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May 1, 2008
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CORNWALL, ON - Five of the best Junior A hockey teams from across Canada have gathered in Cornwall, ON to
compete for the 2008 RBC Cup, Canada's National Junior A Championship.
The host Cornwall Colts of the CJHL will be joined by the Camrose Kodiaks (Pacific, AJHL), Humboldt
Broncos (West, SJHL), Oakville Blades (Central, OPJHL) and Weeks Crushers (East, MJAHL) at the event, which
runs from May 3rd to 11th at the Cornwall Civic Complex.
“We are so excited that the start of the 2008 RBC Cup has arrived. All of the teams have played hard to
get here and RBC wants to celebrate that,” said Mike Haley, RBC's regional vice-president for eastern
Ontario. “We have fantastic kick-off events planned for our community, including the free RBC
barbecue at FanFest and the RBC Trophy March which will lead into the official opening
ceremonies with spirit.”
The 2008 RBC Cup kicks off on Saturday, May 3rd, when the host Cornwall Colts take on the Humboldt Broncos
at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. Prior to the game, at 1:00 p.m. ET, will be the opening ceremonies at the Civic
Complex, which will be free of charge to attend. Fans are invited to join RBC as they march the RBC Cup from
the Cornwall main branch to the Civic Complex beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET, and pre-game festivities get
underway with FanFest - including face painting, hot-air balloon rides, interactive hockey games, a barbecue
and much more - at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Hockey Canada has also announced that Corey Trivino, the only Junior A player on Canada's gold
medal-winning National Men's Under-18 Team, will be in attendance at the Civic Complex on Saturday for the
pre-game festivities, and will perform the ceremonial opening face-off prior to the tournament-opening game
between Cornwall and Humboldt.
The gold medal game on Sunday, May 11th will be broadcast LIVE on TSN/RDS, the official broadcaster of
Hockey Canada, at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. Check your local listings for the broadcast time in your
area.
In addition, all of the round-robin games at the 2008 RBC Cup, as well as the semi-finals, will be
available via webcast free of charge at www.telushockeycanada.com. Hockey Canada would like to
thank TVCOGECO for providing the broadcast feed for the 2008 RBC Cup. TVCOGECO is broadcasting all of
the games in partnership with Hockey Canada and the local host committee."
TICKETS
To purchase tickets, contact the Cornwall Civic Complex box office at 613-938-9400, or Admission at
1-800-361-4595 or www.admission.com. Group ticket packages are available for round-robin games only.
Group Pak (20 student tickets) $150
Youth Pak (16 child tickets + 4 adult tickets) $99
Adult:
Round Robin: $12.00
Semi-Final: $14.00
Final: $15.00
Student/Senior:
Round Robin: $10.00
Semi-Final: $12.00
Final: $13.00
Child (12 & Under):
Round Robin: $5.00
Semi-Final: $5.00
Final: $5.00
For more information on the 2008 RBC Cup, Canada's National Junior A Championship, visit
www.hockeycanada.ca.
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