Become a Sponsor...

We are presenting you with an opportunity to become a founding sponsor of the inaugural Wickenheiser International Female Hockey Festival taking place in Burnaby, BC in the Fall of 2010.

This hockey festival will ride on the coattails of the biggest celebration of winter sport, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and will be much more than your typical hockey tournament.

International participants from PeeWee to Adult level will engage in world-class competition; have an opportunity to make friends from around the world; improve their hockey skills and learn from the world's best - Hayley Wickenheiser- who will participate throughout the five-day event.

We will accept the participation of 32 teams (or eight teams in each of the four age divisions) with international representation in each division. This translates to an expected attendance of 610 female hockey players and over 1,500 attendees.

Beyond a typical tournament, the Samsung Wickenheiser International Female Hockey Festival will incorporate the following elements elevating it from a ‘tourney' to a ‘festival' which will attract attention from around the world.

• Opening networking reception for VIPs, sponsors, players, coaches and parents
• Skills competition
• On and off-ice demonstrations with Hayley Wickenheiser and special guests
• On and off-ice clinics and workshops for players and parents (topics will range from ‘fitness and nutrition' to ‘parents as coaches')
• Additional sponsor elements such as themed lounges, text-in-to-win
  contests, etc.

This tournament is also committed to paying it forward, as a portion of the proceeds raised from hosting of this event as well as 100% of the proceeds from silent auctions, 50/50 and raffle items will be donated to Right To Play and KidSport.

Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world.

A portion of the proceeds will also be allocated for KidSport, an organization committed to providing support to ensure family financial status is not a barrier to youth involvement in organized sport.

If you or your organization would like to get involved in this project with a portion of the proceeds going to Right to Play and KidSport, click below to download the full Sponsorship Opportunities package or contact Ceilidh Price at ceilidh.price@gmail.com or 403-462-7895