MEDIA ADVISORY: Scotiabank Brings Canada's Celebration of Hockey to Yorkton

NHL(R) Alumnus(TM) Marty McSorley Takes the Ice for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada

 

YORKTON, SK - February 02, 2016 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada's cross-country celebration is coming to Yorkton. NHL Alumnus™ Marty McSorley, will be at the Gallagher Centre Arena for Scotiabank Community HockeyFest, leading skills and drills with Yorkton minor hockey teams, signing autographs and taking photos.

The event in Yorkton is part of the country-wide celebration for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada, the biggest celebration of hockey and the official holiday of Canada's 5th Season. Yorkton's events will be featured as a live remote location during the 13-hour Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada broadcast on Sportsnet and CBC.

WHAT: 
Scotiabank Community HockeyFest at the Yorkton Novice Tier II Tournament

WHO: 
NHL Alumnus™ Marty McSorley, Yorkton Minor Hockey Association, Scotiabank representatives and Sportsnet broadcaster Sean Reynolds.

WHEN: 
Saturday, February 6, 2016

  • 10 a.m. Photos and autographs with Marty McSorley
  • 12 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Community hockey festival: skills and drills with local novice teams
  • 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Guest Speaker Presentation by Marty McSorley

WHERE: 
Gallagher Centre Arena 
455 Broadway St. W., Yorkton, SK

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For further information: Yorkton Onsite Contact: Ann Noise-Ohl, Senior Manager Regional Marketing, Prairies, Scotiabank, (403) 830-8395, Ann.Noise-Ohl@scotiabank.com / Heather Armstrong, Public, Corporate and Government Affairs, Scotiabank, (647) 632-4524, heatherarmstrong@scotiabank.com