Tim Horton's
Hockey Day in Canada
Saturday - February 21, 2009
·Carlyle, Sask. (Satellite Location)
It’s a special NHL Hockey Day homecoming for Brenden Morrow of the Dallas Stars as CBC’s Mitch Peacock and the farming community of Carlyle welcome back their favourite son
Carlyle is also pleased to Welcome Home Jim McKenzie, former Stanley Cup winner with the 2003 New Jersey Devils, and currently working with the NHLPA
"Schedule of Events"
*subject to last minute changes*
Friday
Noon - 1pm Street Hockey Registration..... all kids welcome from 4yrs to 94yrs
Enter as a '5-man' team or as individuals & be put on a team
1 - 5pm STREET HOCKEY!!!
3pm Official Welcome and Brenden will speak (Main Street)
5 - 7pm Beef-on-a-Bun Supper
Photo & Autograph sessions with Brenden & Jim at the Memorial Hall
6pm "Mix & Mingle" Social opens @ Carlyle Airport Hanger #1
Kids Welcome - No Charge
8pm Speeches from Brenden & Guests
9pm Auctions & Collectibles >>>>Bid on Collectable Memorabillia
Saturday (All Activities @ Carlyle Sports Arena)
7am - 10:30am Pancake Breakfast (provided by Carlyle Volunteer Fire Dept)
11am - 2pm Turkey Lunch
1pm Question & Answer session with Brenden and Guests
5pm - 7pm Roast Pork Supper
8pm Carlyle Cougars Senior Hockey Game
ALL DAY On Ice Games, Workouts, Skills Competitions and more....
CBC Cameras will be taping throughout the day Friday and will 'go live' a number of times on CBC's day long broadcast on Saturday
Show your HOCKEY SPIRIT!!
Wear your Hockey Jersey's both days.....decorate your businesses & homes!!
** Media Release **
TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA UNVEILS FIVE SATELLITE LOCATIONS FOR NINTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION, FEB. 21Online auction launches Feb. 6, 2009The stage is set! As announced tonight on CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, five satellite locations have been added to the TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA line-up. Plaster Rock, N.B, Windsor, Ont., Carlyle, Sask., Cold Lake, Alta. and Toronto, Ont., are the five communities that will join host location Campbellton, New Brunswick in the hockey celebration beginning at 12 noon ET on Feb. 21. The following is a breakdown of the host and satellite locations for the 2009 edition of TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA:
· Campbellton, N.B. (Host Location) – Ron MacLean will be front and centre in Campbellton, alongside Don Cherry, exploring the importance of the game to this bilingual community of 7,000 people
· Plaster Rock, N.B. (Satellite Location) – Located three hours down the road from Campbellton, CBC’s P.J Stock reports from the 2009 World Pond Hockey Championship MacLean and Kelly Hurdy will also be in Plaster Rock for the Thursday game
· Windsor, Ont. (Satellite Location) – CBC’s Scott Russell will be on location for the National Championships of Play On! – a 4 on 4 street hockey tournament presented by CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada; sixteen teams from across Canada will compete for the Redwood Cup
Carlyle, Sask. (Satellite Location) – It’s a special NHL Hockey Day homecoming for Brenden Morrow of the Dallas Stars as CBC’s Mitch Peacock and the farming community of Carlyle welcome back their favourite son
· Cold Lake, Alta. (Satellite Location) – CBC’s Doug Dirks goes rinkside for a special charity game between the Calgary Flames Alumni Association and members of the Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake
· Toronto, Ont. (Satellite Location) – Reporting from Brazen Head Irish Pub, CBC’s Steve Armitage speaks with Toronto Marlies fans warming up for Don Cherry Night at Ricoh Coliseum as the local AHL team takes on cross border rivals, the Rochester AmericansPlus, beginning Friday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. ET,
TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA ON CBC will launch an exclusive online auction, in conjunction with the NHLPA, at CBCSports.ca/hockeyday.
Featuring one-of-a-kind autographed memorabilia graciously donated by Tim Hortons, the NHLPA, NHL and Canadian NHL teams, including a Sidney Crosby-autographed jersey and a 2009 NHL All-Star autographed jersey, the online auction runs until Monday, Feb. 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Proceeds from the auction will go to KidSport New Brunswick to assist with minor hockey and THE HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA HELP FUND (For more information go to CBCSports.ca/hockey).
The NHLPA will also match the funds raised via an equipment donation to KidSport New Brunswick as part of the NHLPA Goals & Dreams fund. Hockey fans can visit CBCSports.ca 24 hours a day, seven days a week for live and on-demand video streaming of all games as well as comprehensive NHL coverage, including weekly columns from CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA personalities, breaking news, in-depth reports, broadcast schedules and more.
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For further information and images, contact:
James Lamont, Media Profile (Toronto)
James.lamont@mediaprofile.com January 24, 2009
