Canada's
Hockey Store Supports Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female
Hockey Festival For Second Year
Fifteen Young Women From Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Get In The Game With
Wickenheiser, Courtesy Of Canadian Tire
CALGARY, Nov. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Today, Canadian Tire
and four-time Olympic Gold medallist and Canadian Tire Jumpstart
Charities Ambassador Hayley
Wickenheiser announced the official start of the fifth
annual Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female Hockey
Festival (Canadian Tire WickFest). To celebrate the sport of
hockey and the young women who play the game, Canadian Tire is
pleased to fund 15 youth from the Rankin Inlet Rock to participate
in the tournament.
Canadian Tire WickFest, taking place at WinSport at Canada
Olympic Park in Calgary from
November 27-30, 2014, provides young
female hockey players with the opportunity to engage in world-class
competition, make friends from around the world, improve their
hockey skills and learn from the best. Over the course of four
days, over 1,500 athletes between the ages of eight to 18 from 78
teams around the globe will come together in Calgary to compete and connect while building
positive hockey experiences across all levels.
"Canadian Tire WickFest is a chance for me to help the next
generation of female players gain valuable knowledge and skills as
they participate in development camps, off-ice clinics and
workshops while most importantly, having fun," said Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic gold
medallist and Jumpstart Ambassador. "I believe every kid deserves
the chance to develop the confidence, teamwork and leadership
skills that come with participation in organized sport and I am
really proud to join Canadian Tire in welcoming the Rankin Inlet
Rock to my tournament."
In keeping with its strong support of sport and community in
Canada, Canadian Tire sponsored
the Rankin Inlet Rock, a team of 15 girls from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, to play in Canadian
Tire WickFest, that wouldn't have otherwise had the financial means
to participate. The team received an all-expenses paid trip to
participate in the tournament as well new hockey equipment.
"The Canadian Tire Family of Companies believes that sport
builds strong communities, unifies the nation and has the power to
change lives," said Kim Saunders,
Associate Vice-President, Canadian Tire Corporation. "That's why we
have made a commitment to help Hayley celebrate the sport of hockey
and the young women who play the game. We are also extremely proud
to have enabled The Rankin Inlet Rock to participate in Canadian
Tire WickFest because every kid deserves the chance to fulfill
their sporting dreams."
Canadian Tire WickFest is the only festival of its kind and
continues to draw substantial interest from the international
female hockey community.
About Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival
(Canadian Tire WickFest)
Canadian Tire WickFest is the dream
come-to-life of six-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser and is run in
partnership with Girls Hockey Calgary and Rocky Mountain Female
Hockey League. Over the course of four days more than 1,500 players
will compete and connect while building positive female hockey
experiences across all levels. Further details at:
www.wickfest.com
Follow the tournament on Facebook and Twitter using
#ctwickfest.
About Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation,
Limited, (TSX:CTC.A) (TSX:CTC) or "CTC," is a family of businesses
that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and
CT REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which was
founded in 1922 and provides Canadians with products for life in
Canada across its Living, Playing,
Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal categories. PartSource and Gas+ are
key parts of the Canadian Tire network. The retail segment also
includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear,
and FGL Sports (Sport Chek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts,
National Sports, Intersport, Pro Hockey Life and Atmosphere), which
offers the best active wear brands. The nearly 1,700 retail and
gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial
Services division and the tens of thousands of people employed
across the Company. For more information,
visit Corp.CanadianTire.ca.
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