Join Kitchener native, and Stanley Cup™ Champion, Nicolas Hague, of the Vegas Golden Knights, for a community celebration at the Activa Sportsplex (135 Lennox Lewis Way) on Sunday, August 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We are so proud of hometown hockey inspiration Nic Hague! The entire community watched with great pride and excitement as the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup™ Championship,” said Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, “Nic reminds all of us to never give up on our childhood dreams and that with hard work and determination, anything is possible.”
Fans will have an opportunity to meet Vegas Golden Knights defenceman, Nic Hague, to get an autograph and have their picture taken with the Stanley Cup™. Bring the whole family to enjoy interactive outdoor hockey activities and a BBQ with all proceeds in support of the Kitchener Minor Hockey Association. There will also be a raffle for an autographed Nic Hague jersey with the proceeds going towards Kitchener Minor Hockey Association and Nic Hague’s charity of choice, KidSport Kitchener Waterloo.
Hague, 24, grew up playing minor hockey in Kitchener and joined the Kitchener Dutchmen (GOJHL) for one year before moving on to the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. Hague was a second-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL draft. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup™ championship series earlier this year.
For more information, contact:
Bethany Rowland
Director, Corporate Communications & Marketing
bethany.rowland@kitchener.ca