All-Star Classic tickets on sale Friday

HERSHEY, Pa. … In conjunction with the American Hockey League, the Hershey Bears announced today that remaining tickets for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross will go on sale to the public on Friday, September 17, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (717) 534-3911 or by visiting the Giant Center box office.

Tickets for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross, which include admission to both the 2011 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 30, and the 2011 AHL All-Star Game at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 31, are priced at $35 (100 level) and $30 (200 level).

The 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross in Hershey will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League, competing in the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Game, a two-day event to be televised nationally in the United States and Canada. Of the 528 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Dustin Byfuglien, Brian Campbell, Zdeno Chara, Tomas Fleischmann, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Ryan Miller, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.