TECH CU NAMED PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR 2024 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC IN SAN JOSE
Oct 26, 2023
San Jose, Calif. - The American Hockey League (@TheAHL) and the San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda), proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks), announced today a partnership with Tech CU (@TechCU) to serve as the presenting sponsor for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic which will be held at Tech CU Arena (@TechCUArena) in San Jose from Feb. 4-5, 2024.
The partnership, which will encompass both the Barracuda and the Sharks, and the official event logo for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU were unveiled this summer. The event logo features creative influences from the Sharks iconic Fin Logo, surrounding topography of the Bay Area, and American Hockey League brands, and with the announcement it now features the Tech CU logo.
“We are proud to be the title sponsor of the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic, and to host the event at the Tech CU Arena,” said Todd Harris, CEO of Tech CU. “We look forward to seeing the fans at the game and welcoming some of the best hockey players in the world to the Bay Area.”
“We are excited to welcome Tech CU as the presenting corporate partner of this season’s All-Star Classic in San Jose,” said Scott Howson, AHL President and Chief Executive Officer. “The sport of hockey has grown tremendously around the Bay Area, and we are looking forward to celebrating our league’s best and brightest young stars in San Jose in February."
The AHL’s All-Stars will head west for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU, which will be held for the California for the second time, and first since 2020 when the event was in Ontario. The festivities will showcase the Bay Area on an international scale, highlighting the tremendous hockey culture in Northern California.
The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will include the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, February 4, followed by the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on Monday, February 5 and the AHL All-Star Challenge that evening.
“The San Jose Barracuda are excited to partner with Tech CU, again, an outstanding not-for-profit credit union that has been serving our community for over 60 years,” said San Jose Barracuda Vice President Frank Torres. “Tech CU has been one of our biggest advocates since we moved into Tech CU Arena in 2022. This partnership will encompass both the Barracuda and the Sharks and will be highlighted by our marquee event, the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic. We’re excited to work together and look forward to what is to come.”
Tickets for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU are on sale now. Tickets, which include admission to both the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Challenge, are available by visiting sjbarracuda.com/allstar.
ABOUT TECH CU
Tech CU is a $4.8 billion Bay Area credit union. As a federally insured not-for-profit organization, Tech CU has invested its resources to deliver superior rates, lower fees, and outstanding service and member benefits for more than 60 years while also supporting quality of life in local communities. It serves more than 170,000 members throughout the United States and provides financial products for all stages of its members’ lives, including personal banking, wealth management, private banking, commercial lending, and business banking. In 2021, Tech CU was named one of America’s best-in-state credit unions by Forbes. S&P Global Market Intelligence has regularly named Tech CU as one of the best-performing credit unions with assets of $100 million or more in California and one of the top 30 nationally (2017-2021). To learn more, please visit www.techcu.com.
The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the National Hockey League, including Cam Atkinson, Drake Batherson, Jordan Binnington, Jack Campbell, John Carlson, Thatcher Demko, Lukas Dostal, Connor Hellebuyck, Tristan Jarry, Jordan Kyrou, Jonathan Marchessault, Jacob Markstrom, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Kyle Palmieri, Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Strome, Tyler Toffoli, Linus Ullmark, Vitek Vanecek and Mats Zuccarello, as well as current San Jose Sharks Logan Couture, Mike Hoffman, Luke Kunin, Thomas Bordeleau, Kaapo Kahkonen, Mackenzie Blackwood and Jacob Macdonald.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and staff of all 31 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers. In 2018-19, over 7 million fans attended AHL regular-season and playoff games across North America.
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