January 15, 2009
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR 2010 ESSO CUP IN REGINA, SASK.

REGINA, Sask. - Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Hockey Association, the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League and host team the Regina Rebels, announced Friday that tickets for the 2010 Esso Cup are now on sale.

The second annual National Female Midget Championship runs from April 18-24 in Regina, Sask. at the state-of-the-art Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place. Six teams, including the host team and five regional champions, will face off in the week-long tournament. A five-day round robin will be followed by two semifinals, the winners of which will compete against each other in the nationally-televised gold medal game.

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Passes to the full event cost $40 for adults, while day passes are $8 during the round robin and $10 during the playoffs. Seniors and students between 11 and 18 years old pay $5 during the round robin and $7 during the playoffs. Children 10 years old and younger are admitted for free. Team promotions are also available.

Ticket sales kicked off Friday during a special ceremony prior to the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League game between the Rebels and Melville Prairie Fire.

The five teams that will compete alongside the Rebels at the 2010 Esso Cup will represent Pacific (British Columbia and Alberta), West (Saskatchewan and Manitoba), Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The gold medal game will be broadcast on TSN/RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, on Saturday, April 24. Please check your local listings for broadcast times. All other games, including both semifinals and the bronze medal game, will be available online through hockeycanada.fasthockey.com.

“The 2010 Esso Cup will showcase the top female hockey talent from across the country,” says Julie Healy, director of female hockey for Hockey Canada. “Manitoba’s Westman Wildcats may have claimed the inaugural championship last year, but the gold is up for grabs again and it will be exciting to watch which team comes out on top this year.”

“There is a unique passion for female hockey in Saskatchewan,” says Lynn Tulloch, chair of the 2010 Esso Cup host committee. “Buy your tickets and come and watch Canada’s best female hockey players compete for the Esso Cup - I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.”   

For more information on how to purchase tickets, contact Tulloch at 306-789-5272 or 306-539-5491.

For more information on the 2010 Esso Cup, visit www.hockeycanada.ca/essocup. Details are also available by visiting www.facebook.com/hockeycanada and clicking on the official Facebook events page for the Esso Cup.