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TORONTO, ON --(Marketwired - September 09, 2014) - This hockey season, Canadians across the country will get to experience the game they love with the ones they love, along with one of Canada's favourites -- Ron MacLean -- as Rogers today unveiled the 25 communities that will be part of the inaugural Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Dodge.
Each week during the 2014/15 NHL season, the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will roll into a different community across the country with a weekend of free outdoor hockey festivities for all ages, culminating in an outdoor viewing party of an NHL game broadcast every Sunday, with MacLean hosting live onsite from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio (see full list of locations below).
"The passion for hockey in this country is unrivaled. Every Canadian has a connection to the game -- it is part of our DNA, it is part of our communities," said MacLean. "We're excited to share in this season-long celebration of Canada's favourite pastime, help grow the game and bring to life those great hockey stories every Sunday."
Each Weekend of the Tour:
Kicking off in London, ON on October 11 and 12, the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will bring together a community with deep hockey roots and deliver a jam-packed weekend of interactive games, activities and entertainment for the whole family, celebrating all things hockey in the heart of each town, including:
-- Meet and greets with NHL Alumni, local hockey heroes, and celebrities
-- Family outdoor viewing parties on both Saturday (Hockey Night in Canada)
and Sunday (Rogers Hometown Hockey)
-- KidsZone filled with hockey-themed games and activities for all ages
-- Interactive experiences inside the Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE Tech Truck
-- Skills and drills competitions
-- Winter Market showcasing local culinary culture and hometown food trucks
-- Local bands and entertainment from main stage throughout weekend
-- Ticket and merchandise giveaways
-- Other onsite Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour partner activations from:
-- Scotiabank
-- Dodge
-- Samsung
-- XBOX
-- McDonald's
Rogers Hometown Hockey - Sunday Night Broadcast
-- Each Sunday -- the newest national night for hockey -- City will air a
half-hour pre-game show hosted by Ron MacLean live from the Sportsnet
Mobile Studio, leading into an NHL game broadcast. MacLean, along with
other Sportsnet personalities, will also make appearances during the
intermission and post-game show
-- The broadcast will include interviews with celebrities, NHL alumni, and
special guests with connections to the community, including features on
local NHL players and grassroots stories
-- The first Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcast will feature the Toronto
Maple Leafs vs. N.Y. Rangers on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30
p.m. PT on City
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour Locations
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WEEK DATE TOUR LOCATION SUNDAY MATCHUP TV
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1 Oct 12 London, ON Toronto at NY Rangers City
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2 Oct 19 Selkirk, MB Calgary at Winnipeg City
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3 Oct 26 Saskatoon, SK Ottawa at Chicago City
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4 Nov 2 Red Deer, AB Calgary at Montreal City
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5 Nov 9 Burnaby, BC Vancouver at Anaheim City
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6 Nov 16 Kelowna, BC Montreal at Detroit City
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7 Nov 23 Fort McMurray, AB Montreal at NY Rangers City
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8 Nov 30 Brandon, MB Vancouver at Detroit City
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9 Dec 7 Sudbury, ON Vancouver at Ottawa City
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10 Dec 14 St. Catharines, ON Calgary at Chicago City
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11 Dec 21 Kingston, ON Toronto at Chicago City
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12 Dec 28 Peterborough, ON Vancouver at Anaheim City
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13 Jan 4 Owen Sound, ON Tampa Bay at Ottawa City
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14 Jan 11 Moncton, NB Florida at Edmonton City
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15 Jan 18 Charlottetown, PEI Arizona at Winnipeg City
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16 Feb 1 Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC Arizona at Montreal City
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17 Feb 8 St. John's, NFLD Montreal at Boston Sportsnet
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18 Feb 15 Cole Harbour, NS Philadelphia at Buffalo City
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19 Feb 22 Boischatel, QC Vancouver at NY Islanders City
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20 March 1 Sault Ste Marie, ON Toronto at Washington City
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21 March 8 Thompson, MB Calgary at Ottawa City
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22 March 15 Regina, SK Philadelphia at Ottawa City
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23 March 22 Prince George, BC Vancouver at Arizona City
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24 March 29 Lethbridge, AB Chicago at Winnipeg City
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25 April 5 Kanata, ON Ottawa at Toronto City
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This season, the NHL on Sportsnet will deliver more than 500 national and regional regular season NHL games across nine networks, including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada. Sportsnet has exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Draft Lottery, NHL Draft, and the NHL Awards. Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE will deliver more than 1,000 regular season games on tablet and smartphones for the upcoming season. Sportsnet is also the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs (including radio rights on Sportsnet 590 The FAN) and Calgary Flames (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The FAN).
Social Media Links
Official website, Rogers Hometown Hockey www.hometownhockey.com
Facebook www.Facebook.com/RogersHometownHockey
Twitter @HometownHockey_ #HometownHockey
Instagram @HometownHockey
About Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high speed internet and telephony services. Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange RCI RCI and on the New York Stock Exchange RCI. For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit rogers.com.
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