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B.C. arena named finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest

Planet Ice is one of the four finalists competing for the $250,000 grand prize
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Planet Ice in Maple Ridge is the only B.C. arena to be a finalist in this yearsa国际传媒檚 Kraft Hockeyville contest. (The News file)

After weeks of campaigning for community support, the hard work of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association (RMMHA) and the citizens of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows has finally paid of, with Planet Ice being named one of the four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville contest.

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sa国际传媒淲e received thousands of entries from deserving communities and narrowing it to four finalists was certainly a challenge,sa国际传媒 said Butler.

sa国际传媒淭his yearsa国际传媒檚 top four finalists truly embody the heart and soul of hockey and now itsa国际传媒檚 up to Canada to vote for the winning community.sa国际传媒

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Here are the four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville 2023 contest:

sa国际传媒 Maple Ridge Planet Ice (Maple Ridge, B.C.)

sa国际传媒 Maurice Chaput Arena (Ste. Anne, MB)

sa国际传媒 West Lorne Arena (West Lorne, ON)

sa国际传媒 Centre Sportif Bellechasse-Dorchester (Saint-Anselme, QC)

The next phase of the contest will involve the public voting on which arena they want to see win. Public voting will open on March 31 at 6 a.m. PST and will then close on April 1 at 2 p.m. PST.

Voting can be done by visiting .


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Brandon Tucker

About the Author: Brandon Tucker

I have been a journalist since 2013, with much of my career spent covering sports and entertainment stories in Alberta.
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