MONTREAL, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) invites
the media to attend the eighth edition of the CN Hockey Greatest Stars
Challenge, which will be held on Nov. 17, 2012, at the Saint-Michel
Arena in Montreal.
A team of CN employees will face off against former Montreal Canadiens
players. All proceeds from the friendly match will be donated to
charitable organizations supported by the CN Employees' and Pensioners'
Community Fund, notably the Marie-Vincent Foundation, the Ted Nolan
Foundation, and Big Brothers Big Sisters (Canada and U.S.).
Since 2003, the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund has raised
more than one million dollars for charity through this event.
The CN team will face a team of former Canadiens led by Guy Lafleur,
including Donald Audette, Patrice Brisebois, Guy Carbonneau, Sergio
Momesso, and Stéphane Richer.
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Date:
| Saturday, Nov. 17, 2011 |
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Time:
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1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.: free skate - players and VIP donors
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| - Former Canadiens available for interviews and photos
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2.30 p.m.: Start of game
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Place:
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Saint-Michel Arena
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3440 Jarry St. East, Montreal |
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subsidiaries - spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver,
Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,
and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,
Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North
America. For more information on CN, visit the company's website at www.cn.ca.
SOURCE: CN