Media Advisory & Photo Opportunity - Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning to sign autographs and present $5,000 RBC Play Hockey Grant to the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2012 /CNW/ -

What:		Join Jeff Boyd, Regional President, RBC and Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos to celebrate the official opening of RBC's first Retail Concept Store in the Nation's Capital, and award an RBC Play Hockey grant that will help hockey get started, get better and go further in Ottawa.
		In addition to the grant presentation, hockey fans will have the chance to practice at the RBC Play Hockey Shootout Experience, receive a signed autograph from RBC Play Hockey Ambassador Steven Stamkos and help hockey happen by donating new or used hockey skates at the skate drive.
Who:		Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning and RBC Play Hockey Ambassador Jeff Boyd, regional president, Ontario North and East, RBC Paul Chiasson, regional vice president, Ottawa East, RBC Richard Levesque, branch manager, Beacon Hill Members of the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association
When:		Saturday January 28, 2012 11:30 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET
		RBC Play Hockey Shootout Experience and Skate Drive will run from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where:		RBC Branch Beacon Hill 2164 Montreal Road Ottawa, Ontario

RBC is committed to helping hockey happen in communities across North America. As a premier partner of Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, RBC is an official sponsor of each country's men's and women's national teams, the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship, Canada's National Junior A Championship - RBC Cup - and the Hockey Hall of Fame. RBC sponsors amateur sport in communities across North America, from grassroots programs to national sport associations and elite-level athletes. For more information, visit rbcplayhockey.com.

For more information and RSVP, please contact: 
Chris De Vito Director of Communications, 613-564-2120