The prospect of hosting the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour in Summerside has local sport organizers excited.
Doug Dexter, president of the Summerside and Area Minor Hockey Association, said recently that Rogers has been in touch with his organization and there has been some talk as to how they can help each other out in terms of local volunteers, local stories the event could feature or maybe even an add-on event of some kind.
A local host committee is in the process of being struck and firm plans will flow from there within the next few weeks.
"A lot of the detailing isn't finalized yet, but...any profile in our community it's great as it relates to enhancing the profile of the sport and making those connections with the big leagues. Obviously that's always the dream," said Dexter.
"Anytime there's an opportunity to do something that has that kind of profile, it helps to spur on interest in the game," he added.
This will be the second year for the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour, which crisscrosses Canada, stopping in more than 20 communities.
Charlottetown hosted one of the stops last year but this will be a first for Summerside.
During its stop in the city on Dec. 12 and 13 the tour will host family friendly hockey events and broadcaster Ron MacLean will feature local hockey stories from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio during the Chicago Blackhawks home game against the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 13.
It's a great opportunity for local hockey to shine, said Dexter, and it's sure to be a good time for the young and not so young.
"We're all in it for the same reason, that's trying to help kids have a decent life experience through playing the game of hockey. And with many of the old dudes like me that have been doing it for 100 years, the reason you continue doing it is because you had so many cool experiences, made a lot of friends and have an interest in giving back," he said.
The prospect of hosting the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour in Summerside has local sport organizers excited.
Doug Dexter, president of the Summerside and Area Minor Hockey Association, said recently that Rogers has been in touch with his organization and there has been some talk as to how they can help each other out in terms of local volunteers, local stories the event could feature or maybe even an add-on event of some kind.
A local host committee is in the process of being struck and firm plans will flow from there within the next few weeks.
"A lot of the detailing isn't finalized yet, but...any profile in our community it's great as it relates to enhancing the profile of the sport and making those connections with the big leagues. Obviously that's always the dream," said Dexter.
"Anytime there's an opportunity to do something that has that kind of profile, it helps to spur on interest in the game," he added.
This will be the second year for the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour, which crisscrosses Canada, stopping in more than 20 communities.
Charlottetown hosted one of the stops last year but this will be a first for Summerside.
During its stop in the city on Dec. 12 and 13 the tour will host family friendly hockey events and broadcaster Ron MacLean will feature local hockey stories from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio during the Chicago Blackhawks home game against the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 13.
It's a great opportunity for local hockey to shine, said Dexter, and it's sure to be a good time for the young and not so young.
"We're all in it for the same reason, that's trying to help kids have a decent life experience through playing the game of hockey. And with many of the old dudes like me that have been doing it for 100 years, the reason you continue doing it is because you had so many cool experiences, made a lot of friends and have an interest in giving back," he said.
