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The National Hockey Monument of Canada made its debut at the 2008 Mastercard Memorial Cup finals in Kitchener, Ontario.
The premiere of the monument took place during the tournament's "Fan Fest". The scale model of the monument, which stands nine feet tall, was prominantly displayed throughout the Cup, when the eyes of the nation were on Kitchener and thousands of hockey enthusiasts descended on the city. (right: Photo of Tim with the Memorial Cup)
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From there the Monument made an appearance at the banquet for the Dan Snyder Memorial Golf Tournament in Elmira, Ontario on July 14th.
The Monument was displayed in August 3 - 13 at the International Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum in Kingston. Ontario.
| Trip 1: The Monument officially kicked off its tour at Signal Hill National Historical Site of Canada in St. John's Newfoundland on September 21, 22, and 23rd. It then moved on to the Gander Community Centre (Gander, NFLD) on September the 24th. The Monument then spent one day, September the 25, at the Pepsi Center in Corner Brook, NFLD, home of the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall Of Fame. |  |
The Monument left the Rock and visited beautiful Nova Scotia, making many other stops, including Cape Breton at the Screaming Eagles CHL game at Centre 200 in Sydney (Sept. 26th). Then went to Halifax for the Mooseheads CHL game at the Halifax Metro Centre (Sept. 28th). The sculpture was on exhibit at the Birthplace of Hockey Windsor Heritage Centre, Windsor, Nova Scotia from September 29th to October 29th.
Trip 2:
On October 30, The Monument returned to Halifax for another Moosehead game at the Halifax Metro Center.
Then on November 1st, it was onto P.E.I. at the Charlottetown Civic Center.
November 2, it returned to Nova Scotia in Windsor at the Scotia Bank Mall accompanied by the Stanley Cup.
Trip 3:
Currently being arranged with more stops in Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and New Brunswick.
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