Sports Celebrities Festival
The entire Vancouver Canucks roster and coaching staff spent a night on the town on December 6th, 2005 raising money for the Canucks for Kids Fund and BC Special Olympics at the annual . Also in attendance were several Canucks alumni including Kirk McLean, Greg Adams, Orland Kurtenbach and many others.
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Before the evening formally began, Canuck players spent time playing table hockey with their Special Olympian friends and having their photos taken with attendees. The night was capped off with a keynote address from hockey legend Mike Bossy followed by a hockey panel discussion on the "new NHL" that included Canucks winger Trevor Linden, Canucks GM Dave Nonis, and long-time Broadcaster Tom Larscheid. This year's event was another sell-out with more than 600 people in attendance. Last year's event raised more than $250,000. All proceeds go directly to the Canucks for Kids Fund and BC Special Olympics.
















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