Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge Classic - 18th Anniversary

Friday, March 16, 2007
Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria
Show: 7:00pm

Hall of Famer’s TROTTIER, HAWERCHUK, MCDONALD AND SMITH PLUS ANDERSON, GORING AND KRAVCHUK COMING TO VICTORIA TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN.

Victoria, BC — The Legendary Hockey Heroes will be coming to Victoria for the Oldtimer’s Hockey Challenge taking place Friday, March 16, 2007, 7:00 pm at the Save-On-Food Memorial Centre. The Legendary Hockey Heroes will take on the Greater Victoria Emergency Services Hockey Team.

Hall of Famers Dale Hawerchuk, Bryan Trottier and Billy Smith will join Glenn Anderson
Butch Goring, Igor Kravchuk, Chris Nilan, Gaston Gingras, Dave Ellett, Gary Leeman, Gary Galley, Tony Currie, Jimmy Mann and referee Ron Hoggarth will add to the competitive spirit, fun and antics of the game.

The Oldtimer’s Hockey Challenge is designed to give fans and players alike an opportunity to celebrate a common joy of the game while at the same time giving much needed funds to worthy organizations. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket will go to Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children.

Greater Victoria Emergency Services Hockey Team is pleased to welcome the Legendary Hockey Heroes to Victoria. Add a laser show, Call to Recycle Tykes, local Velocity Synchronized Skating Team, fun antics and great hockey, the Oldtimer’s Hockey Challenge tour is family fun entertainment appearing in over 60 cities from coast to coast in Canada. It is the most successful tour of its kind in North America and raises money for charity in each city it visits

As an added feature all fans with an Oldtimer’s Hockey Challenge ticket are invited to bring their skates and participate in the Horse Power World Pool Legends Pre Game Public Skate with some of the Legends on Friday, March 16, 2007 between 4:00 and 5:00pm.


ROSTER

#31 Billy Smith (Hall of Fame)
Through 17 NHL seasons, he became known as one of the most competitive net minders in NHL history. He backstopped the Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships between 1980 and 83. The recipient of the Vezina Trophy, co-winner of the Jennings award and the Conn Smythe Trophy, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.

#6 Jimmy Mann
A first round draft choice with the Winnipeg Jets in 1979. Was one of the meanest glove dropping brawlers in the NHL. Went on to play in Quebec and Pittsburgh as well.

#29 Gaston Gingras
Through 10 NHL seasons, split between Montreal, Toronto and St. Louis, he established himself as one of the fastest players in the league. The smooth-skating defenseman was part of the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadians in 1986.

#3 Gary Galley
With a career spanning 17 years, this defenseman was drafted by Los Angeles
In 1983 and he had a productive NHL career till 2001. He made a big impact
With the Kings as a rookie and then went on to play with Washington,
Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo and New York finishing his career with 125 goals
And 600 points.

# 13 Dave Ellett
A workhorse on defense through 16 NHL seasons with Winnipeg, Toronto, Boston, St. Louis
and New Jersey. Over 1,129 regular season games, he scored 153 goals and added
415 assists from his blue-line post.

#15 Tony Currie
His 8-year career in the NHL was spent with St. Louis, Vancouver and Hartford. Currie’s best year in the NHL was in 1980-81 with the Blues when he tallied 55 points in 60 games while adding 16 points in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

#37 Glenn Anderson
Glenn was a key component of the Edmonton Oilers’ dynasty in the 80’s, helping bring
Five Stanley Cup championships to that franchise. After three seasons in Toronto,
He earned another Cup win with the Rangers. An Olympian and multiple Canada
Cup winner.

#31Chris Nilan
Chris was a pugnacious and hard-working right-winger. In 86, the feisty winger
was a physical force as the Habs won the Stanley Cup. He went on to play with the
New York Rangers and Boston Bruins and then in 1992 Nilan finished his
Career in 92 in Montreal. He retired playing nearly 700 NHL games, with over 200
points and 3,000 minutes in penalties

#31 Butch Goring
Robert “Butch” Goring’s 16 year career included time with Los Angeles and Boston, but he will best be remembered for helping the New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup four times in the early 1980s. He was the recipient of the Conn Smythe Trophy. Goring played for several other teams throughout his career including the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and NY Islanders. Butch was a longtime IHL affiliate before making a return to Long Island as head coach in 99-2000.

#29 Igor Kravchuk
Igor was an Olympic champion with the Soviet team in 1988 and 1992 and collected silver during the 1990 Winter Games. In 1990, Igor also played with the World Champion Soviets. The defenseman scored 53 goals and 150 assists in 498 NHL games, dressing for Chicago, Edmonton, St. Louis and Ottawa.

#10 Dale Hawerchuk (Hall of Fame)
In 1981-82 with the Winnipeg Jets, Dale tallied 103 points and was named the NHL’s rookie of the year. In 10 of his 16 seasons in the NHL, he scored 30 or more goals in a season. He finished his career with an amazing 518 goals. Hawerchuk is a two-time Canada Cup champion and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.

#19 Bryan Trottier (Hall of Fame)
Over an18 season career that started in 1974 with the Islanders, Bryan Trottier became one of the most prolific forwards in the NHL, helping Long Island win 4 straight Stanley Cup championships. Bryan’s trophy room includes a total of 6 Stanley Cup rings (4 with the Islanders and 2 with Pittsburgh), an Art Ross Trophy, the Calder Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy, a Hart Trophy and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. Bryan represented Canada in one Canada Cup tournament and played for Team USA in another. For his remarkable achievements, Bryan was made an Honored Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.

Ron Hoggarth - Referee
Ron Hoggarth officiated in the NHL for 23 years.
He refereed 1500 games, 3 Stanley Cups, 3 All-Star Games.

And Many More…

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Tickets:
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