The slippery worlds of ice hockey and the Canadian music industry will collide for a good cause.
As part of JUNO Week, Canadian musicians and former NHL players face off at the 2018 JUNO Cup, March 23, 7:30 p.m. at Burnaby鈥檚 Bill Copeland Sports Centre, in support of MusiCounts.
Former NHL players confirmed to play include, Cliff Ronning (麻豆传媒映画Canucks), Dave Babych (麻豆传媒映画Canucks), Jyrki Lumme (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, 麻豆传媒映画Canucks), Kirk McLean (麻豆传媒映画Canucks), Brad Dalgarno (New York Islanders) and Troy Crowder (New Jersey Devils, LA Kings, 麻豆传媒映画Canucks). More players will be announced in the coming weeks.
Musicians set to hit the ice include Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), Dallas Smith, Chad Brownlee, Craig Northey (Odds), Devin Cuddy and Grant Lawrence (The Smugglers, CBC Music, ).
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The annual celebrity hockey game has raised $840,000 over the past 14 years for the music education charity, which puts instruments in the hands of kids who need them through several programs and music education initiatives.
Individual tickets to JUNO Cup are $20 (plus fees). Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster.ca. $15 tickets (plus fees) are available when purchasing 10 or more, with all proceeds benefiting MusiCounts.
The 47th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2018 will be hosted in 麻豆传媒映画from March 19 to 25, culminating in the JUNO Awards at Rogers Arena, broadcast live on March 25.
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