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Brampton
Well I'm going to the Canucks-Leafs game on the 13th and I am a HUGE Canucks fan. I have so many Canucks things that I have to use my spare room to keep some of the things, everything from a fridge to a chandalier - it's all Canucks. I even named my dog nazzy for my favorite player. I'm so excited this is my 1st game I've ever attended cause I'm not a Leafs fan and the canucks don't visit very often. Anyway, I'd really like to meet a player! I don't know if that's really possible but I figured it was worth a shot. I know I will have a great time either way, but just meeting a player would be a dream.
Shannon ParsonsCochrane
Having a few buddies over and having a few cold ones.
Shawn MacDonaldEtobicoke
A Saturday day or night game of shinny for the 12 year olds, while the parents enjoy being spectators while enjoying a few beers in the hot tub. Game On!
Anne BrownHamilton
I will be tuning into CBC and watching all the day's festivies!
Kevin DelioHighgate
I'm going to be taking the day off to watch the games, CANADA RULES! WOO!
Andy FisherKenora
Kenora is celebrating the 100th anniversary of their Stanley Cup victory in January 2007.
Bruce WattersonKingston
Hopefully playing pond hockey.
Bob LangillePlaying and watching CBC hockey. My dad will use our 4 wheeler to make a rink or 2 on the pond at our house. We will have friends amd family over to play in our hockey day game. CBC should come and watch/play.
Ryan O'BrienPlaying some street hockey in the morning, early afternoon and then planting my butt and watching some entertaining hockey.
Hale MathiesonKitchener
My friends and I are entered in the OBHA 3 on 3 street hockey tournament in Toronto. It's sponsered by CBC. Then I'm going home to watch the Leafs beat with Canucks with my girlfriend.
KurtisWell I plan on watching alot of hockey that day with my son.
AlynMississauga
Watching a few games, perhaps play hockey with the kid in the driveway.
SalMount Forest
I will be spending countless hours with other volunteers at the 5th annual Mount Forest girls hockey tournament.
Dale EcclesMuskoka
Hi, we were a finalist in your backyard rink contest last year and we will be celebrating the day this year on our rink once again. We will have about 100 people attending.
Ian ThomsonNepean
Some friends and I will be relaxing all day, watching the games while eating wings and pizza, and enjoying a brew or two out of our homemade cooler made from snow outside.
Andrew H.Newmarket
Playing in a men's hockey tournament in Kitchener, then catching the games with a few friends. Go Leafs Go!
Adam LucasNorth York
A group of friends, including myself, from mid 20's to early 50's play ball twice a week over the past several years from Septemeber to April, on a tennis court in North York, Ont. We don't socialize in general off the court, but everyone knows to show up on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings no matter the weather, as we have played in severe cold and inclement weather. We have a great time running around, hooting and hollering when goals are scored, or nifty passes and defensive plays are made. We are playing in the Downsview Park 3 on 3 Ball Hockey Tourney on Jan. 13. I am 50 years old and have played ball hockey continuously since age 11 or 12. Was never a good skater, so ball hockey was the next best venue. I am a goaltender, and always imagine being a Dominik Hasek or a Miikka Kiprosoff stopping a Jaromir Jagr or Alexander Ovechkin on a breakaway with the ball, when playing with my group of friends.
Jack BorensteinOttawa
My wife and I are new parents of a baby boy. There are also several of our friends who are new parents as well and this will be the first Hockey Day in Canada for all the young ones. I am hosting a Hockey Day in Canada bash that day which will include a street hockey tournament as well as watching the CBC broadcast. My suggestion is to come out and do a report on the the newborns and this could be an annual thing to wath them grow in the game of hockey. All the parent are involved in hockey and play it. It would be a great idea to start this year and follow the young ones as the grow as players, coaches and referees in the great game we all love.
Chris BensonWatching Hockey Night in Canada!
C. HughesI will be playing chess on the internet and watching pro-hockey on TV.
Gerard FelderhofPlaying in the game on the canal.
Rob BrooksI'm going to watch the games and have a few pops with my friends. I play in a rec league with Bursey's Bombers.
Shayne MeadePetawawa
Most likely sitting in front of the TV or officiating hockey
John WalshPickering
We've organized a progressive day of potluck eating and drinking (14+ good friends), watching each of the games at 3 different homes all within walking distance, of course. (No drinking & driving), culminating with a party.
John ValeraStoney Creek
Will be coaching Stoney Creek Novice Girls House league, then ordering in dinner and watching the rest of HDIC with family and friends.
Ernie HallTecumseh
I host a party every year, it's bigger than that Super Bowl business. I have a big table top hockey game that we have a tournament, every one is required to wear something from a Canadian team or Team Canada. If the weather is accomodating I build an ice rink and we have shinny matches as well. I look forward to this day every year.
Ed BeauneThorold
In Southern Ontario it is hard to keep an ice rink all winter. So I will be sipping red wine and watching the festivities on CBC. WE LOVE DON CHERRY IN THOROLD.
Chad TurnerThunder Bay
On Hockey Day in Canada the sponge hockey league in Thunder Bay has their big tourney and 16 to 20 will compete that weekend.
JasonLast year family and friends gathered at my backyard rink for the first "Hockey Day at Hazelwood", held in conjunction with "Hockey Day in Canada". There were 20 people, ranging in age (oldest 45, youngest 10) and hockey skill, with the Hazelwood Huskies defeating the Hazelwood Hosers in a tight match. We had a great time, with the game of our own, watching CBC's Hockey Day in Canada, and we even tried a deep fried turkey. (Which is great if you get the chance!) So, here's your chance....we are proposing that HNIC sends out a crew here in Thunder Bay to our rink on Hazelwood Lake. Last year the rink was approximately 100 feet long by 60 wide. This year we have 30 skaters, 2 goalies, and are looking to have regulation size ice, or close to it, fully lit for night games. We had jerseys made up for the occasion last year, and this year's "Hockey Day at Hazelwood" seems to be growing as we have added a table hockey tournament to go along with the skate, sauna, and turkey fry. So send out a crew for "Hockey Day at Hazelwood", as part of "Hockey Day in Canada". We'd be honoured to show the rest of Canada just how cherished the great game of hockey is here in Thunder Bay. And in case I don't hear from you guys at CBC, at least let me thank you for putting on Hockey Day in Canada, and giving friends and family a great excuse to get together!
Regan BolducTimmins
Gathering with the boys playing shinny for most of the day then getting to the tube to watch the game!!!! But isn't that what all Canadians do on Hockey Day?
Arthur ConstantToronto
Taking my 5 year old son to his "Learn to Play Hockey" lesson at an outdoor city rink in a league run by parent volunteers.
Catherine SkeneWatching the games and hopefully playing/skating with my 2 year old daughter.
Donald DavidsonJoin us for Hockey Day at Downsview Park as we celebrate the game with our 3rd Annual 3 on 3 Street Hockey Tournament in support of Shoot for a Cure. Watch the action live in between games on our big screen TV! For more information visit www.pdp.ca/hockey.
Joanne FulsomPlaying shinny hockey. Don't forget that women play hockey too and we're awesome.
Phyllis BerckGoing to Tim Hortons for a XL coffee and dozen doughnuts! Buying new winter mitts.
V. HiggeOn HDIC we play in The Women of Winter all-women Outdoor Shinny Tournament in one of Toronto's fabulous parks under the sky. All ages, all levels
Deirdre NormanWillowdale
At Downsview Park in North York there will be a 3-on-3 ball hockey tournament with over 100 teams. It is an annual event and it raises money for childrens charities. There will be NHL veterans on hand and will be playing a charity game. Last year's team featured Ken Dryden and several ex-Leafs.
Ian ChristensenWoodbridge
Cooking several different items and watching every game with a great deal of pride. The dedication of hockey people brings values and morals to society that few people realize.
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Located in the Selkirk Mountains, on the shore of Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, the city of Nelson was founded in 1886 and was originally called "Stanley" after Canada's Governor General, Lord Stanley. Nelson's hockey roots reach much further, however, producing great NHL talent including Danny Gare, Pat Price and Greg Adams. The small city was also the hometown of Lester and Frank Patrick, hockey's royal family, whom many credit with creating modern hockey with several innovations including the addition of blue lines, the forward pass, penalty shots and the playoff system.
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