IMG Announces Primus Worldstars Tour Brought to you by Reebok Hockey
11/18/04 11:41

HOCKEY STARS PREPARE TO TAKE ON THE WORLD NEXT MONTH WITH EUROPEAN TOUR�
Primus Worldstars Tour gives fans and charities �something to cheer about� prior to holidays

Many of hockey�s superstars, including Martin Brodeur, Dominik Hasek, Tie Domi and Mats Sundin, will be returning to the ice in December as they take on teams from seven European countries as part of the �Primus Worldstars Tour brought to you by Reebok Hockey�, a two-week, 10-city tour of Europe that will be broadcast in Canada as pay-per-view events.

A portion of the proceeds raised from the tour will be donated to the NHLPA�s �Goals and Dreams� and the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation.

The Primus Worldstars team, made up of more than 25 prominent NHL players, will meet in Toronto on December 7 for a team practice before traveling to Latvia to kick off the tour on Thursday, December 9.  They will go on to play nine more games in Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Poland before returning home on December 23.

�It is important to all of us that we are using this time productively, and we thought this was a great way to give hockey fans and some deserving charities something to cheer about,� said Martin Brodeur, one of the player organizers of the Primus Worldstars Tour.  �We want to be on the ice playing hockey, and we�re hoping the tour puts some emphasis back on the game itself.�

Eight of the 10 games will be broadcast across Canada as pay-per-view events on Viewer�s Choice and Bell Expressvu, and in Alberta and British Columbia on Shaw.  Individual games will be available for $9.99 each, or the full eight-game package can be purchased for $59.99.

�We thought that this tour made the perfect early holiday gift for hockey fans and we are happy to be able to help bring it to them,� said Andy Day, Senior Vice President, Residential Services for Primus.  �We�re looking forward to seeing many of our favourite hockey stars back on the ice in December.�


Goalies:  Martin Brodeur   Dominik Hasek

Defence:  Rob Blake   Sergei Gonchar
   John-Michael Liles  Pavel Kubina
   Robyn Regehr   Rhett Warrener
   Mattias Norstrom  Pavel Kubina     

Forwards:  Mats Sundin   Alexandre Daigle
   Sergei Fedorov   Glen Murray
   Rick Nash   Anson Carter
   Petr Nedved   Ray Whitney
   Joe Thornton   Robert Lang
   Luc Robitaille   Daniel Briere
   Tie Domi   Kris Draper
   Petr Sykora 

�We are thrilled to be a part of the Primus Worldstars Tour and fans here are very much looking forward to seeing many of the stars of hockey that they have only seen on television,� said Alexander Steblin, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and Professional Hockey League.  �International competitions like this have always attracted great interest here and it proves to be a great boost for hockey in Russia.�

The NHLPA�s �Goals and Dreams� program has donated more than $15 million since its inception in 1999 to grassroots hockey programs around the world, giving thousands of children full sets of hockey equipment, funding for repairs or operating funds for local arenas, or support for grassroots hockey programs.

The Garth Brooks �Teammates for Kids� Foundation works with professional athletes to contribute financial resources to non-profit organizations in Canada and the United States serving children with an emphasis on health, education and inner-city services.  The Foundation guarantees to triple all donations made by participating professional athletes and includes divisions for three professional sports including baseball (Touch �em All Teammates), football (Touchdown Teammates) and hockey (Top Shelf Teammates).

�PRIMUS WORLDSTARS TOUR BROUGHT TO YOU BY REEBOK HOCKEY� SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 7 - Team Practice in Toronto at Ricoh Coliseum (Open to Media)

Thursday, December 9 -  World Stars vs. Riga 2000 @ Riga, Latvia

Saturday, December 11 - World Stars vs. Russian All-Stars @ Moscow, Russia

Sunday, December 12 - World Stars vs. Russian All-Stars @ St. Petersburg, Russia

Monday, December 13 - World Stars vs. Slovakian All-Stars @ Bratislava, Slovakia  *

Wednesday, December 15 - World Stars vs. SC Bern @ Bern, Switzerland

Thursday, December 16 - World Stars vs. Farjestad @ Karlstad, Sweden  *

Friday, December 17 -  World Stars vs. HV 71 @ Jonkoping, Sweden

Sunday, December 19 - World Stars vs. Linkoping @ Linkoping, Sweden

Tuesday, December 21 - World Stars vs. Norwegian All-Stars @ Oslo, Norway

Wednesday, December 22 - World Stars vs. Polish All-Stars @ Poland

(* indicates games not broadcast in Canada)

�All of the players hope that the Primus Worldstars Tour gives the fans some enjoyment prior to the holidays while it also helps two charities that do great work for children around the world,� said Tie Domi.  �We know the fans miss seeing us play, and we�re definitely missing being able to play in front of them.  We are just looking forward to playing hockey.� 

Contact:
Brad Robins                                    Dave Haggith
Director, Marketing                        Director, Communications
IMG Hockey                                     IMG Canada
Tel: (416) 960-5312 ext. 106        Tel: (416) 960-5312 ext. 123
e-mail: [email protected]    e-mail: [email protected]  

 

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