The Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada celebrations in Owen Sound will have a new addition for 2023.
Games will be played by teams from the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
On January 21, 2023, Team Scotiabank versus Team Adidas from PWHPA will play at 11 a.m. Then the University of Guelph Gryphons face the nationally-ranked University of Waterloo Warriors Women’s Team at 2:30 p.m.
Players from the Waterloo Warriors will also be part of school visits and on-ice clinics during the event.
Events begin January 18, including Breakfast with the Cup, Music of Hockey, Skate with the Stanley Cup, on-ice clinics, school visits and games, a banquet with many special alumni hosted by Ron MacLean, Celebrity Alumni Classic game, as well as an Owen Sound Attack home game.
The event will culminate on Saturday, January 21 with a Stanley Cup parade, all-day activities at Harrison Park, and live coverage of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada broadcast across the globe with host Ron MacLean.
Waterloo Warriors Associate Coach, Dollee Meigs, grew up playing hockey in and around Owen Sound.
"I am very happy our girls get to be a part of this big day," said Meigs. "The fact that this is happening in my hometown is exciting in itself, but now that our team gets to be a part of the celebrations as we play a meaningful league game, that just shows how far women's hockey has come as the game continues to grow across Ontario and Canada.”
"I am excited for our student-athletes to have this opportunity to be a part of Hockey Day in Canada. Many of these girls would have grown up watching Hockey Day in Canada in full and now have the opportunity to showcase female hockey and OUA women's hockey. It's going to be an outstanding day for our program," said Waterloo Warriors Head Coach Shaun Reagan.
For details on all event activities, volunteer opportunities and more ticket information, visit the event website at OwenSound.ca/HockeyDay.