HARTFORD, April 19, 2012: Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today that former New England Whaler, and long-time Simsbury, CT resident, Garry Swain has been named Director of Corporate Partnerships for the company.
Swain has been employed by WSE for the past year, serving as both a sales associate and radio color commentator. In his new role he will oversee all sales and sponsorship activities for WSE.
Swain, a first-round draft pick of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968 and a veteran of three seasons with the WHA’s Whalers, brings years of business experience to Whalers Sports and Entertainment. He has previously worked with a number of local Hartford-area businesses in leadership positions, and has also managed his own real estate development business.
According to Mark Willand, WSE Senior Vice President of Business Operations, “Garry has been a great asset to the organization in 2011-2012, leveraging his many relationships in the Hartford community to expand our community relations and sponsorship efforts. Examples of his efforts include: Aetna, who sponsors the Whale’s Amateur Hockey program, and Cigna, who sponsored our ‘Hockey in the Streets’ program.”
Added WSE President and COO, Howard Baldwin, Jr., “It’s great to have a former Whalers player in this critically important position. Garry’s combination of hockey experience, extensive business relationships and sales acumen make him the perfect person for this role.”
Swain also serves as a color commentator alongside Bob Crawford for Whale broadcasts on both 106.9 WCCC-FM’s “Rockin’ Hockey” and on television broadcasts aired by CPTV Sports.
The Whale host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Game Three of their first-round Calder Cup playoff series Sunday at the XL Center (5:00 PM faceoff).
Tickets to Game Three at the XL Center are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, as well as on-line at www.ctwhale.com and through TicketMaster Charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
Playoff ticket packages are also available that include tickets to all possible home playoff games. To speak to a Whale account executive about a playoff ticket package, call (860) 728-3366. More information is available at www.ctwhale.com.
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