Play On! Halifax takes flight at Canadian Forces Base Shearwater for 2015 Tournament

(Halifax, NS) – Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! is pleased to announce the 2015 Halifax event will be held for the first time on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shearwater. This is an exciting change in venue for the tournament!

CFB Shearwater will provide players a setting ideal for a great weekend of exciting street hockey action. With smooth playing surfaces, wider rinks, the ability to accommodate more teams and a great availability of parking, the 2015 tournament is shaping up to be Halifax’s best yet! The action will take place on Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st, with players surrounded by the rich history of the Canadian Armed Forces that the Halifax community is so well connected to.

The Play On! tournament was not able to host the 2015 event at its traditional location at the Commons in downtown Halifax due to necessary road maintenance scheduled for this summer in that area. While Play On! personnel have expressed a desire to city officials for a return to the Commons in 2016; they are excited to take the Play On! festivities to such a unique location for this year’s event.

Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! (www.playon.ca) is Canada’s Largest Sports Festival. Now a national program, which originated in Halifax, that hosts divisions for all ages and skill levels, Play On! is excited to score big in it’s 12 th year. With 12 large-scale tournaments being operated across Canada, culminating in with a national championship final (The Redwood Cup) in Lethbridge, Alberta in September, the program represents a unique yet true celebration of both Canadian culture and sport.

For more information, please contact:

Roxanne RobinsonEvent DirectorEmail: rrobinson@playon.caPhone 902 717 1569

Web: www.playon.caTwitter: @PlayOnHalifax