TORONTO, December 17,
2012 — The National
Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and RBC today unveiled the complete
roster of more than 30 NHLPA members who will be participating in the RBC Play
Hockey Charity Challenge December 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
The teams will be led by RBC Play Hockey ambassadors Steven Stamkos and P.K.
Subban.
Two-time NHL leading goal-scorer
and two-time NHL All-Star Steven Stamkos will captain the Blue team. Two-time
World Junior Championship gold medallist and 2010-11 NHL All-Rookie Team member
P.K. Subban will captain the White team.
Complete Team Blue (Stamkos) and
Team White (Subban) rosters:
TEAM STAMKOS
TEAM SUBBAN
Name
Name
Michael Del Zotto
Chris Campoli
Mike Komisarek
Carlo Colaiacovo
Niklas Kronwall
Tomas Kaberle
Dion Phaneuf
John-Michael Liles
Kyle Quincey
P.K. Subban
Dan Cleary
Brad Boyes
Tim Connolly
David Clarkson
B.J. Crombeen
Logan Couture
Steve Downie
Phil Kessel
Chris Kelly
Tom Kostopoulos
Clarke MacArthur
Matthew Lombardi
Matt Martin
Joffrey Lupul
James Neal
Jay McClement
Teddy Purcell
John Mitchell
Steven Stamkos
Steve Ott
David Steckel
Peter Regin
Kris Versteeg
Chris Stewart
Wojtek Wolski
Dan Winnik
Jonas Gustavsson
Martin Biron
Mike Leighton
All proceeds from the game will
benefit grassroots hockey causes through the NHLPA Goals & Dreams Fund and
the RBC Play Hockey program.
The NHLPA Goals & Dreams fund
is the largest grassroots hockey assistance program in the world. Founded in
1999, NHLPA Goals & Dreams has contributed over $21 million to grassroots
hockey programs and related causes in more than 30 countries. Through the
donation of equipment grants, the program has given more than 60,000 deserving
children the opportunity to play hockey and benefit from the sport’s commitment
to teamwork, discipline and physical fitness. For more information, visit NHLPA.com.
RBC Play Hockey is one of the
largest corporately funded hockey programs that supports grassroots hockey in
communities across North America. To date, RBC
has provided more than $1,500,000 in grants to over 120 hockey programs –
ranging from learn-to-skate, ball hockey and equipment-sharing programs to
reduced registration, access to ice and hockey clinic initiatives. As a premier
partner of Hockey Canada and
USA Hockey, RBC is an official sponsor of each country's men's and women's
national teams, the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, and Canada's
National Junior A Championship - the RBC Cup. For more information, visit rbcplayhockey.com, follow us on Twitter
@RBCPlayHockey or on
Facebook www.facebook.com/rbcplayhockey.
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