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>>GERRY: SOME MAY RECALL THATHOCKEY'S GREAT ONE, WAYNEGRETZKY, BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONALCAREER IN INDIANAPOLIS AS A

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MEMBER OF THE RACERS IN 1974.WELL, THIS WEEKEND, GRETZKYRETURNS AS PART OF THE EASTCOAST HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-STAR

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CLASSIC BEING HOSTED BY THE INDYFUEL AT THE FARMERS COLISEUM.BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THISWEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL ...>>BILL: THANKS, GERRY.A FANFEST ON SUNDAY AT THEFAIRGROUNDS FOLLOWED BY THE GAME

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ON MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGHLIGHTTHE 2018 ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSICACTIVITIES AND THE INDY FUELSTAFF HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK FOR

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MONTHS IN SETTING THE STAGE FORTHE BIG TWO DAYS ON THE ICE.AND JOINING TO DISCUSS IS THEFUEL'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,

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LARRY MCQUEARY.LARRY, WELCOME ...AND, AGAIN, I KNOW YOUR STAFFHAS BEEN HARD AT WORK.

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IT'S A LONG TIME COMING AND THENMAKING BUT THIS WEEKEND IT ISHERE AND STARTS SUNDAY WITH THEFAN FEST DOWNTOWN AND SOME

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ACTIVITIES.>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.WE ARE VERY EXCITED.WE HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS

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BUT IT WILL BE WORTH ITSHOWCASING HOCKEY IN THE CITY OFINDIANAPOLIS SO THE FAN FEST INTHE PAN AND FOR BILLION DOWNTOWN

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FROM 2-8.TICKETS ARE $5 IN ADVANCE OR $10AT THE GATE.>> THE STANLEY CUP WILL BE

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AMONG THE THINGS.>> THE STANLEY CUP WILL BETHERE AND MR. PHIL PRICHARD GOESWITH THAT, HE WILL BE ARRIVING

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WEEK IT.HE FLIES IN AND WILL BE ARRIVINGABOUT 4:00 P.M. WITH A GRANDENTRANCE.

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>> THE GREAT ONE ARRIVESSUNDAY NIGHT HIS FIRST PUBLICAPPEARANCE WILL BE ON MONDAY ATTHE FAIRGROUNDS COLISEUM.

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TALK ABOUT SOME ACTIVITIES THATTAKE PLACE WITH HIM INVOLVED.>> WE WILL HAVE A SPECIALTRIBUTE TO HIM WITH JIM CORE

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NIELSEN.I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHO JIM CORANIELSEN IS, THE CHICAGOBLACKHAWKS SO A GREAT WAY OF

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WELCOMING HOME WAYNE GRETZKY.>> NOT THE ONLY CELEBRITYINVOLVED BUT, TONY STEWART, TONYSTEWART THE COLUMBUS, IT WILL BE

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THE HONORARY COACH.>> WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCHHOCKEY TONY KNOWS BUT IT WILL BEINTERESTING FOR HIS TEAM BUT

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HE'S OUR CELEBRITY COACH BECAUSETHERE ARE 4 TEAMS AND THE FORMATIS TO ALL-STAR COACHES AND[INAUDIBLE]

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>> TALK ABOUT THE FORMAT.4 DIVISIONS IN THE PLAYOFF ANDTHEN YOU HAVE A CHAMPION BUTTHREE ON THREE.

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>> THREE ON THREE.SO MORE OFFENSE YOU GET A LOT.THREE ON THREE WITH A GOALIE ANDIT'S FAST-PACED THE ENTIRE TIME.

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SEVEN GUYS ON A TEAM SO IT'SMOVING THE ENTIRE TIME SEVEN MENAT THE HALF AND THEN THECHAMPIONSHIP ROUND AND THERE'S A

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SKILLS CHALLENGE IN BETWEEN.>> TALK ABOUT THAT.THE HARDEST SHOT.>> PEOPLE LOVE THAT.

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IT'S ABOUT 100 MILES PER HOUR.I TELL PEOPLE JUST IMAGINE THATCOMING AT YOU BEING A GOALIE ANDHOPING TO STOP THAT.

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>> FASTEST SKATER AS WELL.>> THEY GO AROUND THE RINK ANDWE SEE HOW FAST THEY CAN GO ANDWE HAVE A GOALIE CHALLENGE

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SIMILAR TO A SHOOTOUT EXCEPTIT'S NONSTOP THE ENTIRE TIME ANDTHEY SAY THAT GOALIES DON'T LOVEIT BECAUSE THEY GET NO BREAK,

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BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY AREMADE OF.>> WHEN ALL THE HOCKEYACTIVITIES ARE CONCLUDED COME UP

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MONDAY NIGHT DOWNTOWN AT THEHILTON.>> THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET SOTHREE PEOPLE WILL BE ENSHRINED

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INTO THE HALL OF FAME AT THEHILTON DOWNTOWN AT 6:30 P.M. ANDTHE KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS THESENIOR VP OF THE CHICAGO

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BLACKHAWKS.>> HALFWAY THROUGH THEIRSEASON AND THEY ARE STARTING TOPICK UP.

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>> WE ARE STARTING TO PICK UPAND WIN A FEW.WE STARTED SLOW AND WE GOTHROUGH A LITTLE TRANSITION WITH

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SOME PLAYERS AND NOW STARTING TOGET INTO OUR GROUP.>> THE FUEL INVOLVED INBUILDING A FACILITIES INCLUDES

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HOCKEY IN THE GREENWOOD AREA.>> TRYING TO MAKE THIS A TOWN.AND GREENWOOD IS THE NEXT STOPAND THEY ARE BUILDING A PLACE

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DOWN THERE WITH 4 ICE PADS TWOOF THEM CONVERTED TO SOCCER ANDSOME BASKETBALL COURTS.>> AS WE WRAP UP TICKET SALES

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ARE GOING WELL FOR THE ALL-STARCLASSIC.>> STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE,BUT PURCHASE NOW.