BRAMPTON – Last night, a star-studded line up took to the ice at the CAA Centre in the second Hockey Night in Brampton. Team Gilmour led by Captain John Tavares faced off against Team Clark led by Captain Mark Giordano in a charity game with all proceeds benefitting William Osler Health System to build Brampton’s second hospital, a critical need in supporting the health and wellbeing of the overall community. The event raised a record breaking $1,000,000 for William Osler Health System Foundation and $100,000 for John Tavares Foundation, making it one of the largest charity hockey games in Canada! Thank you to the City’s generous and committed donors:
• Falcon Sidhu Family, $200,000
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, $100,000
• National Brixen (Steeles) Partnership, $100,000
• Sutharsan and Family Holdings Ltd., $83,000
• Mehar Group of Companies, $50,000
The money raised for Osler will support the development of the new Peel Memorial hospital that will significantly expand health care for Brampton, boosting inpatient capacity by at least 40% and bringing new, specialized services to the community. Plans for the hospital include construction of a new, multi-storey patient tower with up to 350 new beds, Brampton’s second Emergency Department, as well as new and enhanced day clinics and programs. Once complete, the new Peel Memorial will be nearly the size of Osler’s Brampton Civic Hospital. The teams were stacked and the competition was tough. The City thanks its talented coaches and players who came out and played an action packed and entertaining game. The evening would not have been possible without them, including:
Team Gilmour
Coach: Doug Gilmour
Assistant Coaches: Regional Councillor Dennis Keenan and Regional Councillor Gurpartap Singh Toor
Goalies: Jack Ivankovic & David Ayres
1. John Tavares *Captain
2. Mayor Patrick Brown
3. Raffi Torres
4. Erik Gudbranson
5. Brianne Jenner
6. Chris Serio
7. Cody Hodgson
8. Mikyla Grant-Mentis
9. Jack McBain
10. Cole Perfetti
11. Shayne Corson
12. Tessa Bonhomme
13. Phil Oreskovic
Team Clark
Coach: Wendel Clark
Assistant Coaches: Regional Councillor Michael Palleschi, Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, and Brad Wheeler
Goalie: Ryerson Leenders
1. Mark Giordano * Captain
2. Nik Antropov
3. Renata Fast
4. Jeremy Roenick
5. Ron MacLean
6. Adam Pileggi
7. Navi Dhami
8. Liam Foudy
9. Owen Power
10. Brett Ritchie
11. Ryan McLeod
12. Lucas Condotta
A special shout out to Team Gilmour who took the title beating Team Clark 10-9!
Thank you to the Brampton community who purchased tickets to attend the game and donate to Osler. The CAA Centre was sold out and proved that Brampton has one of the most generous and passionate communities, with the best hockey fans out there!
Finally, the City thanks its Title Sponsor Panattoni Development Company Canada, Presenting Sponsors Capital Power, DG Group, Great Gulf, Kanfeff Group, K.P. Financial Group Inc., Labourers International Union of North America (LiUNA), and Paradise Dev elopments and General Sponsors Alliance Verdi Civil, Bir and Bath Group of Companies, Charger Logistics, Choice Properties, Davpart Inc., Damera Bus, First Gulf, G & W Electric, National Homes and Brixen Developments, Northwest Lexus, and Orlando Corporation for their generous support of Hockey Night in Brampton and Osler.
“What an incredible turnout we had at our second Hockey Night in Brampton event raising a record breaking $1M for William Osler Health Foundation and $100,000 for the John Tavares Foundation. This night would not have been possible without the generosity of the players, coaches, sponsors, fans and staff who rallied around an incredible cause. The money raised will directly support the residents of Brampton. A second hospital is desperately needed, and this event and all the funds raised bring us one step closer to that. Thank you, Brampton!” – Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton