– 25 communities from across Canada set to receive hockey-themed festivities and outdoor viewing parties, beginning with London, ON, October 11 & 12 –
– Live Sunday broadcasts from Sportsnet Mobile Studio to feature local NHL player profiles and grassroots stories each week, hosted by MacLean –
– Sunday night broadcasts culminate with NHL national game each week on City –
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2014 /CNW/ - 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:
Rogers Hometown Hockey – Sunday Night Broadcast
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour Locations
| WEEK |
DATE |
TOUR LOCATION |
SUNDAY MATCHUP |
TV |
| 1 |
Oct 12 |
London, ON |
Toronto at NY Rangers |
City |
| 2 |
Oct 19 |
Selkirk, MB |
Calgary at Winnipeg |
City |
| 3 |
Oct 26 |
Saskatoon, SK |
Ottawa at Chicago |
City |
| 4 |
Nov 2 |
Red Deer, AB |
Calgary at Montreal |
City |
| 5 |
Nov 9 |
Burnaby, BC |
Vancouver at Anaheim |
City |
| 6 |
Nov 16 |
Kelowna, BC |
Montreal at Detroit |
City |
| 7 |
Nov 23 |
Fort McMurray, AB |
Montreal at NY Rangers |
City |
| 8 |
Nov 30 |
Brandon, MB |
Vancouver at Detroit |
City |
| 9 |
Dec 7 |
Sudbury, ON |
Vancouver at Ottawa |
City |
| 10 |
Dec 14 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Calgary at Chicago |
City |
| 11 |
Dec 21 |
Kingston, ON |
Toronto at Chicago |
City |
| 12 |
Dec 28 |
Peterborough, ON |
Vancouver at Anaheim |
City |
| 13 |
Jan 4 |
Owen Sound, ON |
Tampa Bay at Ottawa |
City |
| 14 |
Jan 11 |
Moncton, NB |
Florida at Edmonton |
City |
| 15 |
Jan 18 |
Charlottetown, PEI |
Arizona at Winnipeg |
City |
| 16 |
Feb 1 |
Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC |
Arizona at Montreal |
City |
| 17 |
Feb 8 |
St. John's, NFLD |
Montreal at Boston |
Sportsnet |
| 18 |
Feb 15 |
Cole Harbour, NS |
Philadelphia at Buffalo |
City |
| 19 |
Feb 22 |
Boischatel, QC |
Vancouver at NY Islanders |
City |
| 20 |
March 1 |
Sault Ste Marie, ON |
Toronto at Washington |
City |
| 21 |
March 8 |
Thompson, MB |
Calgary at Ottawa |
City |
| 22 |
March 15 |
Regina, SK |
Philadelphia at Ottawa |
City |
| 23 |
March 22 |
Prince George, BC |
Vancouver at Arizona |
City |
| 24 |
March 29 |
Lethbridge, AB |
Chicago at Winnipeg |
City |
| 25 |
April 5 |
Kanata, ON |
Ottawa at Toronto |
City |
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 (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit rogers.com.
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SOURCE: Rogers
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