The pucks drop on Tuesday, February 26, during the fourth annual RBC Capital Markets presents Bubble Hockey Night for SickKids in collaboration with StateView Homes. This table hockey tournament will bring 96 teams of two together, plus enthusiastic spectators, at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. Each team will compete in a minimum of five games on classic dome hockey tables in a fast-paced tournament in pursuit of the Grace Bowen Cup. Attendees will mix, mingle, shoot and score up close and personal with athletic all-stars including Toronto Maple Leafs alumni Daryl Sittler, Gary Leeman and Carlo Colaiacovo. Funds raised go to SickKids Foundation to support the SickKids VS Limits campaign to build a renewed, reimagined SickKids.
Joe Bowen, Canadian Sportscaster, also known as the ‘voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ will emcee the evening. “Bubble Hockey Night for SickKids is a fun way to give back to the hospital and support all of the great things that SickKids does for our communities. I truly believe in the importance of the community and philanthropy in making that possible, and I am honoured to show my support at this exciting, hockey-themed event.”
“We are grateful to our Co-Presenting sponsors, RBC Capital Markets and StateView Homes, for their continued support to this event, which helps SickKids take on the greatest challenges in child health, and win,” says Ted Garrard, Chief Executive Officer, SickKids Foundation. “Thanks to incredible community and sponsor support, funds raised at this event will go towards our ambitions SickKids VS Limits campaign and allow us to build a new SickKids with cutting-edge operating suites, more room for families and more room for the innovative technologies that will deliver better outcomes for children in Canada and around the world.”
Additional sponsors include: Freedom International Brokerage Company, Osisko Mining, Sionna Investment Managers, TMX, Shorcan Brokers Limited, Crestpoint, Crown Realty Partners, EllisDon, Molson Canadian, National Bank Financial Markets, Uberflip, and Toronto Life.
While the bubble hockey teams are almost sold out, you can still register to play by emailing skbubblehockey@sickkidsfoundation.com. Spectator tickets are also available and include an opportunity to rub shoulders with superstars while being treated like one themselves, with drinks from the open bar and gourmet food.
Grace Bowen was a SickKids patient who passed away from osteosarcoma in 2015. She was an avid hockey player and a kid overly passionate for life and having fun who became good friends with a number of celebrities including Canadian hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser, Justin Williams current captain for the Carolina Hurricanes, Michael Futa, assistant general manager of the LA Kings, and Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds. Grace was featured in the SickKids VS campaign in 2016, here: http://bit.ly/2GThxaj.
To-date, this event has raised $700,000 for SickKids. For more information, please visit: http://SKbubblehockey.com
What: 4th annual RBC Capital Markets presents Bubble Hockey Night for SickKids in collaboration with StateView Homes.
When: Tuesday, February 26, 2018
6:30 p.m. doors open
7 p.m. pucks drop
Where: Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4W 3X8
Social Media: #SKBubbleHockey
Twitter: @sickkids
Instagram: @sickkidsvs
Interview/Photo Opportunities:
Maple Leafs alumni: Daryl Sittler, Gary Leeman and Carlo Colaiacovo
Joe Bowen, Canadian Sportscaster as event emcee
Martina Ortiz-Luis: Official national anthem singer for the Toronto Maple Leafs home games
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
