Hometown Hero to skate at MTS Centre as Stanley Cup Champions face-off against
Tampa Bay Lightning in NHL Exhibition Classic
True North Sports & Entertainment Limited is pleased to once again welcome the National Hockey League to MTS Centre for an exhibition game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the newly crowned Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010. Game time will be 7:30 p.m.
The game marks the first time the Chicago Blackhawks will play at MTS Centre, bringing with them their captain, Olympic gold medalist, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, and Winnipeg native Jonathan Toews. Toews was the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry draft, and has a collection of gold medals from both the World Juniors and the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver with Team Canada. Most recently, the 22-year old hoisted the Stanley Cup for the Blackhawks and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the 2010 Playoff MVP. By winning the Stanley Cup in the 2009-2010 campaign, Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest member of the Triple Gold Club. Toews has skated at MTS Centre before the Superstar Summer Showdown last August and will do so again this summer. However, the exhibition match-up against the Lightning will be a “Manitoba Homecoming” for Toews playing alongside his NHL teammates in front of a home crowd for the first time.
The Blackhawks are one of the original six teams, established in 1926. Since then the club has gone on to win four Stanley Cups, most recently with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 last Wednesday, ending a 49-year Stanley Cup drought. The Blackhawks finished third overall in the NHL’s regular season standings, led by Toews and Stanley Cup overtime hero Patrick Kane, assistant captain Patrick Sharp, as well as Norris Trophy nominee Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook on the blueline. The Lightning counter with former first overall pick Steven Stamkos, who tied Sidney Crosby for the most goals in the NHL this season with 51, as well as Vincent Lecavalier, and 2004 Hart Trophy winner Martin St. Louis.
This will be the seventh time Winnipeg has hosted an NHL exhibition game since 1997. It will be the fourth exhibition game played at MTS Centre. Last year, the Lightning defeated the Oilers 4-3 in the last seconds of overtime before 11,644 fans. In that past, MTS Centre has hosted the Calgary Flames (once), Edmonton Oilers (twice), Phoenix Coyotes (three times), Toronto Maple Leafs (once), and Tampa Bay Lightning (once). The average attendance for the NHL exhibition games played thus far at MTS Centre has been well over 13,000 fans.
Tickets:
Starting this Saturday (June 19th), fans will be able to purchase an NHL 3-Pack which consists of one ticket to the NHL Exhibition game along with two Manitoba Moose vouchers which are redeemable at any home game in October and November. Moose vouchers are redeemable once individual tickets for Moose regular season games go on sale on Saturday, October 2, 2010. NHL tickets that are priced from $84.00- $109.00 will be paired with “Gold” Seating Area Moose vouchers while NHL tickets that range from $54.00 - $74.00 will be paired with “Copper” Seating Area Moose vouchers.
To purchase your NHL 3-Pack, CLICK HERE (on-sale Saturday, June 19th at 10:00 a.m.).
| | Full Price | Discounted Price | | | NHL | Moose | Walk-Up Price | NHL | Moose | 3-Pack Price |
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| NHL P1 | $109.00 | $30.00 (x2) | $169.00 | $109.00 | $25.00 (x2) | $159.00 | | NHL P2 | $94.00 | $30.00 (x2) | $154.00 | $94.00 | $25.00 (x2) | $144.00 | | NHL P3 | $84.00 | $30.00 (x2) | $144.00 | $84.00 | $25.00 (x2) | $134.00 | | NHL P4 | $74.00 | $24.00 (x2) | $122.00 | $74.00 | $20.00 (x2) | $114.00 | | NHL P5 | $64.00 | $24.00 (x2) | $112.00 | $64.00 | $20.00 (x2) | $104.00 | | NHL P6 | $54.00 | $24.00 (x2) | $102.00 | $54.00 | $20.00 (x2) | $94.00 |
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