January 31, 2008 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey, in cooperation with its affiliates throughout the United States, is staging "USA Hockey's 24-Hour Hockey Game" beginning at 12 noon ET on Friday, Feb. 29, to help celebrate the International Ice Hockey Federation's 100-year anniversary.
"We're very excited about the 24-Hour Game," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey. "Feb. 29 has been designated as the worldwide day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the IIHF and our 24-Hour Game is a unique and fun way for us to be engaged in the celebration and also bring visibilitiy to our great sport."
Each of the lower 48 states will play a 30-minute running-time game in succession, beginning in Maine at 12 noon ET on Feb. 29 (see complete schedule below). Hawaii and Alaska will both play a 30-minute running-time "overtime" game with the 24-Hour Game ending at 1 p.m. ET in Hawaii on Saturday, March 1.
In each state, one team will be designated as "Stars" and one team as "Stripes." A national running score will be kept at the event website -- 24HourHockeyGame.com. Each participant will receive a souvenir luggage tag that states, "I Played in USA Hockey's 24-Hour Game."
NOTES: The USA Hockey affiliate presidents are leading or delegating the effort to set up the game in each state ... Each state will determine the location and age levels of players who will participate in its 30-minute game.
USA Hockey's 24-Hour Game
Game Times for Each State
| State | Time (EST/local) | | Maine | 12:00 p.m. | | New Hampshire | 12:30 p.m. | | Vermont | 1:00 p.m. | | Massachusetts | 1:30 p.m. | | Rhode Island | 2:00 p.m. | | Connecticut | 2:30 p.m. | | New York | 3:00 p.m. | | New Jersey | 3:30 p.m. | | Pennsylvania | 4:00 p.m. | | Delaware | 4:30 p.m. | | Maryland | 5:00 p.m. | | West Virginia | 5:30 p.m. | | Virginia | 6:00 p.m. | | North Carolina | 6:30 p.m. | | South Carolina | 7:00 p.m. | | Georgia | 7:30 p.m. | | Florida | 8:00 p.m. | | Alabama | 8:30 p.m. | | Mississippi | 9:00 p.m. | | Tennessee | 9:30 p.m./8:30 p.m. | | Kentucky | 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. | | Ohio | 10:30 p.m. | | Michigan | 11:00 p.m. | | Indiana | 11:30 p.m. | | Illinois | 12:00 a.m./11:00 p.m. | | Wisconsin | 12:30 a.m./11:30 p.m. | | Minnesota | 1:00 a.m./12:00 a.m. | | Iowa | 1:30 a.m./12:30 a.m. | | Missouri | 2:00 a.m./1:00 a.m. | | Arkansas | 2:30 a.m./1:30 a.m. | | Louisiana | 3:00 a.m./2:00 a.m. | | Texas | 3:30 a.m./2:30 a.m. | | Oklahoma | 4:00 a.m./3:00 a.m. | | Kansas | 4:30 a.m./3:30 a.m. | | Nebraska | 5:00 a.m./4:00 a.m. | | South Dakota | 5:30 a.m./4:30 a.m. | | North Dakota | 6:00 a.m./5:00 a.m. | | Montana | 6:30 a.m./4:30 a.m. | | Wyoming | 7:00 a.m./5:00 a.m. | | Colorado | 7:30 a.m./5:30 a.m. | | New Mexico | 8:00 a.m./6:00 a.m. | | Arizona | 8:30 a.m./6:30 a.m. | | Utah | 9:00 a.m./7:00 a.m. | | Nevada | 9:30 a.m./6:30 a.m. | | Idaho | 10:00 a.m./8:00 a.m. | | Washington | 10:30 a.m./7:30 a.m. | | Oregon | 11:00 a.m./8:00 a.m. | | California | 11:30 a.m./8:30 a.m. | | Alaska | 12:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. | | Hawaii | 12:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. |
For details on each game, visit 24HourHockeyGame.com |