Press Release
SAINT JOHN, NB - The Saint John Sea Dogs
Foundation is proud to announce the Inaugural Wallace McCain Memorial
Alumni Weekend, Friday August 23rd - Sunday August 25th, 2013!
The
weekend will be jammed packed with activities highlighted by the
Wallace McCain Memorial Alumni Game. The game will take place at Harbour
Station at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 24th, 2013 featuring former
Saint John Sea Dogs vs. UNB Varsity Reds alumni. The weekend is named in
honour of businessman, community leader and philanthropist, G. Wallace
F. McCain. He was a former Chairman of Maple Leaf Foods and also
co-founder and former Vice Chairman of McCain Foods. Mr. McCain is the
father of Scott McCain, CEO of the Saint John Sea Dogs hockey club.
The
Sea Dogs Alumni team will be coached by former head coach Gerard
Gallant, now assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens while Mike
Kelly, current Sea Dogs head coach and GM, will coach the UNB Varsity
Reds Alumni. Kelly guided the Varsity Reds to a Canadian Interuniversity
Championship in 1998. Gallant and Kelly were the tandem that brought 3
regular season titles, two President Cups and a Memorial Cup to the Port
City. The Sea Dogs alumni roster will be filled with former stars and
fan favorites, many of whom have progressed to the professional level.
Roster will include players such as Mike Thomas, Jason Churchill, Travis
Fullerton, Kevin Gagne, Jeff Caron, Pierre Durepos, Charles-Olivier
Roussel, Ryan Sparling, Michael Kirkpatrick, Alex Beauregard, Danick
Gauthier, Francois Gauthier, Sea Dogs' 2007 1st-overall pick in the
QMJHL draft and Pittsburgh Penguins' Rookie of the Year Simon Despres
and Nathan Beaulieu who made his NHL debut this past March as a member
of the Montreal Canadiens. More players will be announced at a later
date. The roster is subject to change, due to player availability.
The
Sea Dogs Foundation has been a fabric in the community for the past
sevenyears and has raised money to help support various charities and
organizations in the community. All funds raised during the weekend
activities will be given to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
(New Brunswick Chapter); a national non-profit organization dedicated to
fulfilling a favourite wish for children diagnosed with
life-threatening illnesses, as well as the Top Corner fund in Saint John
and The Brendon Oreto Foundation in Fredericton. These two
organizations meet the principles to provide financial assistance and
hockey equipment to young New Brunswickers in need.
Fans
will have a chance to meet and interact with players at various events
throughout the weekend and have a chance to bid on sports memorabilia
items donated by various NHL/AHL/ECHL teams and players.
The tentative schedule of the weekend's festivities is as follows:
Friday, August 23
8:30 - 10:00 pm - Sponsors Reception & Auction (Location to be announced at a later date)
Saturday, August 24
1:30 pm - Wallace McCain Memorial Alumni Game - Harbour Station
3:00 - 6:30 pm - Alumni Family Fun Fair & BBQ - Harbour Station Parking Lot (Rain or shine)
7:00 pm - Pre-season Game - Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan - Harbour Station
9:30 - 11:00 pm - Post Game Reception and Auction (Location to be announced at a later date)
Sunday, August 25
10:30
- 12:00 pm - Alumni Brunch/Q & A (panel to be named at a later
date). Tickets to this event are only available in the VIP Package
below. Not sold separately.
Wallace McCain Memorial Alumni Game (Only 2,500 available) Ticket Prices:
Adult: $10 + HST
Student & Youth: $6 + HST
Tickets
on sale: Friday, June 21st. For alumni game tickets, please contact the
Harbour Station Box Office at 506-657-1234 or 1-800-657-1234 or can be
purchased online at www.harbourstation.ca.
Sea Dogs Pre-season Game Ticket Prices:
Season Ticket Holders: $5 (all inclusive)
Non Season Ticket Holders: $9 (all inclusive)
Tickets
on sale early August. For pre-season game tickets, please contact the
Harbour Station Box Office at 506-657-1234 or 1-800-657-1234 or can be
purchased online at www.harbourstation.ca.
VIP Packages (Only 100 available):
Includes:
-
Ticket to each of: the Alumni Brunch, Wallace McCain MemorialAlumni
Game, Voucher for BBQ at the Family Fun Fair and Saint John Sea Dogs
pre-season game vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan
- Signed photograph of one (1) of the Sea Dogs Alumni who has moved on to the NHL (pictures will be randomly selected)
Adult: $50 + HST
Student & Youth: $35 + HST
Packages
on sale: Tuesday, July 2nd. To order, please contact Tonya Pittman at
the Sea Dogs Administration Office at 506-632-9260 or
tonyapittman@saintjohnseadogs.com.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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