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London Hockey Fans Score First Stop of the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour, October 11 and 12

TORONTO, ON --(Marketwired - September 22, 2014) - Lindros, Sittler, Wendel…and MacLean! This Thanksgiving weekend, Forest City fans will experience the ultimate hockey festival as the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Dodge makes its first stop of the season in the hockey-rich community of London, ON, with local heroes Eric Lindros, Darryl Sittler and Wendel Clark all making appearances.

The two-day hockey celebration gets underway Saturday, Oct. 11 at Noon ET from Budweiser Gardens and Covent Garden Market, and concludes Sunday night following an outdoor viewing party of the first Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcast, featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers, with the pre-game show hosted live onsite by Ron MacLean from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio at 6:30 p.m. ET on City .

The free hockey-themed weekend will feature several interactive games, activities and live entertainment for the whole family, including:

  • An inflatable mini-stick rink, face painting, bubble hockey and more inside the KidsZone
  • Family outdoor viewing parties on both Saturday (Hockey Night in Canada) and Sunday (Rogers Hometown Hockey)
  • Ticket giveaways from the London Knights and Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Interactive experiences inside the Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE Tech Truck
  • The Scotiabank Community Locker Room with commemorative youth hockey jersey giveaways, interactive games and more
  • The Dodge Stow 'n' Go Challenge as well as a chance to win a Dodge Grand Caravan and other prizes
  • Pick-up games and hockey skills competitions inside the McDonald's Ball Hockey Rink
  • Xbox One gaming area featuring hockey and blockbuster titles, plus prizes and giveaways
  • Calling a play alongside Sportsnet Connected anchor Evanka Osmak at the Be a Broadcaster trailer
  • Food stations including BeaverTails authentic Canadian treats and Chatelaine's Winter Market
  • A Warming Station featuring free McDonald's hot chocolate, Muskoka chairs and a live feed of the evening's hockey games

Rogers Hometown Hockey: Event and Broadcast Details Location : Budweiser Gardens and Covent Garden Market (99 Dundas St, London, ON)

Saturday, Oct. 11 - Festival opens at Noon ET and runs through end of Hockey Night in Canada outdoor viewing party

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET (CBC)

Sunday, Oct. 12 - Festival opens at Noon ET and runs through end of Rogers Hometown Hockey outdoor viewing party

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET (City)

Cheer Like Never Before Contest Leading up to the celebrations in London, local hockey teams have an opportunity to win the ultimate hockey prize as part of the Cheer Like Never Before contest.

Teams must upload a video of their team cheer, with the Top 5 vote-getters invited to take part in the festivities when the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour visits London on October 11 & 12. The winning team in each town will then be in the running to win the trip of a lifetime, including: a trip to an NHL game, VIP Game Day Experience, and perform their team cheer in an NHL dressing room. For full contest details visit www.hometownhockey.com

The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will roll into 25 different communities across Canada this season with a weekend of free outdoor hockey festivities for all ages, culminating in an outdoor viewing party of an NHL game broadcast every Sunday, with Ron MacLean hosting live onsite from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio. Following London, the tour will visit Selkirk, MB on October 18 and 19 for the 2 nd of 25 stops. For tour information visit www.hometownhockey.com

Social Media Links Official website, Rogers Hometown Hockey www.hometownhockey.com Facebook www.Facebook.com/RogersHometownHockey Twitter @HometownHockey_ #HometownHockey Instagram @HometownHockey

About Rogers Communications Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high speed internet and telephony services. Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange ( TSX : RCI.A ) ( TSX : RCI.B ) and on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE : RCI ). For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit  rogers.com .

Media Contacts Jennifer Neziol jennifer.neziol@rci.rogers.com (w) 416.764.6361 (m) 416.275.9182 Sebastian Gatica sebastian.gatica@rci.rogers.com (w) 416.764.6368 (m) 416.710.9953 Jennifer Cram jennifer.cram@rci.rogers.com (w) 416.764.6364 (m) 416.804.1683 Meghann Cox meghann.cox@rci.rogers.com (w) 416.764.6362 (m) 416.258.3296

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