The wait will soon be over for Sylvan Lake and area residents eager to get their hands on tickets for the upcoming Kraft Hockeyville pre-season NHL game in Sylvan Lake.
Tickets for the game, which will see the Calgary Flames take on the Arizona Coyotes at the Sylvan Lake Multiplex Sept. 24, will be awarded via an official draw at the Multiplex on Sept. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All tickets will be awarded free of charge.
To enter the draw, eligible entrants must complete a ballot at the Multiplex on one of the following dates:
● Saturday, Aug. 30 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
● Saturday, Sept. 6 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
● Sunday, Sept. 7 - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Anticipation is building, as the town awaits the event Sylvan Lake Hockeyville committee chair Graham Parsons describes as one of the town’s “biggest ever.”
“It’s just going to be one of the biggest events that we’ve ever been part of, and it was a long time coming,” he said. “The committee worked hard all summer long. People have no idea how many hours those people put in.”
The game will be just one part of a four-day celebration beginning Sept. 21 that’s being planned to commemorate the town’s Hockeyville triumph.
Although exact details of festivities taking place have yet to be finalized, all events will be non-ticketed and offered free of charge.
“As things get finalized, we will start announcing the details of each and every event,” said Parsons. Up-to-date information, he added, will be posted as it becomes available to the Sylvan Lake Hockeyville Facebook page.
On Aug. 27, Kraft Hockeyville made the following announcement with respect to ticket eligibility.
The draws are open to:
a) Residents of the Sylvan Lake area (as determined by those with addresses in postal code T4S) who have reached the age of majority in Alberta on or before September 15, 2014, except immediate family members of the Sylvan Lake Local Organizing Committee and the Kraft Hockeyville Partners.
b) Individuals who reside outside the Town of Sylvan Lake yet have one or more children registered in a school in Sylvan Lake or a minor sports program offered by a Sylvan Lake based organization and have reached the age of majority on or before September 15, 2014, except immediate family members of the Sylvan Lake Local Organizing Committee and the Kraft Hockeyville Partners.
c) A limited number of tickets will be available in a separate draw to supporters from outside the immediate Sylvan Lake area who are residents of Clearwater County, Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, County of Stettler No. 5, Mountain View County and/or the incorporated municipalities within their boundaries and have reached the age of majority on or before September 15, 2014, except immediate family members of the Sylvan Lake Local Organizing Committee and the Kraft Hockeyville Partners. Eligibility will be determined by postal code for those areas specified.
d) Each Eligible Entrant may only submit one (1) ballot in either the ballot box marked for residents or for supporters, not both.
For official draw rules, please visit the Sylvan Lake Hockeyville Facebook page and/or the Sylvan Lake Multiplex.