Antigonish for Kraft Hockeyville 2011

Antigonish is being given serious consideration as one of the top 10 communities for Kraft Hockeyville 2011. We have received a notice that CBC will be coming to Antigonish to talk to people in the community about the importance of hockey in Antigonish and to gage communication reaction to the contest. A date has yet to be finalized for their visit, however we do know it will be in the next two weeks and we’ll be planning a community type rally or event to show the country our passion and spirit.

Close to 300 communities from across Canada have been nominated to be crowned Kraft Hockeyville 2011. The country has been divided into five regions and two communities from each region will be chosen for the top 10.

The top 10 communities will be announced on CBC on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011. The country then votes from March 8th to March 13th for what communities they believe should make the top five. Once the top five communities are announced on March 19th, public voting continues until March 21st. The winning community is announced on April 2nd, 2011.

The winning community receives $100,000 from Kraft Canada dedicated to upgrading their home arena, an NHL pre-season hockey game, and a CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast relating to the event. The remaining four communities from the top five receive $25,000.

So spread the word! The more excitement the better! We’ll keep you up to date on what we’re planning and the date of their visit as soon as we have the details.

ANTIGONISH FOR KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE 2011!

Photo caption: Barrett (age four), Cohen (age two), and Dante (age six) MacDonald hold their new autographed Jonathan Toews jersey. Their mom, Leah, submitted a story for Hockeyville titled “For the Love of the Game”. Al MacIsaac, a native of Antigonish and the current Vice-President of the Chicago Blackhawks, donated the signed jersey to encourage people to submit stories online. Leah’s name was drawn out of the 329 stories submitted.