Springfield Falcons Mike Egener's Sunday to Debut in Area Friendly's

SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Springfield Falcons in conjunction with Friendly’s Ice Cream are proud to announce a very special promotion starting next week.

Beginning Monday, February 26, 2007, Friendly’s will introduce the Ut-O-Eggy-O sundae, a delicious ice cream sundae created by Springfield Falcons defenseman, #48 Mike Egener. The sundae will be available in Springfield area Friendly’s restaurants for a limited time only. The sundae contains three flavors of ice cream – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Coffee and Nuts Over Caramel. The sundae also includes the following four toppings; caramel, marshmallow, chocolate sauce and crushed Oreo’s, and finishes with whipped topping and a cherry.

“The sundae is really a combination of all my favorite ice creams and toppings,” said Egener. “I am honored that Friendly’s thinks my sundae will be a hit. Our team had a lot of fun creating the sundaes and I am just glad mine was chosen.”

As part of the Friendly’s and Springfield Falcons partnership, the players and coaches were invited to the company’s Wilbraham, MA headquarters last fall to create their own sundaes. A panel of judges, consisting of Friendly’s executives, members of the Falcons coaching staff and Kevin Collins, NHL’s Officiating Manager, chose the winning sundae.

“The sundaes were judged on name, taste, and appearance,” said Andre Fuehr, Friendly’s Vice President of Research and Development and one of the judges for the day. “The Ut-O-Eggy-O sundae has it all – a creative, fun name, a great flavor combination and the way it looks makes you want to dig your spoon right in the sundae.”

To kick-off the introduction of the new sundae, a special Falcons Family Fun Night will be held at the Friendly’s restaurant located at 65 Sumner Avenue in Springfield on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 from 6-8 pm. The event will feature Falcons players Egener, #10 Dan Cavanaugh, and team mascot Screech. A portion of the Family Fun Night proceeds will benefit the Springfield Falcons Charities, Inc., which supports local children’s charities throughout Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.