SAVE-ON-FOODS MEMORIAL CENTRE TO HOST 2009 SUBWAY SUPER SERIES GAME

WHL stars to take on Russian Junior National Team on November 25th in Victoria!

*Tickets on Sale September 29th*

Victoria Salmon Kings’ season ticket holders have been offered an opportunity to pre-buy tickets to the SUBWAY® Super Series at a reduced rate not available to the general public. This pre-buy began on September 11th at 9:30 a.m. Salmon Kings’ season ticket representatives have contacted all season ticketholders via e-mail with details. Remember, only Victoria Salmon Kings ticket package holders get access to this exclusive pre-buy and discount. Book your ticket package today by calling the Salmon Kings ticket office at 250-220-7889 and take advantage of this offer!

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Victoria, BC – The Canadian Hockey League, the Western Hockey League and SUBWAY® announced in Toronto, ON today the two Western Canadian centre’s which will host games during the six game cross Canada 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series.

The Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., will host the first game of the Western swing and fifth game of the series on Wednesday, November 25, with the defending WHL Champions Kelowna Rockets hosting the sixth and final game of the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series on Thursday, November 26.  The OHL’s Barrie Colts and Windsor Spitfires were announced on Tuesday as hosts of the third and fourth games of the series.  The opening two game hosts in the QMJHL will be announced Thursday.

“The SUBWAY® Super Series is a special preview of the World Junior Championship as it provides the final opportunity to evaluate players for the Canadian roster,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison, “This event also gives us the opportunity to showcase the WHL’s stars in Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, and Kelowna, the home of our defending WHL Champions.”

The SUBWAY® Super Series is an integral part of the identification process for Canada’s National Junior Team final selection camp as the top rated Canadian players in the WHL, OHL and QMJHL take on the Russian National Junior Team.  Hockey Canada’s Men’s National Team Head Scout Al Murray works with General Managers in each League to assemble the best Canadian talent for the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL All-Star teams. 

Team WHL improved their record to 11-1 in six years of competition against the Russian Selects with two victories last year including a 5-0 win in Swift Current, SK, on November 26, 2008, and a 2-1 win to close out the series in Prince Albert, SK, November 27, 2008.  Team Canada World Junior gold medalists Jordan Eberle and Zach Boychuk were named MVP’s of the games.

Last season, the CHL won five of the six games of the series before Canada captured its fifth straight gold medal at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa, ON, with a victory over Sweden.  All 21 CHL players on Team Canada were selected to regional team rosters for the series.  Russia defeated Slovakia to claim bronze with 14 players from the 2008 CHL event on its roster.  The 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships will once again be played on Canadian soil in Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

All six games will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet with RDS televising both games from the QMJHL.

The 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal and CCM.

2009 SUBWAY® Super Series Schedule of Games:
Game 1 – Monday November 16 at QMJHL
Game 2 – Wednesday November 18 at QMJHL
Game 3 – Thursday November 19 at Barrie, ON
Game 4 – Monday November 23 at Windsor, ON
Game 5 – Wednesday November 25 at Victoria, BC
Game 6 – Thursday November 26 at Kelowna, BC

About the Canadian Hockey League
The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in nine Canadian provinces and five American states. The CHL is made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League. Last season, more than nine million fans attended CHL games in the regular season, playoffs and at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League than any other league.  Last season 527 graduates attended Canadian Universities on scholarships from CHL teams.

About the Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is comprised of 22 Member Clubs based throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.  The WHL is regarded as one of the finest development Leagues in the world today and continues to be a leading supplier of talent to the NHL and Canada’s National teams. The WHL allows players the opportunity to reach their full potential on and off the ice, awarding over 400 WHL post-secondary scholarships each year to players looking to further their education.

About SUBWAY®
The SUBWAY® restaurant chain is the world's largest submarine sandwich franchise, with more than 31,000 restaurants in 90 countries and over 2,400 restaurants in Canada.  In 2002, the SUBWAY® chain surpassed McDonald's in the number of restaurants open in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Milford, Conn., the SUBWAY® restaurant chain was cofounded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. For more information about the SUBWAY® restaurant chain, visit www.subway.ca.

For more information please visit www.chl.ca.

*Tickets on Sale September 29th*

Ticket prices for the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series are as follows:

Club Seats                  $28.00
Regular Bowl Seats    $21.00
Rail Seats                   $57.00
*** All tickets are subject to a convenience charge

Victoria Salmon Kings’ season ticket holders have been offered an opportunity to pre-buy tickets to the SUBWAY® Super Series at a reduced rate not available to the general public. This pre-buy began on September 11th at 9:30 a.m. Salmon Kings’ season ticket representatives have contacted all season ticketholders via e-mail with details. Remember, only Victoria Salmon Kings ticket package holders get access to this exclusive pre-buy and discount. Book your ticket package today by calling the Salmon Kings ticket office at 250-220-7889 and take advantage of this offer!

For Tickets call (250) 220-7777

Methods of Payment: 1) Cash
2) Debit
3) MasterCard
4) Visa

Random Line-up Policy:
For most Select Your Tickets events in conjunction with the promoter or venue, we institute a lottery draw for walk-up consumers 15-30 minutes before an onsale. Numbers after the number drawn will line up sequentially. Any numbers preceding the number drawn will line up at the end of the line. Any patrons arriving after the draw will line up after the last ticket. This is to ensure consumer fairness.

Box Office:
Box Office Information
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With head office in Vancouver, RG Arenas is a division of RG Properties. RG Arenas manage and/or own facilities in Kelowna, Greater Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia

For more information contact:

Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
info@saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com
Phone: 250.220.2600

OR:
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Phone: 250-220-7777