The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is the ultimate NHL® fan experience. Join Sportsnet hosts Ron MacLean and Tara Slone as they travel across the country, making stops in 25 different communities to celebrate local hockey stories, and the game’s biggest stars. Then join us live for a national broadcast of an NHL® game from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio every Sunday night.
Rogers Hometown Hockey is coming to Cobourg, Ontario and you can expect an amazing weekend of FREE hockey-related activities, NHL Alumni appearances, music, and fun for the entire family!
Event Location - Coming soon!
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
| Festival Day #1: Saturday, January 4, 2020 |
| 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. - complete schedule coming soon |
| Festival Day #2: Sunday, January 5, 2020 |
| 12 p.m. - end of broadcast (typically around 10 p.m.) - complete schedule coming soon |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
| Live Pre-Game and NHL Game Broadcast |
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Sportsnet Mobile Broadcast Studio The mobile studio is the hub of all the broadcast action and the home of Ron MacLean and Tara Slone on Sunday night. You are invited to join us at the Sportnet Mobile studio for the viewing party to watch the pre-game show and the NHL broadcast game of the Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild. Throughout the viewing party, there will be FREE pizza and hot chocolate, and you will have a chance to win awesome prize giveaways including tickets to an NHL game and autographed jerseys.
Live Broadcast Hosted live on-site by Ron MacLean and Tara Slone, the live broadcast of the festival will feature stories and interviews highlighing Cobourg's hockey community throughout the pre-game, intermissions and post-game. |
| Live Entertainment |
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| Family Activities |
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There are tons of family-friendly activities on-site to keep your family entertained throughout the weekend, including:
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| Community Events |
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Community Skate Friday, January 3, 2020 from 8 - 9:30 p.m. Join us for a FREE community skate with Rogers Hometown Hockey! Wear your favourite team's jersey and bring a non-perishable food item for the Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank.
Paint The Town Red Cobourg Downtown Business Improvement Areas are jumping on board with the Rogers Hometown Hockey festivities and leading a Paint the Town Red storefront window decorating contest. Cobourg businesses, town-wide, are encouraged to participate! The contest begins Monday, December 2 and runs until Wednesday, January 1. Deadline for entries is Monday, December 30. Judging will take place on Friday, January 3. Suggestions for decoration themes include:
Don't forget to share your decorated storefront pictures on Facebook, tagging @townofcobourg, @downtowncobourg and @rogershometownhockey, and using the hashtag #PaintCobourgRed One grand prize will be awarded. A $1,000 cash prize delivered to your business by an NHL Alumni. For more details and to enter your business please email dbia@downtowncobourg.ca
Parade of Champions The Parade of Champions will take place on Sunday, January 5, right before the Rogers Hometown Hockey Pre-Game Broadcast with Ron MacLean and Tara Slone live on Sportsnet. Teams will be filmed marching through the festival site and towards the Sportsnet Mobile Studio. Show your team and club spirit by wearing your team jersey and making signs! To register your team, please email communications@cobourg.ca |
| NHL Alumni Meet & Greets |
| Meet iconic NHL alumni (more information to come) for autograph signings and meet and greets. |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| Getting to the Event |
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More details to come. |
| Parking & Directions |
| More details to come. |
| Volunteer |
| If you are interested in volunteering at this event, please email communications@cobourg.ca |
| Sponsors |
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About Rogers Hometown Hockey
The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is the ultimate NHL® fan experience. Join Sportsnet hosts Ron MacLean and Tara Slone as they travel across the country, making stops in 25 different communities to celebrate local hockey stories, and the game’s biggest stars. Then join us live for a national broadcast of an NHL® game from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio every Sunday night. Learn more at hometownhockey.com.
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