Freeze The Disease

TWO WEEKS TO FACE OFF!!!!!!!!

2007-10-20T17:26:54Z

Hello everyone!

Sorry we haven't updated in a while, but we've been so busy working on making this year's game a success that time has just passed us by!

Tickets are still on sale, so for anyone who is interested in seeing an amazing game for a great cause, please visit our web site and purchase your seats!

Purchase is tax deductible and includes tickets to the charity game as well as tickets to the LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks game that evening. It's 2 games, one great cause, one amazing day!

Hosted by Movin 93.9 radio personality Clarence Barnes, we are so happy to announce the confirmed celebrities participating in our event:

Name	Short Bio	Status
Gary Binkow	Producer/Director: The Nanny Diaries, Finding Neverland, Plump Fiction	Confirmed!
David Boreanaz	Actor: Justice League, Our Lady of Victory, Bones	Confirmed!
Dave Coulier	Actor/Comdian: Full House, Opportunity Knocks, The Family Holiday	Confirmed!
Mark DeCarlo	Actor: Taste of America, Raising Helen, Mobsters and Mormons, Jimmy Neutron (Voice)	Confirmed!
Mel Bridgman	NHL Alumnus, Philadelphia Flyers	Confirmed!
Maria Dennis	US Women's National Team, 1990 World Championships in Ottawa, Canada	Confirmed!
Daryl Evans	NHL, Los Angeles Kings	Confirmed!
Scott Grimes	Actor: ER, American Dad, Mystery Alaska	Confirmed!
Paul Guilfoyle	Actor: CSI, Tempesta, Live from Bagdad, LA Confidential	Confirmed!
Gordie Howe	NHL Alumnus Detroit Red Wings, Mr. Hockey	Confirmed!
Bobby Hull Jr	PSHL Alumnus Los Angeles Jets	Confirmed!
David Sutcliffe	Actor: Gilmore Girls, Murder in the Hamptons, Under the Tuscan Sun, CSI	Confirmed!
Manon Rheaume	NHL Alumus, Tampa Bay, Olympic Medalist, "First Lady of Hockey", only woman to play in the NHL	Confirmed!
Barry Josephson	Producer: Enchanted, Bones, Like Mike, Wild Wild West	Confirmed!
Vladimir Kulich	Actor: Smokin Aces, 13th Warrior, Red Scorpion, Angel, X-Files	Confirmed!
Igor Larionov	NHL Alumnus, Detroit Red Wings	Confirmed!
Peter Markle	Director, Writer, Producer: Without a Trace, Numbe3rs, Runaway	Confirmed!
Marty McSorley	NHL Alumnus, Los Angeles Kings	Confirmed!
Luc Robitaille	NHL Alumnus, Los Angeles Kings	Confirmed!
Wayne Smith	NHL/WHL Alumnus, Chicago Blackhawks, Portland & San Diego WHL	Confirmed!
Ian Turnbull	NHL Alumnus, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs	Confirmed!
Michael Vartan	Actor: Big Shots, Alias, Never Been Kissed, Monster In-Law	Confirmed!

Please, come our and visit... and give these kids a chance to Freeze the Disease!

Thanks for the response!

2007-08-22T19:14:11Z

WOW!!! Thank you to everyone who has contacted us regarding the game date and regarding the new online auctions! We are so humbled by your response and look forward to seeing all of you at this year's game!!!!

Just to clarify, because we've had a few questions: Yes, the shirts listed on eBay yesterday were from Michael's own personal collection that he has worn that he signed and donated to our charity. We were so shocked and grateful when the items arrived!

Keep checking back for more info as it becomes available!

Almost that time...

2007-08-22T00:50:30Z

Hey there folks! It's been a while, wow has this year gone by fast!

Keep checking back here, we're going to have an announcement in the next few weeks!

In the meantime, we wanted to mention how wonderful our players are and how generous!

Jason Priestley has donated and signed his game worn 2006 Freeze jersey!

And Michael Vartan has signed and donated to use several items, including some of his own hockey items:

2006 commemorative bear

2006 commemorative t-shirt

LA Kings jersey

2003 Stanley Cup t-shirt

25th Anniversary Miracle On Ice t-shirt

Also, please don't forget that we have other merchandise up on our eBay store!!

Thank you for all your support!

New eBay Store!

2007-01-30T02:18:42Z

Hello everyone,

We're happy to announce the formation of our own Freeze The Disease Charity Store on eBay! We currently have items available for purchase including:

Freeze the Disease T-Shirts
Freeze the Disease Sweatshirts
Freeze the Disease Commemorative Bears
Freeze the Disease Wooden Hockey Sticks

as well as some other items available for auction and Buy-It-Now!

Michael Vartan signed Gold Hockey Jersey
Michael Vartan signed hockey puck and Freeze Hockey Stick
Igor Larionov signed Freeze Jersey
Marty McSorley signed Freeze Jersey
Marty McSorley signed LA Kings Puck

We'll be posting more items as time goes on, so please keep an eye out and thanks to everyone who has donated to our cause!

Happy New Year!!!

2007-01-04T08:41:52Z

Wow! HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

Sorry we've been quiet lately, it's been a busy holiday season for us all! You may have noticed our eBay auctions seemed to have disappeared! There were some problems on ebay, but we are happy to report that these have been resolved and we're back up! We've relisted the items we had in December, so please head on over there to find:

A second Michael Vartan signed Freeze the Disease puck

A Freeze the Disease jersey signed by Red Wings legend Igor Larionov

A Freeze the Disease jersey signed by LA Kings legend Marty McSorley

An LA Kings official puck signed by Marty McSorley

We will be also posting some photos from this year's game for sale as well as more items up for auction, so please keep an eye out and bid for the cure!

More Auctioning Updates!

2006-12-15T08:26:16Z

First off, we'd like to thank everyone who's been coming to our eBay auctions! So far we've been able to raise over $3500! We'd like to thank all the friends and fans who are visiting our auctions for their continued support!

We've just added a few more items, so please head on over there to find:

A second Michael Vartan signed Freeze the Disease puck

A Freeze the Disease jersey signed by Red Wings legend Igor Larionov

A Freeze the Disease jersey signed by LA Kings legend Marty McSorley

An LA Kings official puck signed by Marty McSorley

We'll be adding more items soon, so please keep an eye out and bid for the cure!

Auction Updates

2006-12-03T03:10:12Z

Hi Everyone!

We wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful response to our auction items over on ebay! Thank you so much!

We've added a few more items and wanted to update you about them at the Freeze the Disease Auction:

- Still up for auction is the Michael Vartan signed Snoopy Jersey. It's currently at $315 and has another 3 1/2 days left to go!

- Added today are the following items:

          Michael Vartan signed blue Freeze the Disease jersey

          Michael Vartan signed Freeze the Disease puck

          Gordie Howe signed Freeze the Disease Commemorative Bear

          Ian Turnbull signed Freeze the Disease Game Used puck

Keep checking back for more items as we post them and THANK YOU for all your support!

Updated Item in Auction

2006-11-29T22:30:46Z

Wanted to pop back in quickly with a Freeze the Disease Auction Update:

The Gordie Howe signed stick is currently at $100 with 1 day 9 hours remaining.

AND

Our second auction item is up! We have a red jersey with Snoopy on the front signed by Michael Vartan up for auction!

We'll be adding more items!

Freeze the Disease Official Online Auction!

2006-11-29T17:26:11Z

Hello, everyone!

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday and are ready for the rest of the Holiday season! We haven't forgotten you and hope that you haven't forgotten us!

We're happy to announce the Freeze the Disease Charity Auctions over at Ebay and the first item up for bids is a Freeze the Disease Commemorative Hockey Stick signed by Gordie Howe! This auction ends in 1 1/2 days, but we'll be adding more auctions every day!

Thanks for your continued support!

Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you!

2006-10-23T22:09:33Z

We want to thank everyone for the support that we've been given for our 3rd Annual event! It was a full day and we have nothing but excellent things to say about our supporters, our sponsors, our players, and every one of you who were unable to attend but still watched the game via WebCast. Special thanks to VirtuPoint for broadcasting the game!

Wow... Gordie Howe. What a fantastic gentleman! We give great thanks to the entire Howe family, including Gordie, Travis, and Marty for the support we got from them. Every fan and committee member was lucky to meet Gordie. Our celebrities were proud to play for him, and it really raised the level of the game to a friendly competition! This is a day I'm sure we won't ever forget!

Congratulations to Aimee F. from Fort Worth, Texas and Jack A. from Pasadena, California! They were our two raffle winners and were able to meet Gordie Howe and have their picture taken!

Also thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated in our silent auction at the event and took home these wonderful items donated by our stars!

So, where do we go from here?

To Sleep! :)

We're in the process of going through everything from the game and will be updating the web site soon with pictures, recaps, online auction goods, available merchandise to purchase, and other surprises. Please bear with us during the next few days as we get through it all. We know it will be worth the wait!

Those of you who attended, please let us know how it was for you! We love the feedback and we're sorry we couldn't meet each and every one of you in person to say thank you!

We'll update the LJ when we update the web site, so check back for more to come!

GAME DAY IS HERE!!!

2006-10-22T14:41:18Z

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The day has finally arrived! We're all in the last moments of getting ready for this game and this day, and we want to thank everyone who's been visiting our web site and LJ here for staying with us.

Here's to a fantastic day! We hope to see you there, and for those of you who cannot join us in person there will be a webcast on our web site starting 5 minutes before our Celebrity/Pro Game! Go to http://www.freezethedisease.org/2006_webcast.htm for the link to watch the game. We'll also be offering a nice selection of merchandise for an online auction as well, so if you can't be there to bid on anything, the opportunity will be there as well.

It was a mad rush at the printer last night with some last minute changes. Dave Taylor will not be able to join us, but Igor Larionov - one of the Russian Five and called the "Wayne Gretzky of Russia" - will be joining us! That's worth every bit of the rush!

Thanks again! Have a good day and let us know what you think!

The Freeze the Disease Foundation

Almost there!

2006-10-17T05:01:39Z

We are now less than one week to our game, and we're so excited about the response we've been getting! So many things are being finalized and we're making our lists and checking them twice so that we can do everything possible to ensure that this game is an enjoyable success for EVERYONE there from our players to our guests!

Another thing we're very happy to announce is a chance for 2 lucky people to meet Gordie Howe himself and have their picture taken! We will be raffling off the opportunity and 2 will be selected to come down and meet Gordie, have their picture taken, and will receive a signed 8x10 photo and a $50 Visa Gift Card! Tickets will be available at our Merchandise Booth for $2 each, 4 for $5, and 20 for $10!

We will also be selling several items at the game: T-shirts, sweatshirts, commemorative bears, and commemorative hockey sticks.

And the items for the silent and on-line auctions keep coming in as well. We'll have items available at the game including:

36"x 50" Mr. Hockey® Lithograph signed by Gordie, Colleen, Mark and Marty Howe
Hawaiian Vacation 3 Bedroom Condo for 1 Week – Fixed Date Only 7/29/07 – 8/5/07
LA Kings Game Puck signed by Marty McSorley
8x10 Action Photos signed by Gordie Howe
Detroit Red Wings #9 Jersey signed by Gordie Howe
LA Kings Jersey signed by Dan Cloutier
Freeze Team Jersey signed by Marty McSorley
Freeze Team Jersey signed by Gordie Howe
Doug Bodger Signed Hockey Card & Puck
Dustin Brown Signed Player Card & Puck
...and many more!

Please also check back with our web site and with the LJ for online auction announcements!

We hope to see you there on Sunday!

SPECIAL GUEST COACH!!!!

2006-09-25T22:07:16Z

We are very pleased to announce a special guest coach for our game,
Mr. Hockey® himself: Gordie Howe!!!

Gordie Howe made his NHL debut in 1946 at the age of 18 playing right wing for the Detroit Red Wings. He led Detroit to four Stanley Cups and to first place in regular season play for seven consecutive years (1948-9 to 1955-6), a feat never equaled in NHL History. He is the only person in hockey history to compete in 5 different decades at the professional level. At the time of his retirement Mr. Hockey's professional totals, including playoffs, for the NHL and WHA combined, were first. He finished with 2421 games played, 1,071 goals, 1,518 assists, and 2,589 points.

We are very pleased to welcome Gordie to our event!

NEWS UPDATE!!

2006-09-25T17:54:03Z

Hey guys,

We have news about a special guest at the game and you won't believe who it is!

Stay tuned, we'll be posting later today or early tomorrow!

Tickets On Sale NOW!!!!

2006-09-08T16:09:49Z

We are happy to announce that tickets are now on sale for our game! Tickets can be obtained via the Freeze web site at http://www.freezethedisease.org/tickets.htm or directly via AEG's web site at http://www.aegtickets.com/default.aspx?c=OfferDetails&eid=589

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FREEZE THE DISEASE
PRO/CELEBRITY HOCKEY GAME
SUN, OCT. 22 AT STAPLES CENTER
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 3 PM KINGS VS. ANAHEIM GAME

All tickets include admission to 3pm Kings/Ducks game, preferred seating during Pro/Celeb game, LA Kings ball-cap, Freeze the Disease commemorative gift, and Freeze the Disease Pro/Celeb Hockey Game program. The pro/celeb hockey game immediately follows the Kings/Ducks game. See the STAPLES Center seating chart at www.lakings.com.

Questions? Please contact tickets@freezethedisease.org

PRICING FOR FREEZE THE DISEASE GAME (includes Kings/Ducks)
Premier Level (in-seat service during Kings game: $150.00
Lower Concourse (center ice): $130.00
Lower Concourse (corners): $105.00
Upper Concourse (center): $48.00
Upper Concourse (behind goal): $43.00
Suite VIP (very limited - watch Kings game with celebs): $750.00

Season Ticket Holder Offer
Already have seats to the Kings/Ducks game, order your tickets for the Freeze the Disease Game for only $20 more

All tickets will be filled with best available seat locations. Seating based on availability.

For more information call (213) 742-7206
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We're also sorry that Marty McSorley, Jim Fox, Mark Hardy, and Nelson Emmerson will not be able to join us this year due to other commitments, but just confirmed:

Dave Coulier - Actor/Comedian
Bobby Hull, Jr - PSHL Los Angeles Jets

Keep checking back for more updates!

freeze_disease @ 2006-09-04T18:28:00

2006-09-05T01:44:08Z

The Freeze the Disease Foundation is happy to announce our 2006 game on October 22nd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles!

We are so excited to be at Staples Center this year!!! This year, the game will be in conjunction with the LA Kings game vs. the Anaheim Ducks, so it will be an exciting event for everyone!

We are always so blessed with the support we've received from both our celebrities and those who attend our events... we've just announced the date and our current confirmed celebrities are:

Maria Dennis - US Woman's National Team 1990
Gary Edwards - NHL Alumnus
Nelson Emerson - NHL Alumnus
Jim Fox - NHL Alumnus, Fox News Color Man
Mark Hardy - NHL Alumnus, LA Kings Coach
Vladimir Kulich - Actor
Marty McSorley - NHL Alumnus
Jason Priestley - Actor
David Schultz - NHL Alumnus
Dave Taylor - NHL Alumnus, General Manager LA Kings
Ian Turnbul - NHL Alumnus
Michael Vartan - Actor

We will have several tiers of tickets available, all include a seat to the Kings game as well as a seat for our event! Tickets should be on sale this week, so please keep checking back to our web site at www.freezethedisease.org for up to date information. Once the tickets are available, we'll update this blog with the details.

Thanks for checking in! Let's make this year better than ever!

Lessons in Patience

2006-08-08T04:13:54Z

Just wanted to post an update to let you know that we're still here! The committee had a wonderful meeting this weekend to discuss this year's coming game and we have so many ideas and possibilities waiting in the wings. The biggest piece of the puzzle, of course, is the date of the game. We have a list of possibilities and are waiting for final confirmation to come through before we can make the announcement and begin the heavy planning to make this year the best yet!

This is a lesson in patience. We're as anxious as any to get underway, but we do anticipate the final word in the next few weeks and the sale of tickets to begin by September. If there are any delays, we'll let you know as soon as we can.

But trust me, it will be worth the wait!

To keep us going in the meantime, we would love to hear from those of you who've attended the game the past two years! We can get so busy putting the game on and trying to provide an entertaining event that we don't get to see it from your eyes! Was it a fun time? What do you remember most about the day? Did you meet anyone special/unique/fun at the event? If you guys have any stories or pictures that you'd like to share, we'd love to hear all about it!

As ever, keep checking back for updates!

Welcome!

2006-06-19T19:43:59Z

Welcome to the official Freeze the Disease web log!

We, the Freeze the Disease Foundation and committee members, are in the works to present the Third Annual Freeze the Disease Celebrity Hockey Game.

Last year was a wonderful event at Ice Station Valencia and we'd like to thank all those who attended in person as well as those who made donations via the web and made that event such a success! We had visitors from all across the Southern California area as well as friends from other states including Michigan, New York, Indiana, and Texas! Thanks to the donations and support last year, we were able to raise $58,488!!! This year, we hope to do even better!

Our home for the past two years has been the Ice Station and we thank them for all their support. This year we're going to be moving to the Staples Center, home of the NHL Los Angeles Kings! We will have the event in coordination with a King's home game, so until the new 2006-2007 NHL schedule is released in August we won't have any information to share as far as a game date. As soon as we know, we'll share the information with you! Please check the blog here or our web site for updates!

Some of the celebrities we've invited to this year's coming game?

Enrico Colantoni
Jim Fox
Phil Esposito
Wayne Gretzky
Marty McSorley
Jason Priestley
Luc Robitaille
Alan Thicke

and of course... Michael Vartan!

We have a lot of things in the works, and we think that you'll be pretty excited! We know we are! Thanks again for all your support and we'll update you as information becomes available!