(Windsor) At a press conference conducted earlier today, the Windsor Spitfires announced special event details for the 2009 SUBWAY ®Super Series event to be hosted in Windsor on Sunday, November 22nd with the game being played on Monday, November 23rd at 7 pm.
The Windsor Spitfires proudly announced that Mr. Marcel Pronovost and Mr. Igor Larionov will serve as the honourary captains for Team OHL and Team Russia respectively in Windsor’s SUBWAY® Super Series game.
Mr. Pronovost, a standout defenseman and native of Lac la Tortue, Quebec, enjoyed a storied hockey career as he participated in over 1200 NHL games in 20 seasons and was part of five Stanley Cups championship teams, four as a member of the Detroit Red Wings (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) and one with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1967). Mr. Pronovost was also selected as an NHL All-Star four times and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Following his playing days, he coached in the CHL, QMJHL, NHL and OHL for 13 seasons, including stints with the Buffalo Sabres (1977-79) as the team’s head coach, two seasons as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings (1980-1982) and one season as the head coach of the Windsor Spitfires (1982-1983). Mr. Pronovost currently works as a scout, entering his 20th season with the New Jersey Devils and has won three Stanley Cups during his tenure with the team (1995, 2000 and 2003), bringing his total count of Stanley Cups earned to eight in his legendary career. The Windsor Spitfires also honoured Mr. Pronovost’s #4 in 2005, as he wore this number with the Spitfires and played in Windsor to start his career from 1947-1949.
Mr. Larionov, a cerebral centre nicknamed “The Professor”, was considered one of top hockey players in the world and is a Russian hockey icon that helped lead the Russian National team to the 1981 Canada Cup Championship and has also won several World Championship titles for his native country. The Voskresensk, Russia native arrived to the NHL from Russia in 1989 and played centre for 11 seasons in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers, participating in over 900 NHL games and amassing 169 goals and 475 assists for 674 points during his exceptional career. Mr. Larionov also won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings (1997, 1998 and 2002) and was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.
The Windsor Spitfires will also be hosting a SUBWAY ®Super Series VIP Kickoff Reception at Caesar’s Windsor on Sunday, November 22nd starting at 8 pm. The reception will have a Canadian and Russian theme; tickets to the event can be purchased for $20 each. 400 total tickets will be sold, and all proceeds raised from the ticket sales will benefit the Windsor Spitfires Foundation. Mr. Larionov and other selected Canada Cup players from past years will be in attendance. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Spitfires office at (519) 254-5000 ext. 0 starting Monday, November 9th or on Spitfire gamenights at The Crease souvenir depot.
The historic Canada Cup, a trophy awarded to the winner of the international invitational hockey tournament held on five occasions in North America from 1976 to 1991,
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