Hamilton once again selected as host city for Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour

HAMILTON, ON – Today, Sportsnet announced that the City of Hamilton has once again been selected as one of 25 communities across Canada to host the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. Back for its 6th season, Canada’s ultimate NHL fan experience, presented by Scotiabank and Hyundai, is a season-long, touring hockey festival that visits a different Canadian town each weekend between October 2019 and April 2020. The Tour will arrive at the Morgan Firestone Arena in Ancaster on Saturday, January 18, 2020 and continue through Sunday, January 19. In 2016, Hamilton first hosted the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour as the final tour stop, welcoming nearly 20K attendees.

The free festival features a full weekend of live entertainment, NHL alumni, and hockey-themed activities, culminating with a live outdoor viewing party of an NHL broadcast from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio.  MacLean and Slone will feature grassroots hockey stories and tales of local players that helped build Hamilton’s hockey community. The full event schedule and event details will be available closer to the event weekend.

“Hamilton is a proud and passionate sports town with a long hockey heritage, reaching back to the 1920’s with our Hamilton Tigers and bragging rights for Canada’s very first Tim Horton’s in 1964. I am delighted that we will once again welcome Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour to our city and celebrate Hamilton’s love of hockey with the entire nation”. - Mayor Fred Eisenberger

Quick facts

• Two members from local hockey organizations will be chosen to help select and present the 3 Stars of the evening's NHL game with Ron MacLean and Tara Slone.
• Hamilton Minor hockey teams will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive on-site experiences to win great prizes with exclusive access during Sunday’s live broadcast
• There will be fundraising opportunities for local minor hockey clubs
• Parade of Champions: local teams will participate in a short parade to showcase their community pride and spirit. The goal is for Hamilton to beat Rogers Hometown Hockey’s previous record of representation from 102 teams.

Additional resources

• Learn more about the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour