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Special Releases Of Reflections On Auction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / OCTOBER 23, 2007 NHLPA, NHL AUCTION AUTOGRAPHED COMMEMORATIVE BOOKS
TO BENEFIT HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER
Team Captains Lend Their Signatures And Support To Hockey’s Greatest Fight
NEW YORK / TORONTO (October 23, 2007) – The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today that autographed copies of Reflections on a Hockey Season: The 2007 NHL Year in Photographs will be available for bidding through auction.NHL.com and NHLPA.com. The online auction, which features books signed by NHL team captains and other prominent hockey figures, will commence on October 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET and conclude on November 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET, with proceeds benefiting Hockey Fights Cancer.
Among the more than 50 copies of Reflections on a Hockey Season available for bidding is one book signed by both former and current Pittsburgh Penguins captains, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby.
A complete list of signed books available in this auction:

Name Signature
Anaheim Chris Pronger
Atlanta Bobby Holik
Boston Zdeno Chara
Boston Phil Kessel
Buffalo Jochen Hecht
Calgary Jarome Iginla
Carolina Rod Brind'Amour
Chicago Martin Lapointe, Patrick Sharp, Robert Lang
Colorado Joe Sakic
Columbus Adam Foote
Dallas Brenden Morrow
Detroit Nicklas Lidstrom
Edmonton Ethan Moreau
Florida Olli Jokinen
Los Angeles Rob Blake
Minnesota Pavol Demitra
Montreal Saku Koivu & Bob Gainey
Nashville Jason Arnott
New Jersey Martin Brodeur
NY Islanders Bill Guerin
NY Rangers Jaromir Jagr
Ottawa Daniel Alfredsson
Philadelphia Jason Smith
Phoenix Shane Doan
Phoenix Wayne Gretzky
Pittsburgh Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Sidney Crosby & Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Sidney Crosby
San Jose Patrick Marleau
St. Louis Doug Weight
Tampa Bay Tim Taylor
Toronto Mats Sundin
-- more --
Vancouver Markus Naslund
Washington Chris Clark
NHL Alumni Association Paul Stewart
TSN James Duthie, Darren Dutchyshen, Mike Milbury,
Bob McKenzie, Pierre McGuire
TSN Chris Cuthbert & Glenn Healy

The NHLPA and the NHL, together with Getty Images and Greystone Books, published Reflections on a Hockey Season: The 2007 NHL Year in Photographs. The first of an annual visual celebration, the book chronicled the highlights and candid, behind-the-scenes images from the 2006-07 NHL season.
Hockey Fights Cancer, established in 1998 as a joint charitable initiative founded by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association to raise money and awareness for hockey's most important fight, celebrates its 10th anniversary during the 2007-08 NHL season. Reflections on a Hockey Season will serve as part of this celebration by donating proceeds from its sale to the cause. The book also is available on shop.NHL.com and at NHL Club and retail stores, including the NHL Powered by Reebok Store in New York City.
Hockey Fights Cancer is supported by NHL Member Clubs, NHL Alumni, the NHL Officials' Association, professional hockey trainers and equipment managers, corporate marketing partners, broadcast partners and fans throughout North America. To date, Hockey Fights Cancer has raised more than $9 million.
For more information, contact:
Mary Kay Wright, NHL Michelle Stajan, NHLPA
(212) 789-2157; mwright@nhl.com (416) 313-2302, michellestajan@nhlpa.com
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