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Create excitement, generate publicity, and develop more effective sponsorship packages with a giant-prize hockey contest or promotion from Odds On.

“It’s Not Midnight Madness… It’s Ice Jam!”

This Massachusetts college will be holding their Ice Jam again this year!

Ice Jam is a fun-filled annual event which celebrates the start of both basketball and hockey season.  It’s aimed particularly at students and allows them a chance to win college tuition.  With celebrity football players and rappers such as Vanilla Ice, this event was a real hit among the college crowd last year… to say the least!

This year, however, the event coordinators are stepping up their game even further… and insuring a hockey Red Line Shoot-Out promotion through no other than Odds On!  Here’s how it will work:

A celebrity NFL quarterback will throw a signed football into the student section of the stands.  Whoever catches it automatically qualifies to take the hockey shot from behind the red line out on the rink.  If the puck manages to go through the target opening, then that lucky individual will win $50,000 in college tuition, paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Are you a college or university looking to reward your students in a big way?  Give Linda Thomson a call at 800-771-0250 or email her and allow Odds On Promotions to help you build a fun and successful promotion that will have everyone continuously coming back for more!

UPDATE 10/25/2011:  Unfortunately, Matt Ryan will be unavailable to attend Ice Jam due to an injury he received in last weekends’ game between the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions; therefore, the qualification process for the Red Line Shoot-Out promotion will be changed to a raffle drawing.  We did, however, manage to score this great advertisement (seen right).  Check it out!

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3 NHL Teams Pair Up With Volkswagen To Hold Hockey Promotion!

What do the New York Rangers, Philidelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals all have in common?  All are holding one fabulous hockey promotion which will run all season long… sponsored by Volkswagen!

For the second year in a row, at each hockey team’s respective venue, the Rangers, Flyers and Capitals are running a promotion that’s sure to have fans on their their feet, cheering for a few very lucky contestants!

At all 3 of the team’s venues, a total of 10 lucky fans (1 from each game) will either text to win or be chosen via a registration form for a chance at an opposite blue line contest!  The first shot the contestant will take will be from near blue line on an open net for a self-insured prize.  The second shot will be from the red line into open net for another self-insured prize of the respective hockey team…

Here’s where Odds On comes in: the insured shots are 3 shots from the opposite blue line through a 1 1/2″ x 6 ” template.  If a contestant wins, then depending on the promotion date, they could “score” one of many different Volkswagen vehicles: either a brand new Passat, Beetle, R20 or Jetta!  Wow!

Wanting you’re wanting to give your fans the chance at a new set of wheels, a huge cash prize or otherwise this hockey season, Odds On Promotions is the company to call!  Let one of our experiences sales representatives set up your promotion without the worry or hassle of having to risk paying out a winner on your own accord.  Email us or give us a call today at 888-827-2249!

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Top 3 Hockey Promotions For This Season!

Looking for 3 great hockey promotions to kick off the season with that will be sure to increase attendance and pump up your crowds?  We’ve got them right here for you!

1.) Rapid Fire
With the Rapid Fire hockey promotion, you’ll line up a total of 25 pucks, set the clock at 30 seconds and step out of the way!  If the chosen contestant successfully shoots all 25 pucks into the net, they win a fabulous grand prize!  The number of pucks and time limit are able to be adjusted to your specifications.  This promotion is ideal if you’re wanting to give away smaller auxiliary prizes in the event that the contestant doesn’t make all of the shots, which is strongly encouraged — after all, nobody likes to go home empty-handed!
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2.) Ice Dice
Select fans at random via game ticket (or any method you’d like!) for a chance to come out and roll Odds On’s oversized dice for a chance to win any prize up to $1,000,000!   We’ll customize a set of 4″ or 8″ dice for your promotion.  Whether you want the contestants to roll for M-I-L-L-I-O-N, H-A-R-L-E-Y or perhaps even your home team’s name, the choice is completely up to you!  If a contestant beats the odds, they’re an instant winner and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab!
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3.) Lucky Period
This is a promotion you can use all season-long! Pick a giant prize of your choice, whether is be cash, a vehicle or otherwise… it’s up to you!  If a member of the home team scores within the first 25 seconds of the opening face-off, a randomly selected fan gets the prize!  The value of the prize will decrease as each second of the first period passes.  It’s the perfect way to start off every game of the season and a real crowd-pleaser to boot!
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Interested in obtaining information on our other hockey promotions?  Give us a call today at 888-827-2249.  Any of our sales representatives will be happy to assist you in obtaining whatever information you might need, whether it be pricing or other great promotion ideas for the hockey season!

UPDATE: $20K in Donations Made to Minnesota Youth Hockey – Minnesota Youth Hockey to Benefit from 11 Year Old’s Miracle Shot

RENO, Nev., August 29, 2011 – Odds On Promotions, the Reno, Nev. based promotions company that insured the hockey shot made by 11‐year‐old Nate Smith in place of his identical twin brother Nick, will make a $20,000.00 donation in the name of Nate and Nick Smith to youth hockey in the State of Minnesota. The fundraising promotion, sponsored by Bashers/Topview Grill and GrandStay Residential Suites, took place at the annual “Shattuck vs. the World” charity hockey game in Faribault, Minn. on August 11. Due to contractual breaches and legal implications, the company is unable to pay the claim as submitted.

“We greatly respect the eventual honesty of the Smith family,” Mark Gilmartin, President of Odds On Promotions, said. “Although we’re unable to the pay the claim on Nate’s incredible shot, we are confident our donation will help foster a positive environment for present and future youth hockey in Minnesota.”

“We are grateful to Odds On Promotions for making a donation in our sons’ names to these two very worthy organizations. This reinforces our belief that at the end of the day, we, as a family, made the right decision and demonstrates to our sons that, in the end, honesty is the best policy,” stated Pat Smith.

The $20,000.00 donation will benefit the Owatonna Youth Hockey Association in which Nick and Nate Smith compete and the Faribault Youth Hockey Association, the original beneficiary of the promotion.

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10/1/2011 Update: An updated article on Nick and Nate Smith has been released on the Faribault Daily News Website.  both Nick and Nate are shown with $10,000 presentation checks which were given to the Faribault Hockey Association and the Owatonna Youth Hockey Association.

Greg Starkson, President of the Faribault Hockey Association President, said that the association will likely end up using the money for equipment, scholarship applications as well as additional ice time… but the final decision will not be made until the board gets together to discuss the matter further.

Vicki Mayer, Secretary of the Owatonna Youth Hockey Association, said she has been discussing various options with the Smith family already and would like for them to be part of the final decision as to what to do with the donation.

According to Vinar Jr., the organizer of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s vs. The World hockey game in which Nate Smith made the incredible 89-foot hockey shot,  “It couldn’t have come out any better for both the Faribault and Owatonna youth hockey associations. “I think it was a win-win.”

Scratch and Win Contest in Canada Insured By Odds On

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – The Prince Albert Raiders and Conexus gave fans the chance to be $100,000 richer at their October 2nd game against the Saskatoon Blades with a scratch and win contest. The first 2,500 fans at the game received a Conexus/Raider Scratch and Win card. If any fan had unveiled the 6 matching symbols, they’d have won $100,000 courtesy of Conexus and the Raiders – and paid for by Odds On. As a bonus, during the second intermission of the night, one lucky card was drawn and that fan won $500, guaranteed.

Interested in a scratch and win contest of your own? Give us a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote and more information!