NHL Draft Career Conference

Online, June 15, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Chase Sbicca
Sports Management Worldwide
1-877-SMWW-NOW
[email protected]
www.smww.com

2011 NHL Draft Career Conference in Minneapolis
Hosted by Sports Management Worldwide
If you want a job in hockey, here is your opportunity!

Minneapolis, MN - June 23-25, 2011 -
Join Sports Management Worldwide, June 23-25th, for a Sports Career Conference at the
2011 NHL Draft as the home of the Minnesota Wild become the center of the hockey
universe. This is your opportunity to gain valuable insight into a variety of careers
from those working at the highest level in hockey and sports in general! This 2-3 day
event will offer unique panel discussions and question-answer periods designed to
solidify the knowledge of every participant. This sports business conference includes
diverse panels including marketing, management, athlete representation, scouting, player
personnel, media and broadcasting, and sports career strategies. The NHL Draft is
expected to attract over 3,000 visitors and more than 500 print, television, and radio
media members to the St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

Speakers include:
-Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke
-Minnesota Wild VP of Communications and Broadcast
-Former Tampa Bay Lightening GM Brian Lawton
-University of Minnesota Head Coach Don Lucia
-Minnesota Twins VP of Marketing Patrick Klinger
-NHL Agent Ben Hankinson (Octagon)
-OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds GM Kyle Dubas (The youngest GM in OHL history.)
-Sports Management Worldwide President Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
-NHL Scouts
-Hockey Media
-And many more...

Registration, complete speaker list, and details for the Sports Management Worldwide NHL
Draft Conference are now available at
http://www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com/conferences/nhl-draft-sports-career-conference
Registration is limited to the first 200. This event has sold out in past years, drawing
attendees from all over North America. The cost of the conference is $225-$300 and
includes a Thursday night Welcome Reception, lower bowl level draft tickets to all seven
rounds of the NHL Draft, Friday Network Lunch, buses to and from downtown Minneapolis to
the Xcel Energy Center, official name badge, attendee packet, and all conference
sessions. College credit for both graduate and undergraduates is available.

This event is being held at the Minneapolis Hyatt. For more information on the 2011 NHL
Draft Sports Career Conference visit Sports Management Worldwide.
http://www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com/conferences/nhl-draft-sports-career-conference
For questions contact [email protected] or 1-877-SMWW-Now (503-445-7105).

About Sports Management Worldwide
Sports Management Worldwide offers numerous sports job training programs, specifically designed to get you started in a sports job or advance your sports career. In the highly competitive sports industry, applicable business skills, team experience, and networking are all critical components. SMWW provides quality sports career education, along with the skills that professional sports organizations crave. In addition, Sports Management Worldwide is an international full-service sports agency with an extensive network of agents serving athletes throughout the world.
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