MAVERICKS COLLECT 4,717 STUFFED TOYS FROM ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR TOSS

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – The Kansas City Mavericks announced 4,717 as the total number of toys and stuffed animals donated during their annual Teddy Bear Toss event held last Saturday during the Mavericks 5-1 win over the Fort Wayne Komets.

Mavs forward David Dziurzynski’s goal five minutes into the first period triggered the Teddy Bear Toss and sent the bears flying. The Mavericks will now begin to distribute the bears to HCA Midwest child life services and various organizations around the Kansas City metro.

Here is the full list of beneficiaries from the Teddy Bear Toss:

-HCA Midwest Pediatrics and Child Life-Women’s Community Y-The Salvation Army Kansas Western Missouri Division-Friends of Special People-Peace Partnership-Catholic Charities of Kansas City St. Joe-Restoration House-Answering the Call

The Mavericks now head south for three games in the Sunshine State over the next week, first against the Florida Everblades on Friday and Saturday at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida then travelling to Orlando, Florida to face the Orlando Solar Bears at Amway Center on Wednesday, December 18. The Mavs then return home on Friday, December 20 to face the Utah Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.

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The Kansas City Mavericks are in their 11th season as a professional hockey franchise serving the greater Kansas City metro at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. The Mavericks enter their third season as the ECHL affiliate for the NHL's Calgary Flames and AHL's Stockton Heat. The team has been awarded numerous community and league awards over the years, including the Harry S. Truman Special Community Service Recognition Award by the City of Independence, and claiming CHL Franchise of the Year in four consecutive seasons. Most recently, the Mavericks won the John J. 'Buck' O'Neil Diamond MVP Award from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City for the team's charitable efforts with the Dinner on Ice event, which has raised over half a million dollars since the inception of the event. For more information, visit kcmavericks.com.

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