Community News
VANCOUVER CANUCKS ALUMNI GAME!
Mar 18. 09
Date: March 28, 2009
PUCK DROPS AT 7:00 pm
Location: Smithers Civic Center
Tickets: Tickets are available at Oscar’s Source for Sports and Interior Stationary
Price: $15.00 ALL PROCEEDS go to BC Children’s Hospital & KidSport
This event is a charity hockey game between the Vancouver Canuck Alumni team and the Society of BC Conservation Officer team.
The Vancouver Canuck Alumni Team is made up of retired NHL players, most of whom played for the Vancouver Canucks and the rest are players who played for other NHL teams and now live in Vancouver. Check out the Canucks Alumni webpage for a complete list of their roster that includes Kirk McLean.
http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=21
The Society of BC Conservation Officers team is made up of Conservation Officers from throughout BC. For this game, there will be Conservation Officers travelling from as far as the Kootenays.
Most of us are familiar with BC Children’s Hospital which had almost 400 patient visits from the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District in 2008.
KidSport is a charity that’s mission reads “We believe that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports. KidSport™ provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport.” http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/ All the money raised for KidSport at this event will stay in Smithers to directly benefit Smithers kids.
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