A New Brunswick community is in the running to become the next Kraft Hockeyville.A New Brunswick community is in the running to become the next Kraft Hockeyville.
Renous resident Sarah Mullin made the submission to the competition to honour 14-year-old Thomas Dunn, a young hockey player who was tragically killed last year, when his dirt bike was struck by a car.
They’ll also recognize Tom Donovan, a man with a passion for the game, who their arena is named after.
Renous is one of four communities looking for your votes to be chosen as the winner, “We have 32 hours to vote continuously, unlimited. As soon as the rallying is done, the winner will be announced as 11:30pm on March 30th. Coincidentally, it is the even of what would have been Thomas Dunn’s 15th birthday.”
Votes must be cast on March 29th and 30th.
“We love hockey so much here in Renous. Every weekend, you can go to the Renous arena and enjoy minor hockey tournaments, high school games, or birthday parties. We are very passionate about our hockey,” Mullin says.
If chosen, the community will receive a 250 thousand dollar prize to upgrade their arena and they’ll also host an NHL game.
In the 13 years of Kraft Hockeyville, New Brunswick has never been chosen as the top winner.
The four communities are:
West:- Wilkie, Saskatchewan (Wilkie Saskcan Community Center) – Rich Valley, Alberta (Rich Valley Arena) East:- Saint-Polycarpe, Québec (Centre sportif Soulanges)- Renous, New Brunswick (Tom Donovan Arena)
The community of Renous, is hoping to change that.
Voting will open to Canadian residents online at krafthockeyville.ca at 1am AT on March 29th and close at 9:30pm AT on March 30th. Votes can only be cast on the website during the voting phase, and voting per person is unlimited.
