, designed to enrich the lives of children in the tri-state area. Through monies raised this season from fundraising programs including in-game silent auctions and raffles, Garden Vision sweet spot messages, outer mall activities and special events including Draft Day '98 and SuperSkate '99 - the Rangers will provide financial assistance to a variety of children's charities.

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