Scotiabank announces winners of 'Build Stanley' Contest

    TORONTO, May 11 /CNW/ - The votes are in and the judges have made their
decision. Scotiabank today announced that Brian Lamoureux of Windsor, Ontario
and the team of Brad Brooks and Cezar Soares of Wallaceburg, Ontario have been
selected as the grand prize winners of the Bank's nation-wide 'Build Stanley'
contest.
    'Build Stanley' was a Scotiabank online competition that challenged
hockey fans to build replicas of the Stanley Cup(TM) using ordinary materials,
and invited Canadians to vote for their favourite submissions. As grand prize
winners, each team of 'Stanley' builders will be recipients of four tickets to
a Stanley Cup final game, including airfare, accommodations and $500 spending
cash. Each grand prize has an approximate retail value of $13,000.
    "We were thrilled by the enthusiastic response to the contest across
Canada," said John Doig, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Domestic Personal
Banking, Scotiabank. "With a total of 238 homemade cups submitted and over
300,000 online votes cast, our panel of judges had a very difficult task
selecting just two grand prize winners. From play dough cups to ice-carved
cups and even ten-foot-high cups, Canadians from coast to coast once again
confirmed their love of the great sport of hockey and of the Stanley Cup."
    "We congratulate the winners on their entries and applaud all contestants
for their creative and skillful cup creations," concluded Doig.
    Aiming for an exact replica, Wallaceburg co-workers, Brooks and Soares'
cup was made from resin, constructed in four hollow sections and then bonded,
primed and painted to closely resemble the real Stanley Cup. Lamoureux's cup,
carved from the stump of an ash tree, was designed as a permanent monument to
salute the spirit of hard work, teamwork, and passion required by NHL teams
hoping to win The Stanley Cup. This cup is on permanent display outside Mr.
Lamoureux's Windsor residence.
    The contest was an extension of Scotiabank's hockey partnerships with the
NHL(R), NHLPA, and CBC's Hockey Night In Canada. To enter the contest,
Canadians had to post at least one photo and a 200 word story about their work
in creating their replica Stanley Cup at www.scotiahockey.com . The 15 top
cups, consisting of the ten replicas of the Stanley Cup that received the
highest scores by a judging panel and the five replicas of the Stanley Cup
that received the most online votes, moved to a final round of judging by a
panel of hockey celebrities which included:-   Cassie Campbell, former captain of the gold medal-winning Canadian
        Women's Hockey Team in 2002 and 2006;
    -   Johnny Bower, four-time Stanley Cup(TM) winner and Toronto Maple
        Leaf Alumni;
    -   Mark Napier, two-time Stanley Cup(TM) winner and Executive Director
        of the NHL Alumni Association;
    -   Jim Gregory, Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the NHL
        and Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Selection Committee; and
    -   Vincent Lecavalier, superstar forward and 2004 Stanley Cup Champion
        from the Tampa Bay Lighting."It was fantastic to see the creative enthusiasm of the 'Build Stanley'
entrants," said Vincent Lecavalier. "As a NHL player, it was exciting to see
so many people across Canada getting involved and voting. It reinforces how
passionate Canadians are about hockey and how much they love the play-offs."

    Scotiabank's Hockey Roots
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    Scotiabank's support of hockey dates back to the days of the banker
leagues professional hockey that predate the NHL. The Bank's involvement with
the sport has included minor league team sponsorships, employee volunteer
coaching, and a unique hockey banking program. In the 1970s Scotiabank
responded to Canadian kids' enthusiasm for the game by launching The
Scotiabank Hockey College. The program encouraged Canadian youth to open and
maintain savings accounts with rewards of hockey posters and NHL game tickets.
    In addition to becoming the Official Bank of NHL and NHLPA in Canada,
Scotiabank currently has partnerships with the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton
Oilers and the Ottawa Senators whose home arena is Scotiabank Place.
Scotiabank also partners with CBC's Hockey Night in Canada to sponsor its
pre-game show, Scotiabank Hockey Tonight, and the Scotiabank Hockey Tonight
Kids segment.

    About Scotiabank(R)
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    Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live
and work, both in Canada and abroad. Recognized as a leader internationally
and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic
activities, in 2007 the Bank provided more than $43 million in sponsorships
and donations to a variety of projects and initiatives, primarily in the areas
of healthcare, education, social services and arts and culture. Please visit
Scotiabank at www.scotiabank.com.

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