MONTRÉAL, April 22,
2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is bringing Girls HockeyFest
to Quebec, elevating the game for
300 girls and women throughout the province. In partnership with
the Montréal Canadiens, the free event aims to advance the game for
girls province-wide with both on-ice and off-ice comprehensive
training sessions. Girls HockeyFest is one element of Scotiabank's
hockey for all commitment to make hockey more inclusive and
accessible for all Canadians coast-to-coast.
During Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest, participants aged 7-16 years
will be joined by professional players from the PWHPA Secret®
Dream Gap Tour for on-ice drills and off-ice training. The athletes
will participate in an off-ice goal setting session led by Hockey
Canada and parents will have the opportunity to participate in an
inclusivity session presented by You Can Play. Lunch for all
participants will be offered by IGA. Montréal Canadiens
alumni, Gaston Gingras and Éric
Houde, will guide the on-ice sessions along with PWHPA players
supporting both the on-ice and off-ice sessions. Scotiabank
Teammate and Canadian hockey legend, Cassie
Campbell-Pascall, will lead the event.
"I am so proud to be a part of Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest,
which helps encourage young female athletes in communities across
Canada to reach their full
potential," says Cassie
Campbell-Pascall. "It's great to see Girls HockeyFest make
its way to Quebec for the first
time, the enthusiasm and passion for girl's hockey across the
province is undeniable."
Since 2006, Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest has engaged more than
16,000 young female athletes across Canada. Girls HockeyFest is one program among
many in Scotiabank's hockey for all initiative. Scotiabank's
hockey for all is focused on promoting diversity and
inclusion throughout the game of hockey. The platform is
contributing $2 million over the
course of 2021-22 hockey season to programs that focus on
increasing diversity among community and grassroots hockey
organizations across Canada.
"There is a place for all Canadians in hockey, and we are
thrilled to be hosting Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest in Montréal to
connect local young athletes with the sport's top professional
talent," says Genevieve Brouillard, Regional Senior Vice
President, Quebec at Scotiabank.
"Montréal has a rich hockey culture, and I am proud to see that
Scotiabank is supporting so many young female athletes by providing
them an incredible opportunity to participate in such unique
programming at the Bell Centre, the home of the Montréal Canadiens,
an experience I am sure they will never forget."
Girls HockeyFest will take place on Saturday, April 23rd at the Bell
Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
Scotiabank is the Official Bank of the PWHPA and supports their
goal of showcasing the most talented women hockey players in the
world. The PWHPA Secret® Dream Gap Tour concluded in Montréal on
April 3rd with Team
Scotiabank of the Calgary Region as the Secret® Cup Champions.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the
Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our
customers, their families and their communities achieve success
through a broad range of advice, products and services, including
personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private
banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
With a team of approximately 90,000 employees and assets of
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January 31, 2022), Scotiabank trades
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About Scotiabank Hockey
Scotiabank is the Official
Bank of the NHL®, Toronto Maple Leafs (who play at Scotiabank
Arena), Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames (who play at Scotiabank
Saddledome), and Edmonton Oilers. The Bank also supports the
Montreal Canadiens and is a sponsor of Hockey Canada, the PWHPA and
the Hockey Diversity Alliance. Since 2008, Scotiabank's Community
Hockey Sponsorship Program has supported over one million kids and
counting through its involvement with minor hockey teams in
communities across Canada. To find
out more about Scotiabank's hockey programs, please visit
www.scotiabankhockeyclub.com.
About Professional Women's Hockey Players Association
(PWHPA)
Professional Women's Hockey Players Association's
(PWHPA) mission is to promote, advance and support a single, viable
professional women's ice hockey league in North
America that showcases the greatest product of women's
professional ice hockey in the world. The organization aims to
prove a united voice to players advocating for the creation of a
sustainable professional league. Comprised of the world's best
female hockey players including 38 Olympians, 60+ members of Hockey
Canada and USA Hockey, and National Champions
for Canada, USA, Finland and Russia. PWHPA
is working to accomplish its mission by coordinating training needs
and programming opportunities during the 2020-2021 season and
collaborating with like-minded organizations to make hockey more
inclusive for women today and for future generations. To learn more
about PWHPA and the Dream Gap tour visit www.pwhpa.com.
SOURCE Scotiabank