Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Celebrations Presented by Canadian Tire
October 19 2015 - 11:17AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
The Class of 2015 receives Canada's highest sporting honour
TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2015 /CNW/ - Twelve of the country's
most influential and inspiring Athletes and sport "Builders" will
be officially inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on October 21, 2015. Media are invited to meet the
Class of 2015 at a news conference being held the morning of
Wednesday, October 21 and to attend
the Honoured Members Red Carpet Reception the same evening.
The Class of 2015 inductees are:
- Susan Auch, Speed Skating
- Paul Coffey, Men's Ice
Hockey
- Michael Edgson, Paralympic
Swimmer
- Sharon and Shirley Firth, Cross
Country Skiing
- Craig Forrest, Soccer
- Nicolas Gill, Judo
- Danielle Goyette, Women's Ice
Hockey
- Jennifer Heil, Freestyle
Skiing
- Lori-Ann Muenzer, Cycling
- Jocelyne Bourassa, Golf
Builder
- Marina van der Merwe, Field
Hockey Coach
NEWS CONFERENCE
WHAT:
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At the morning news
conference, each inductee from the Class of 2015 will speak and be
presented with a jacket which symbolizes receiving Canada's highest
sporting honour. Granted for many decades, the jackets feature an
exclusive Honoured Member crest and are worn by Honoured Members at
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame events to exemplify their
accomplishment. Following the news conference, all inductees will
be available for interviews and photos
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DATE/TIME:
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Wednesday, October
21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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LOCATION:
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Ryerson's Mattamy
Athletic Centre
Gymnasium 2nd Floor
50 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON
(416) 598-5966
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WHO:
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Class of 2015
Inductees
Mark Tewksbury, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Inducted Honoured
Member and Emcee
Michael Medline, President and CEO, Canadian Tire Corporation,
Member of the Board of Governors of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
and 2015 Induction Celebrations Honourary Chair
Colin MacDonald, Chair of the Board of Governors of Canada's Sports
Hall of Fame Mario Siciliano, President and CEO of Canada's Sports
Hall of Fame
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HONOURED MEMBERS' RED CARPET RECEPTION
WHAT:
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The Honoured Members
Red Carpet Reception starts at 4:30 p.m. and will provide
opportunities to capture engaging content of the Class of 2015
inductees as they arrive, as well as additional Honoured Members in
attendance including Wayne Gretzky, Donovan Bailey, Catriona Le May
Doan, Mark Tewksbury and Steve Bauer, among others. Canada's Sports
Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Celebrations presented by Canadian Tire
will follow the red carpet reception.
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DATE/TIME:
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Wednesday, October
21, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EST)
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LOCATION:
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Ryerson's Mattamy
Athletic Centre
50 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON
(416) 598-5966
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WHO:
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Class of 2015
Inductees
Over 40 of Canada's
Sports Hall of Fame's Honoured Members including Wayne Gretzky,
Donovan Bailey, Catriona Le May Doan, Mark Tewksbury and Steve
Bauer
Michael Medline,
President and CEO, Canadian Tire Corporation, Member of the Board
of Governors of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and 2015 Induction
Celebrations Honourary Chair
Colin MacDonald,
Chair of the Board of Governors of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Mario Siciliano, President and CEO of Canada's Sports Hall of
Fame
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