Officials selected for spring national championships
CALGARY, Alta.
– Hockey Canada has partnered with BDO to increase the native legacies of its
nationwide and worldwide occasions by means of the launch of the BDO Goals for Kids program.
Every season, Hockey Canada brings three worldwide occasions – the World
Under-17 Hockey Challenge, World Junior A Challenge, and World
Sledge Hockey Challenge – in addition to 4 nationwide championships – the
National Women’s Under-18 Championship, Esso Cup, TELUS Cup, and RBC Cup – to new communities throughout the nation. The web proceeds from
these occasions stays within the host communities as a legacy to permit them to
put money into rising the sport regionally.
Working with its new worldwide advertising associate, BDO, Hockey Canada is
increasing that legacy by means of BDO Goals for Kids – a program that
will see $50 for each purpose scored at a nationwide championship, and $100 for
each purpose scored by Team Canada on the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge,
World Junior A Challenge, and World Sledge Hockey Challenge – return to
the minor hockey affiliation in that neighborhood to help with offsetting
gear and registration prices for younger gamers.
“Every season, a minimum of seven communities welcome us and our athletes, and
assist us ship success on and off the ice by means of our occasions. As a part of
our thank-you to these volunteers, we depart a monetary legacy within the host
communities to offer them with additional sources to develop Canada’s sport
regionally,” mentioned Scott Smith, president and chief working officer for
Hockey Canada. “BDO has shared in our ardour for the sport as an occasion
associate with our IIHF occasions hosted on Canadian ice since 2012. We are
excited to have them be part of us as a global advertising associate, and
grateful for his or her assist of the way forward for Canadian hockey by means of BDO Goals for Kids.”
Jim Krahn, the Calgary workplace managing associate for BDO, joined Hockey Canada
and younger minor hockey gamers in addition to media personalities in Calgary on
Wednesday to formally launch BDO Goals for Kids, and make the
program’s first donation. A kick-off ball hockey sport was hosted at
WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, the house of Hockey Canada in Calgary;
the younger gamers and collaborating members of the media put their finest
strikes on show, serving to ship a BDO Goals for Kids donation of
$1,000 to minor hockey within the metropolis.
“As followers of the sport, we couldn’t be extra delighted to associate with Hockey
Canada,” mentioned Pat Kramer, CEO of BDO Canada. “Hockey is such an essential
a part of Canadian tradition, integral to communities from coast to coast. The
inclusion of the BDO Goals for Kids program permits us to offer again
to those communities and assist guarantee extra children get the prospect to play and
develop their abilities.”
The first two occasions the place on-ice targets will rely in direction of BDO Goals for Kids are available in November when Dawson Creek and Fort St.
John, B.C., co-host the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and Quebec
City welcomes the National Women’s Under-18 Championship.
About Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada is the governing physique for hockey in Canada and a member of
the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), with a membership by means of
its 13 member associations of over 700,000 gamers, coaches and officers.
Hockey Canada is a not-for-profit group that creates modern
hockey improvement packages for its members to ship in communities
throughout Canada; supplies constant guidelines and rules and numerous different
membership companies from coast to coast to coast; manages quite a few
regional, nationwide, and worldwide hockey championships and occasions; and
leads the operation of all groups that symbolize Canada in worldwide ice
hockey competitors. Hockey Canada’s mission is to “lead, develop, and
promote constructive hockey experiences.” For extra info on Hockey
Canada, please go to HockeyCanada.ca or comply with by means of
social media on Facebook
and Twitter.
About BDO
BDO is a number one supplier {of professional} companies to purchasers of all sizes
in nearly all business sectors. Our group delivers a complete vary
of assurance, accounting, tax, and advisory companies, complemented by a
deep business information gained from practically 100 years working inside native
communities. As a part of the worldwide BDO community, we’re capable of
present seamless and constant cross-border companies to purchasers with
world wants.
