NHL stars are returning to Kelowna to trade in hockey sticks for baseball bats to support a local charity.
The Gorges/Comeau Homebase Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament returns this Canada Day weekend and it91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s bringing out the stars for an all-star match to raise funds for the KGH Foundation91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s JoAnna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s House.
Hosted by former Kelowna Rockets Josh Gorges and Blake Comeau, the tournament hopes to build off its inaugural year in 2018 and beat the $117,385 donation from last year.
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The charity all-star game kicks off Friday night at Elks Stadium. Current and former NHL stars who91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ll look to hit dingers instead of hip-checks this weekend include Shea Webber, Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher, Karl Alzner, Joe Morrow, Brayden Schenn, Luke Schenn and Jordin Tootoo.
JoeAnna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s House is a home-away-from-home service for families travelling for care at Kelowna General Hospital. The tournament is supported by the hometown stars and other NHL-ers, as well as with a day-long co-ed tournament filled with avid slo-pitch players from across the Okanagan.
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Autographs, 50/50 and auctions will also be available to raise funds for JoeAnna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s House. The tournament gets started at 4:30 p.m. with the all-star game at 6:30 p.m. Information and tickets can be found at .
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