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June 24, 2010
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EDMONTON, Alta. – The Hockey Canada Foundation (HCF), in collaboration with the HCF Celebrity Classic
organizing committee, announced Thursday that 61 of the 64 Olympic and World hockey champions from the
2009-10 season have confirmed their attendance for the HCF Celebrity Classic gala, including the Canada
Celebrates event at Commonwealth Stadium on Monday, June 28 in Edmonton.
The list of sixty-one players who will attend the event includes:
All three team captains
Jessica Campbell, Hayley Wickenheiser, Scott Niedermayer
All three golden goal scorers
Campbell, Sidney Crosby, Marie-Philip Poulin
All three gold medal game goaltenders
Roberto Luongo, Carmen MacDonald, Shannon Szabados
All five tournament directorate award winners
Meghan Agosta (MVP, Top Forward),
Campbell (MVP), Brigette Lacquette (Top Defenceman),
Shannon Szabados (Top Goaltender), Jonathan Toews (Top Forward)
The 61 players will be joined at the celebrations by members of all three team staffs including head
coaches Mike Babcock, Melody Davidson and Dan Church, along with Men’s Olympic Team general manager Steve
Yzerman.
Tickets for Canada Celebrates, the public event on June 28 at Commonwealth Stadium are available for only
$10 each (plus applicable fees and taxes), based on open seating at the venue, by going to Ticketmaster.ca,
by calling 780-451-8000 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. This special event will not only celebrate Canada’s
three Olympic and world champion teams from the past season, but will also pay tribute to the members of
Canada’s military and their families.
Doors open Monday, June 28 at 4 p.m. at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Entertainment begins at
4:30 p.m., with the show scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., featuring interviews with players and staff, as
well as performances by the Mike Plume Band, The Mudmen and George Canyon.
For event sponsorship and gala table sales, click HERE. Please note that the golf tournament on June 29 is sold
out.
OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPIONS IN EDMONTON ON JUNE 28
| 2010 Men’s Olympic Team |
2010 Women’s Olympic Team |
2010 Women’s U-18 Team |
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Patrice Bergeron
Dan Boyle
Sidney Crosby
Drew Doughty
Marc-André Fleury
Ryan Getzlaf
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Duncan Keith
Roberto Luongo
Patrick Marleau
Brenden Morrow
Rick Nash
Scott Niedermayer
Corey Perry
Michael Richards
Brent Seabrook
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Jonathan Toews
Shea Weber
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Meghan Agosta
Gillian Apps
Tessa Bonhomme
Jennifer Botterill
Jayna Hefford
Haley Irwin
Rebecca Johnston
Becky Kellar
Gina Kingsbury
Charline Labonté
Carla MacLeod
Meaghan Mikkelson
Caroline Ouellette
Cherie Piper
Marie-Philip Poulin
Kim St-Pierre
Colleen Sostorics
Shannon Szabados
Sarah Vaillancourt
Hayley Wickenheiser
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Erin Ambrose
Hannah Armstrong
Christine Bestland
Jessica Campbell
Hayleigh Cudmore
Mélanie Daoust
Sarah Davis
Shannon Doyle
Emily Fulton
Erica Howe
Laurie Kingsbury
Brigette Lacquette
Caitlin MacDonald
Carmen MacDonald
Jenna McParland
Carly Mercer
Cassandra Poudrier
Jamie Lee Rattray
Jillian Saulnier
Kelly Terry
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All proceeds from Canada Celebrates will go to the Hockey Canada Foundation, which supports minor hockey
programs across the country, and to the Canadian Heroes Fund
(www.herofund.ca), a charity that provides academic
scholarships to spouses and children of soldiers killed in combat.
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