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Lumby seeks Hockeyville support

Several nominations have been put forward nominating the village in the Kraft Hockeyville 2016 contest,
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Lumby’s Pat Duke Memorial has been nominated several times for Kraft Hockeyville.

You can help the Village of Lumby win a national competition.

Several nominations have been put forward nominating the village in the Kraft Hockeyville 2016 contest, which will see one community in Canada win the chance to host an NHL pre-season game, and get $100,000 in upgrades for its arena.

The online nomination competition is underway, and runs until midnight, Feb. 7.

From all eligible entries received, judges will select a top-10 which will be announced on a Hockey Night in Canada broadcast on Sportsnet TV Saturday, March 5.

When the top-10 is announced, legal residents of Canada 13 and over can begin voting for their favourite entry.

Voting will take place March 13 and 14.

The two entries with the most votes will be announced March 19 and will be finalists for the title of Kraft Hockeyville 2016.

Voting for the final two will run March 20 and 21 and the winner will be announced April 2.

Second prize in the contest is $100,000 in arena upgrades.

The eight other top-10 communities will receive $25,000 in arena upgrades.

You can view the nominations on the  event website, www.khv2016.ca.

 



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