(Jan 7, 2009) -- Early bird ticket packages for the eighth and final 2008-09 Capital One Grand Slam of Curing event end February 1
GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA., January 7, 2009 – The Grande Prairie Local Organizing Committee announced today that ticket sales for the Grey Power Players’ Championship, the eighth and final 2008-09 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series event, are moving at a brisk pace with more than 23,700 seats sold since late-November.
“It’s not every day that the Canada’s top skips go head to head in your own backyard,” said Tom Pura, Media Liaison for the Grande Prairie Local Organizing Committee. “Curling fans realize this is a special event and we are thrilled at the passionate response Grande Prairie has demonstrated towards the Grey Power Players’ Championship.”
The deadline to purchase early bird ticket packages for the Grey Power Players’ Championship is February 1, 2009.
Scheduled to take place at the Crystal Centre from April 14-19, 2009, the Grey Power Players’ Championship will include both a men’s and a women’s draw featuring Canada’s top skips including World Champions Kevin Martin (Edmonton, Alta.), Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, Man.), Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ont.), Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alta.), Kelly Scott (Kelowna, B.C.), Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, Man.), Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, Man.) and Wayne Middaugh (Midland, Ont.) as well as Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Nfld.) and Olympic bronze medallist Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, Alta.).
Full event ticket packages for the Grey Power Players’ Championship are available through TicketMaster or by phoning the Crystal Centre box office at (780) 538-0387.
The 2009 Grey Power Players’ Championship marks the first time Grande Prairie has hosted a Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event.
An elite, annual Canadian curling series, the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling consists of eight events that feature this nation’s deepest and strongest curling fields.
The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events are closely tied to the Canadian Curling Association's qualifying process for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Through their performance in the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events, rinks can earn a significant amount of points towards securing a berth at the 2009 Canadian Trials.
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