Red Deer native Ron MacLean will return to Red Deer on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 as part of the sixth annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. It will be the second time Red Deer has been a stop on the cross-Canada Tour.

By rdnewsNOW staff

Celebrating The Game

Rogers Hometown Hockey returning to Red Deer

Sep 10, 2019 | 1:27 PM

For the second time, Red Deer will be featured during the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour.

Described as Canada’s ultimate NHL fan experience, this year’s tour is making stops in 25 communities to celebrate local hockey stories that connect the nation.

Hosted once again by Red Deer’s own Ron MacLean and co-host Tara Slone, the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Hyundai, gets underway on October 5 and 6 in Halton Hills, ON.

The tour will land in Red Deer on November 30 and feature the Dec. 1 game between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.

Officials say the free festival includes 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.

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“Hockey brings Canadians together from coast-to-coast. It allows us to imagine new possibilities and share the stories that unite the country,” MacLeansays in a release.

“It has been a privilege to tell Canada’s hockey stories over the past five seasons and we are grateful for the chance to hit the road for season six; seeing old friends and meeting new ones, and getting to the heart of this country’s insatiable passion for hockey,” added Slone.

“On behalf of Red Deer City Council and the City of Red Deer, we are honoured for Red Deer to be selected as an official stop on the 2019/2020 Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour,” exclaims Tara Veer, mayor for the City of Red Deer. “Like many communities across Alberta, we are facing economic and safety challenges, but this is an opportunity for us to come together to build community life through celebration with our friends, family and neighbours, and to build on the momentum we have as a sport tourism destination.”

This year, officials say the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will travel 23,907 km over 25 weeks – the equivalent of crossing Canada from East to West more than four times.