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Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom leads the rush as the Capitals arrive in Belleville to play the Jets. for the game between the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets, adding the Hockeyville prize package was a fitting tribute to former arena manager Barry Wilson. Wilson, who passed away in 2011, was involved in the planning process to make arena improvements at the time of his death, Brandt says. The Hockeyville prize also included $100,000 to be used for that purpose.

Also remembered during the campaign that eventually amassed nearly 4,000,000 votes to win the national title was longtime sports supporter and volunteer Wayne Brown. Members of the Wilson and Brown families were on hand to officially drop the puck at the pre-season game. And with renovations completed, hundreds flocked to the Stirling arena

last weekend for refereeing workshops, a question and answer session with NHLers Brooks Laich, Mikhail Grabovski, Zach Bogosian and Eric Tangradi, a return visit by the Stanley Cup and live broadcast of the game. “It’s been fantastic,” says Brandt of the weekend activities that kicked off with a party at the covered bridge on Friday night. More than 500 people,

including Jets director of pro scouting Mark Dobson, attended the party with thousands more taking part in Saturday events held in Stirling and Belleville. In Belleville on Saturday night, members of the Hockeyville committee were also honoured between periods when they were brought onto the ice, congratulated by Kraft and NHL officials Story and photos continued on page B12 R0012307348

Sports - Stirling - It was a weekendlong celebration in and around StirlingRawdon as the community hosted its long-awaited NHL pre-season game to mark its Kraft Hockeyville 2012 title. Hockeyville committee chair Cindy Brandt says a long list of events saw strong attendance, including a full house at the Yardmen Arena Saturday night

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