The Kootenay ICE are excited and pleased to announce they have 100 more tickets to the

Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic in Spokane.  This outdoor hockey game will be played at Avista Stadium in Spokane, WA on Saturday, January 15^th 2011 at 1:00 pm.

Avista Stadium has a seating capacity of 6,800 and as a valued Kootenay ICE fan you will have an opportunity to purchase tickets well before the general public. You will have the opportunity to purchase tickets starting Tuesday, August 31^st at 1:00 pm by calling the Kootenay ICE Office at 250-417-0322 or by filling out the enclosed order form and emailing it to info@kootenayice.net or faxing it to 250-417-0323. Tickets will be available until Tuesday, September 7^th with a limit of four tickets per household.  You MUST be a Kootenay ICE Season Ticket holder to take advantage of this offer.  Tickets are limited to 50 and are first come, first served.  A valid credit card is required when ordering.

This is sure to be a great, exciting event and a once in lifetime opportunity. We look forward to seeing you in Spokane!  For more information on the game log onto www.kootenayice.net or  www.spokanechiefs.com

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced eight players will be attending National Hockey League Training Camps.

Defenseman Brayden McNabb will be attending the Buffalo Sabres Camp and Drew Czerwonka will be participating in the Edmonton Oilers Camp while Max Reinhart and Joey Leach will be attending the Calgary Flames Camp.  In addition, Matt Fraser (Vancouver), Kevin King (Dallas), Steele Boomer (Chicago) and Hayden Rintoul (Florida) have all been invited to attend NHL Training Camps in September.

“It is very rewarding for any player to attend an NHL Training Camp.  All eight of these players have a strong work ethic both on and off the ice and it will be a great learning experience which will hopefully carry into the upcoming season”,  added Chynoweth.

Kootenay ICE Training Camp starts on Thursday at 10:00 am with the returning veterans practicing at the Rec Plex.

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE Hockey Club will open their 2010 Western Hockey League Training Camp Thursday, September 2 at 10:00 am.  This year’s Training Camp will once again combine rookie-aged players (players born in 1995), with veteran players (players born in 1990 to 1994).  All ice sessions will take place at the Cranbrook Rec Plex.

“Training Camp is an exciting start to the season.  The camp provides the opportunity for our coaches and scouting staff to see and evaluate our recently drafted players, while monitoring the progress of our veteran and list players.  With a smaller number of athletes attending camp, we expect the competition level to be very high,” commented Director of Scouting Garnet Kazuik.

A total of 63 players have been invited to Training Camp, including 19 returning players from last years team.  All Training Camp sessions will be open to the public.

2010-2011 Kootenay ICE Training Camp Schedule

Thursday, September 2      Veterans Practice                10:00 am – 11:15 am

                                                 Prospect Session                2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

                                                 Goalies Session                  4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Friday, September 3            Team White vs. Team Black       11:00 am – 1:00 pm

                                                Team Blue vs. Team Black          6:45 pm – 8:45 pm

Saturday, September 4       Team Blue vs. Team White        10:45 am – 12:45 pm

                                                Team Black vs. Team Blue             6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sunday, September 5         Team White vs. Team Black         9:00 am – 11:00 am

                                                Team Blue vs. Team White            2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Monday, September 6         United Way Intrasquad Game       11:00 am – 1:30 pm

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League, in association with Boston Pizza, today announced an extension of their national partnership with the launch of a new national gift card initiative in support of CHL Education Programs.

The new program will feature Boston Pizza gift cards that have been specially designed for each of the 60 CHL member clubs.  Individual team gift cards are available for purchase online at the Boston Pizza website and can be redeemed at any of the almost 400 Boston Pizza and Boston’s the Gourmet Pizza restaurants in Canada and the United States.  When fans purchase a gift card featuring their favourite CHL club logo, 5% of the purchase amount will be donated by Boston Pizza towards that CHL team’s Education Program.

“The CHL is very excited about this expanded partnership with Boston Pizza and for their commitment to the CHL Education Program through the new CHL Gift Card initiative” said CHL President David Branch.  “This year the CHL collectively contributed a record $4.45 million towards 1,040 Academic Scholarships allowing our student athletes to pursue their goals on the ice and in the classroom.”

Boston Pizza has been a proud CHL partner since 2006 with involvement in all major events including the SUBWAY Super Series, the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, and the MasterCard Memorial Cup.  Boston Pizza is also very active in supporting local clubs arenas and markets across the country.

“We are excited about the launch of this new national gift card program” said Ryan Ashton, Manager of Digital Marketing & Sponsorships for Boston Pizza.  “We are proud of our relationship with the CHL and we look forward to joining CHL fans across the country in support of academic scholarships for their favourite players.”

Boston Pizza Gift Cards specially designed for all 60 CHL clubs are available online at http://www.bostonpizza.com/en/giftcards.  More information on this new program can also be found at www.bostonpizza.com

About the Canadian Hockey League:

The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in nine Canadian provinces and five American states. The CHL is made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League. Last season, more than nine million fans attended CHL games in the regular season, playoffs and at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League than any other league.  Last season 527 graduates attended Canadian Universities on scholarships from CHL teams.

About Boston Pizza:

Boston Pizza International Inc. is Canada's No. 1 casual dining brand with more than 325 restaurants in Canada and system-wide sales of $831 million in 2008.  Boston Pizza serves more than 40 million guests annually.  The company has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies every year since 1993 and was named one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital for 2007 and 2008.  Boston Pizza International Inc. is headquartered in Richmond, B.C. and has regional offices in Mississauga, Ontario and Laval, Quebec.  For more information visit www.bostonpizza.com.

About CCMC

CCMC is one of North America's leading sports and entertainment multi-media marketers, with extensive business ventures in publishing, radio, television broadcast sales and production, event production, management and sponsorship sales, website design and maintenance.  CCMC’s properties include the Canadian Hockey League, ScoreGolf, Campus, and Shotrock Curling and are the official publishers for both the National Hockey League and the Canadian Football League.