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July 26, 2016 - 5:11 PM
VERNON – The NHL preseason game that comes to the winner of the 2016 Hockeyville competition will be played in Vernon.
Lumby, a small village in the North Okanagan, was named the 2016 Hockeyville champion and will receive $100,000 to upgrade the Pat Duke Memorial Arena.
And on Sunday, Oct. 2 the Edmonton Oilers will face the Los Angeles Kings at Vernon’s Kal Tire Place.
Tickets for the game will be distributed free of charge by supervised lottery after availability is determined in the coming weeks.
For information on how to apply, visit the Kraft Hockeyville Facebook page.
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