Tuesday, June 1, 2010

NHL Greats Gartner and Leeman confirm for Hockey Night in Barrie III

Barrie - MP Patrick Brown is pleased to announce that Hockey Night in Barrie III will be taking place this summer on August 12, 2010 at the Barrie Molson Centre. All proceeds raised will be going directly to the Royal Victoria Hospital’s Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Care Centre.

“I am very excited preparing for this year’s Hockey Night in Barrie charity game supporting RVH and the Cancer Care Centre” said MP Brown. “We are building on past successes of this event and expect this year’s game will be bigger and better as we continue to increase awareness and raise even more funds for this extremely worthy cause” he added.

This year’s event promises to be even more illustrious than years past with NHL Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Gartner, former Toronto Maple Leaf Great Gary Leeman, NHL Star Aaron Johnson, Canadian actor Mark Day and Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay all confirming their attendance for this year’s game. Many more are expected to confirm in the coming weeks!

“This will now be my third year participating in Hockey Night in Barrie and every year it has proven to be not only a fun filled evening for players and fans alike but also a success in raising much needed funds for the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Care Centre” said Mike Gartner, NHL Hockey Hall of Fame. I am happy to play again this year” he added.

Those interested in attending this year’s game are encouraged to purchase their tickets soon as the event is already twenty-five percent sold out. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

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