Retailer provides Canadians with the 'edge' they need to make the most of the 2014/2015 hockey season
Veteran NHL players participating in in-store events to help hockey fans find #mybetter
CALGARY, Oct. 1, 2014 /CNW/ - With just over a week to go until the first puck-drop, Canadians across the country are eagerly counting down the days to the start of the 2014/2015 National Hockey League (NHL) season. Sport Chek (@SportChek) – the country's largest sporting goods retailer – is getting in on the excitement by offering free skate sharpening at all of its retail locations[i] across Canada on Wednesday, October 8, 2014.
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What: |
Free skate sharpening at Sport Chek stores across Canada. |
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No purchase necessary. Maximum three pairs of skates per customer. | |
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For Sport Chek locations in your area, visit our store locator here | |
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Photo opportunities of Canadian hockey fans and store staff available at all Sport Chek locations nationwide. | |
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
Photo Opportunities: Photo opportunities with veteran NHL players will be available on October 8th at the stores below:
- Ottawa: Sport Chek's Kanata store at 785 Kanata Avenue, Ottawa, ON
- Player availability and additional details to follow in the coming days
- Toronto: Sport Chek's Leaside store at 147 Laird Drive, Toronto, ON
- Brad May and Mike Johnson, in-store from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Calgary: Sport Chek's Deerfoot Meadows store at 33 Heritage Meadows Way, Calgary, AB
- Rhett Warrener and Brendan Morrison, in-store from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Edmonton: Sport Chek's West Edmonton Mall store at 8882 170 Street, Edmonton, AB
- Player availability and additional details to follow in the coming days
About FGL Sports:
Part of the Canadian Tire Family of Companies, FGL Sports Ltd. is Canada's largest national retailer of sporting goods. Offering a comprehensive assortment of brand-name and private-brand products and operating more than 400 stores from coast-to-coast, FGL Sports includes the following corporate and franchise banners: Sport Chek, Sports Experts, Atmosphere, Pro Hockey Life, National Sports, Intersport, Nevada Bob's Golf, Hockey Experts, the Tech Shop, and S3. FGL Sports also has websites for several of its corporate and franchise banners which can be accessed through its main website at www.FGLSports.com.
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i Offer available at all Sport Chek locations excluding the store in Maple Leaf Square, next to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON.
SOURCE FGL Sports Ltd.
