Posted 04 April 2015 - 01:58 PM
Yup, odd.
I think it needs to be at the arena that won in the voting. If it was Save On I might have only voted once, besides they could up the prices if it were for charity, and put up some big TV screens in tents on the parking lot and sell beer to get a few more people involved.
But you'd have to up the price to $500 to get the same revenue as Save On can get.
The NHL has a habit now of splitting the team into two squads now during training camp. So you can have Vancouver / Edmonton playing in one city, and Vancouver / Edmonton playing in another city on the same night.
Hockeyville has a US version too: https://www.krafthockeyville.com
2011:
Conception Bay South will celebrate Kraft Hockeyville in September 2011
July 13, 2011
The Town of Conception Bay South officially announced today that the Kraft Hockeyville 2011 NHL® Pre-Season Game between the Ottawa Senators® and the Winnipeg JetsTM will be played at Mile One Centre in St. John’s on September 26, 2011. The decision wasn’t an easy one, but it’s one officials believe leaves the Town of Conception Bay South in a win-win-win situation.
“While the pre-season game will be held at Mile One Centre, the Kraft Hockeyville Party will definitely be in Conception Bay South, and only Conception Bay South!” boasts the Town’s Mayor Woodrow French. “On September 24 and 25, the Town will host the best Kraft Hockeyville Party ever both inside and outside the Robert French Memorial Stadium, all captured by CBC for a special one hour show in September!”
An important part of the decision on where to hold the game was focussed on what was best for the community. Two main reasons prevailed. Due to the obviously higher capacity at Mile One Centre, the Town can provide ten times more people the opportunity to experience the game in person. Secondly, along with the title of Kraft Hockeyville, came $100,000 in arena upgrade money which in the past has been used by some winning communities to prep their arenas to host the pre-season game. “The $100,000 that the Town received from Kraft Canada, can now go directly to renovations that are important to users of the stadium and will truly benefit our hockey players and figure skaters. By going to Mile One Centre, we can use the $100,000 to provide our community with a rink that benefits everyone for the long term.” adds French.
Politicians from all three levels of government were on hand for the announcement as well as representatives of the St. John’s AHL team, Bae New Plan Group Ltd. and Mile One Centre. Rounding out the list of invited guests were the Presidents of CBR Minor Hockey, CBS Skating Club, CBS Referees Association and the Hockeyville Organizing Committee.
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