TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

HOSTS CHRIS DRURY, TOM POTI & BOBBY ORR

 LISTED ON 2004 NHL ALL-STAR BALLOTS

Cast Your Vote Today to Send Them to the 2004 All-Star Game

Travis Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament hosts Chris Drury and Tom Poti were both listed on the 2004 NHL All-Star ballot while Beanpot Benefit Golf Tournament host Bobby Orr was listed on the NHL Legendary All-Star Team ballot. NHL fans will choose the starters for the 2004 NHL All-Star Game which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2004 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, MN. The NHL Legendary All-Star Team will be announced during the All-Star weekend. Voting concludes December 31, 2003.

HOW TO VOTE: Supporters of the Travis Roy Foundation and the annual CT-based Travis Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament who wish to show their support and appreciation for Chris Drury and Tom Poti by voting for them for the 2004 All-Star Game are encouraged to submit their votes through the NHL's website at http://www2.nhl.com/allstar2004/US-allstar.html or by completing a ballot at any NHL arena. After completing the 2004 NHL All-Star ballot, you will have an opportunity to complete a ballot for the NHL Legendary All-Star Team as well.

Supporters of the Travis Roy Foundation and the annual MA-based  Beanpot Benefit Golf Tournament who wish to show their support and appreciation for Bobby Orr by voting for him for the NHL Legendary All-Star Team are encouraged to submit their vote through the NHL's website at http://www2.nhl.com/allstar2004/US-legends.html or by completing a ballot at any NHL arena. After completing the NHL Legendary All-Star Team ballot, you will have an opportunity to complete a ballot for the 2004 NHL All-Star Team as well.

CHRIS DRURY: Chris Drury, a forward with the Buffalo Sabres, was a college teammate of Travis Roy’s at Boston University and launched The Travis Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament in 1996. Drury is in his sixth NHL season and first with the Sabres. His accolades have been numerous: Olympic Silver Medallist (2002); Stanley Cup Champion (2001); NHL Rookie of the Year (1999); Named one of the Hartford Courant's 25 Top Connecticut Athletes of the Century (1999); Sporting News NHL Rookie of the Year (1999); NHL All-Rookie Team (1999); Hobey Baker Award Winner as top NCAA player (1997), NCAA Champion (1995). Drury’s exposure to the national spotlight came early as the 12-year-old winning pitcher for Trumbull, CT in the 1989 Little League World Series. Dubbed “Mr. Clutch” in the hockey media for his ability to score big goals at key moments, Drury has been referred to as “a future Hall of Famer” by ESPN.

TOM POTI:  Tom Poti, a 2003 NHL All-Star defenseman, is in his sixth NHL season and second full season with the NY Rangers. He was a 1999 All-Rookie selection and a 2002 US Olympic Silver Medallist. 2002-03 marked his best season as a pro with a career-high 11g-37a-48pts. He skated for the Boston University Terriers for two seasons and in 1997-98 was an NCAA first team All-American, first team Hockey East All-Star and New England Hockey Writer’s Award winner as the top New England defenseman. Poti, a Worcester, MA native, was a member of the 1996-97 Terriers squad that lost in the NCAA Finals. A guest at every Travis Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament since 1997, 2003 marked his first as a host of the event.

BOBBY ORR: A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame whose name is engraved on the Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins, Bobby Orr spent eleven years in the NHL with the Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks before retiring due to injury during the 1978-79 season. An NHL legend, his accolades and awards were numerous during his career. Among the NHL hardware he accumulated: Calder Memorial Trophy, eight James Norris Trophies, two Art Ross Trophies, three Hart Memorial Trophies, two Conn Smythe Trophies, and the Lester B. Pearson Trophy. 

THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION INVITATIONAL is a privately run event launched in 1996 by Chris Drury, a college teammate of Travis Roy, his brother Ted Drury, and Orange, CT businessmen Michael and John Ferguson. Michael and John Ferguson serve as the event’s co-directors along with Jana Spaulding, who joined the tournament in 1998. The tournament, which was originally formed as a small one-time event to raise money to offset Roy’s medical bills, has quickly grown into a major annual fund-raiser for the Travis Roy Foundation and has raised more than $200,000 for that organization. A sellout crowd of more than 250 golfers and 500 guests attended the 8^th annual event, which was held June 30, 2003.

THE BEANPOT BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT is the Travis Roy Foundation's most successful single-day annual fundraiser and the only annual event run solely by the Foundation. In addition to a day of golf on the beautiful Willowbend golf course on Cape Cod, guests are treated to a first-class meal by the Willowbend staff as well as auctions and raffles of items donated by professional sports teams and local businesses. The event is hosted by NHL legend Bobby Orr and Travis Roy. A sellout crowd joined the pair on October 20, 2003 for the 7th annual event, the Foundation's most successful to date.

CAST YOUR VOTE TO SEND CHRIS DRURY & TOM POTI TO THE 2004 NHL ALL-STAR GAME!

Note: Chris Drury is listed as a Center and Tom Poti as a Defenseman

under the Eastern Conference portion of the ballot

CAST YOUR VOTE TO NAME BOBBY ORR TO THE 2004 LEGENDARY ALL-STAR TEAM!

Note: Bobby Orr is listed as a Defenseman on the ballot