BHP Billiton Family Hockey Fest
The BHP Billiton Family Hockey Fest kicks off in Saskatoon, SK today at TCU Place. The event commemorating the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championships runs Dec. 17-22 in Saskatoon and Dec. 26-31 at Evraz Place in Regina. Doors are open from 11:30am to 9:00pm each day.
The event is designed for families and is totally free to its patrons. It will involve school programs, inner-city hockey leagues, minor hockey and much more, including major NHL and other trophies on display for the event. The Stanley Cup will be on display in both Saskatoon and Regina.
Canada is aiming for a sixth-conseuctive IIHF World Junior Championships gold medal. Just yesterday, the team announced its roster for the annual holiday tournament. The Canadian lineup includes six returning players from last year’s championship: defencemen Colten Teubert, Ryan Ellis and Alex Pietrangelo and forwards Jordan Eberle, Stefan Della Rovere and Patrice Cormier.
The 16 new players to the team are goaltenders Jake Allen and Martin Jones, defencemen Travis Hamonic, Marco Scandella, Jared Cowen and Calvin de Haan, and forwards Taylor Hall, Gabriel Bourque, Nazem Kadri, Brayden Schenn, Adam Henrique, Brandon McMillan, Greg Nemisz, Brandon Kozun, Luke Adam and Jordan Caron.
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