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Town of The Blue Mountains
will Play Host to the 2007 National Hockey League Referee and Linesman
Training Camp
June 20, 2007
Today, Director of Recreation for the Town of The Blue Mountains, Shawn
Everitt, announced that the 2007 Training Camp for NHL Referees and
Linesmen will be hosted by the Town of The Blue Mountains at the Beaver
Valley Community Centre.
On September 10th , 33
NHL Referees and 34 NHL Linesmen, along with the 6 NHL contracted Minor
League Referees, will arrive in the Town of The Blue Mountains for a 4 day
Training Camp. The Camp will include skating drills, a round robin hockey
tournament, team building and in-class sessions. The team building
program is currently being developed and may include a mountain bike
challenge, dragon boat racing and orienteering.
Shawn Everitt stated, “The Town of The Blue Mountains is very excited to
announce that the Beaver Valley Community Centre Arena has been identified
as the location for all of the ice sessions as well as some of the
classroom sessions for the Training Camp.”
Terry Gregson, Senior Officiating Manager for the National Hockey League
stated, "We are trying to make Training Camp more of an all round
experience and get the team off to an upbeat and positive start and what
better area than this, because of all of the great facilities and
activities available for our use. People like Shawn Everitt have been
most accommodating in helping get things organized for the Camp.”
Mayor Ellen Anderson stated, “We are extremely pleased to host this
Training Camp. It will provide us with an opportunity to highlight our
community as a world-class destination which can provide the services
necessary to host such a high profile event. On behalf of the Town I
would like to extend my thanks to Mr. Gregson and his team for working
with the Town to bring the Camp to our Municipality.”
The Training Camp will be open to the public. The NHL also plans to
utilize many local personnel for the Training Camp including sports
medicine professionals, local goalies and locker room support staff.
The Town of
The Blue Mountains’ corporate
mission is to realize the community vision through innovative leadership
and strong partnerships. |
