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B.C. arena named finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest

Planet Ice is one of the four finalists competing for the $250,000 grand prize
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Planet Ice in Maple Ridge is the only B.C. arena to be a finalist in this year鈥檚 Kraft Hockeyville contest. (The News file)

After weeks of campaigning for community support, the hard work of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association (RMMHA) and the citizens of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows has finally paid of, with Planet Ice being named one of the four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville contest.

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Out of the countless arenas that entered into this year鈥檚 contest, Kraft Heinz and the NHL selected Maple Ridge鈥檚 arena as one of the top entries deserving of the $250,000 grand prize.

Adam Butler, president of Kraft Heinz Canada, explained that making this decision wasn鈥檛 simple.

鈥淲e received thousands of entries from deserving communities and narrowing it to four finalists was certainly a challenge,鈥 said Butler.

鈥淭his year鈥檚 top four finalists truly embody the heart and soul of hockey and now it鈥檚 up to Canada to vote for the winning community.鈥

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Here are the four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville 2023 contest:

鈥 Maple Ridge Planet Ice (Maple Ridge, B.C.)

鈥 Maurice Chaput Arena (Ste. Anne, MB)

鈥 West Lorne Arena (West Lorne, ON)

鈥 Centre Sportif Bellechasse-Dorchester (Saint-Anselme, QC)

The next phase of the contest will involve the public voting on which arena they want to see win. Public voting will open on March 31 at 6 a.m. PST and will then close on April 1 at 2 p.m. PST.

Voting can be done by visiting .


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Brandon Tucker

About the Author: Brandon Tucker

I have been a journalist since 2013, with much of my career spent covering sports and entertainment stories in Alberta.
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