The Vancouver Canucks announced today that they will host the 2011 Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, British Columbia, beginning on Sunday, September 11th. For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Canucks and the city of Penticton will host the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Tournament: a round-robin tournament, featuring prospects from the Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks and Winnipeg Jets from September 11-15.
“We are excited to host the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Tournament in Penticton again this year,” said Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis. “The city of Penticton showed tremendous support for last year’s event and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to return to this great hockey city.”
The Vancouver Canucks Young Stars tournament will begin September 11th and feature a number of notable NHL prospects from the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks and Winnipeg Jets.
Tournament ticket packages go on sale July 16th at 10 am online at www.valleyfirstTIX.com, by phone at 1-877-763-2849 or in person at the South Okanagan Events Centre box office. Single game tournament tickets will be made available in mid-August. Please go to canucks.com for up-to-date information on the Young Stars Tournament. Game dates, times and opponents may be subject to change.
The Vancouver Canucks in partnership with Rogers Sportsnet are pleased to announce that Rogers Sportsnet will broadcast two games of the 2011 Canucks Young Stars Tournament while all eight games will be streamed live on Canucks.com and sportsnet.ca.
Rogers Sportsnet Pacific and Rogers Sportsnet West will broadcast games Sunday, September 11th beginning at 7:30 p.m. (PT) Vancouver Canucks versus the Edmonton Oilers prospects and Monday, September 12th beginning at 4:00 p.m. (PT) Vancouver Canucks versus the Calgary Flames prospects.
All games will be streamed live on Canucks.com and available on sportsnet.ca.
Watch for a breakdown of each team - what to watch for, key players, sleepers and more in the coming weeks as the tournament draws closer. We've got your prospects fix right here.
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| TEAMS | DATE | TIME |
| San Jose vs. Calgary | Sept. 11 | 4:00pm |
| Vancouver vs. Edmonton | Sept. 11 | 7:30pm |
| Calgary vs. Vancouver | Sept. 12 | 4:00pm |
| Winnipeg vs. San Jose | Sept. 12 | 7:30pm |
| Winnipeg vs Edmonton | Sept. 13 | 7:30pm |
| San Jose vs Vancouver | Sept. 14 | 4:00pm |
| Edmonton vs Calgary | Sept. 14 | 7:30pm |
| Winnipeg vs Vancouver | Sept. 15 | 11:30Am |
Rogers Sportsnet will broadcast two games of the 2011 Canucks Young Stars Tournament and stream all games live on sportsnet.ca.
SCHEDULE
Canucks vs. Oilers - SEP.11.11 at 7:30pm
Flames vs. Canucks - SEP.12.11 at 4:00pm
Tournament ticket packages will go on sale July 16th at 10 am online at www.valleyfirstTIX.com, by phone at 1-877-763-2849 or in person at the South Okanagan Events Centre box office. Single game tournament tickets will be made available in mid-August. Please go to canucks.com for up-to-date information on the Young Stars Tournament. Game dates, times and opponents may be subject to change.
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