Calling all Hockey Buffs to Fundraise and Play with Former NHL Greats! Proceeds go to the Gordie & Colleen Howe Fund for Alzheimer's

CALGARY, Oct. 19 /CNW/ - Hockey buffs will have the chance to play alongside, and against former NHL Greats including Lanny McDonald, Mark Napier and a host of NHL alumni from Calgary and across Canada in the Scotiabank Pro-Am for Alzheimer's.

The charitable hockey tournament is coming to Calgary on March 18, 19 and 20, 2011 and raises much needed funding for care and research in Alzheimer's and related disorders through the Gordie & Colleen Howe Fund for Alzheimer's. Details will be announced at a news conference on Thursday, October 21.

WHO:   Mr. Hockey(TM) Gordie Howe,
           Mark Napier, Executive Director, NHL Alumni Association(TM)
           and Stanley Cup champion,
           Frank King, Chair, Chair of the Calgary Scotiabank Pro-Am 2011,
           Lyn Krutzfeldt, President, Alzheimer Society, Alberta and
           Northwest Territories,
           Mark Gryfe, President, Baycrest Foundation, and
           George Marlatte, Scotiabank Senior Vice-President, Prairie Region,

    WHERE: Canada Olympic Park: ATCO Centre
           135 Canada Olympic Road, SW

    WHEN:  Thursday, October 21, 2010
           11:00 a.m. sharp
           Question period to follow.