From the San Jose Mercury, a story about two San Jose Sharks hockey players leasing out luxury suites in the HP Pavilion for community organizations.
"Brent Burns and Marty Havlat have each leased an HP Pavilion suite to provide access to community organizations and others who might not otherwise get to games.
Marty Havlat’s suite will be available to various Bay Area groups that support the underprivileged or those with serious illnesses, but Brent Burns is continuing the “Burnzie’s Battalion” tradition he started with the Minnesota Wild and inviting members of the military and their families.
“It’s an easy thing to give back to them,” Burns said after Saturday’s morning skate. “Hopefully, whether it’s a mom or dad bringing the family out, or a brother or sister, just to get their mind away from what they’re going through and a fun night away and come meet some hockey guys.”
Burns said that starting his own family as a hockey player helped put into focus what those in the military must go through, even if his situation doesn’t compare to what military families go through on a much larger scale.
“It’s easy for us to get traded or go on the road for 15 days. It’s always the family back home that’s kind of lost and not knowing what to do,” he said. “They can leave up to a year, maybe longer. It’s incredible what they do,” he said.
Havlat also provided suite access at the Xcel Energy Center when he was with the Wild.
“It’s great to give kids who normally would not be able to come to games a chance to see us play,” said Havlat in a statement released by the team. “I always enjoy looking up and seeing a full suite of people enjoying themselves.” "
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