Everyone is invited to come watch some NHL greats take to the ice in a hockey tournament for a cause in Port Elgin.
The Grey Bruce Celebrity Hockey Classic Tournament Friday, is a day of fun and hockey action in support of Easter Seals.
It’s set for March 7th at the Plex in Port Elgin from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Easter Seals advocates for children with physical disabilities, operate summer camps for them, fundraises for their accessibility and mobility equipment and participates in government consultations on issues affecting people with physical disabilities.
Development Manager for Central Ontario Easter Seals Charlene Myke says, “Thursday night over at the CAW (UNIFOR) we have a VIP draft night. That has sponsors who have purchased tables, we have our eight teams in attendance, we have a nice big dinner and we have a hot stove hosted by Ken Reid from Sportsnet.”
She explains, “We have all of our former NHL greats up on stage and they tell stories they sit with the people during dinner, they sit with the teams and after all that is finished we have a draft just like you would in the NHL.”
Myke says, Friday, the NHL player will play with their team all day in the tournament. That’s open to anyone to come watch.
This year, Eric Lindross will be in town for the first time, others include Todd Gill, Andre Roy, Troy Crowder, Mike Krushelnyski, Dennis Maruk, Al Iafrate, and Peter Holland.
