Play On,Play On! The Official Canadian Street Hockey Tournament, today announced an exciting cross-Canada tour commencing in May and continuing throughout the summer, featuring recreational and competitive street hockey tournaments for boys, girls, men and women of all ages and all skill levels. The tournaments will be proudly presented by national sponsor CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.
Each street hockey event will be held over the full course of a weekend in Halifax, NS; Winnipeg, MB; London, ON; Calgary, AB; Langley, BC; Ottawa, ON and Oshawa, ON (please see specific event dates below), with the first event of the tour slated to kick off in Edmonton, AB on May 24 & 25 at Churchill Square. Approximately twenty-five rinks will operated over a kilometre of street during the course of each event.
Winners and finalists in Elite divisions from each event during the summer will progress to a National Championship to compete for the Redwood Cup and recognition as “Canada’s Greatest Street Hockey Players”. Details of the National Championship will be announced in the weeks to come. Winners from all divisions will have a chance to win great prizes including championship t-shirts and hats provided by The Hockey News.
Additionally, Each CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Presents Play On! event will compete with the others on the tour in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in the category of “World’s Largest Street Hockey Tournament”. In order to break the current record, each event will require participation from approximately 340 teams.
The Hockey News is the Official Magazine Partner of the National Program.
Street hockey enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels are invited to visit www.playon.ca for more information, rules and regulations, and to register their teams.
2008 Event Dates:
EDMONTON May 24-25, 2008 Churchill Square
HALIFAX May 31 – June 1, 2008 The Commons
WINNIPEG June 7-8, 2008 Gamble Place
LONDON June 7-8, 2008 Victoria Park
CALGARY June 14-15, 2008 8th Ave. SW
LANGLEY June 28-29, 2008 Douglas St. / Park Ave
OSHAWA August 9-10, 2008 Oshawa downtown core
OTTAWA August 23-24, 2008 Location TBA
About Play On!
Play On! The Official Canadian Street Hockey Tournament features recreational and competitive street hockey tournament divisions for both genders, all skill levels, and all ages. Since the program's inception in 2003, more than ten thousand Canadians have "taken back the streets" from coast to coast through participation in one of the thirteen Play On! events held to date. These highly organized street hockey events celebrate the game of hockey in its most basic form, in a fun-filled atmosphere that makes kids feel like pros and helps adults feel like kids again. Participants can visit www.playon.ca for tournament information, to register a team, and more.
About CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada
CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, the presenting sponsor of Play On!, has been a national institution since 1952 and is the home of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including exclusive coverage of Canadian NHL teams and the 2008 Stanley Cup Final. Hockey fans can visit cbcsports.ca/hockey 24 hours a day, seven days a week for comprehensive coverage of every Playoff series through to the Stanley Cup Final, including live and on-demand games, up to the minute highlights, exclusive video features, blogs, interactive chats, breaking news, in-depth reports, complete broadcast schedules and more.
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PLAY ON! MEDIA CONTACT (NATIONAL):
Scott Hill
Brainex Canada (Sports) Ltd.
schill@playon.ca
(519) 933-5209 April 21, 2008