The Stanley Cup brought a lot of joy and wonder to Owen Sound during Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada week. Festivites wound up Saturday, Jan. 21, with a nation-wide broadcast from Harrison Park.

 

Hockey Day In Canada is saying good night after a week of hockey celebrations wind up in Owen Sound and the traditional down-home broadcast event fades to black.

Saturday began with the Girls Hockey Fest at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre which flowed into Olympic-calibre action as PWHPA stars took to the ice in a showcase game for regular season play.

Team Scotiabank won the fast-paced match, blanking Team Adidas 3 - 0 before a capacity crowd.

 

Team Scotiabank goalie Kirtsen Campbell makes a save on Team Adidas Jill Saulnier during PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour action Saturday, Jan. 21, in Owen Sound.

 

Shallow Lake's Shea Tiley cranes for a clear view from the net for Team Adidas.

 

Blayre Turnbull watches teammate Alex Carpenter's opening goal flip into the net putting Team Scotiabank out front during PWHPA action against Team Adidas.

 

Team Adidas forward Kaitlin Willoughby, right, reaches in.

 

Jaime Bourbonnais, right, and Halli Krzyaniak tangle on the boards.

 

Jaime Bourbonnais, right, and Amanda Kessel jostle for position beside Team Scotiabank goalie Kristen Campbell.

 

Victoria Bach, right, tries to get past Kayla Vespa.

 

The roster for the PWHPA game pinned up in the press box. The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association is a non-profit organization making the case for a viable professional women's hockey league in North America by showcasing four teams in the Secret Dream Gap Tour.

 

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The Stanley Cup got to do something most of us only dream about – it rode in a fire truck, right up on the ladder platform, as it paraded through the streets of Owen Sound from downtown to Harrison Park Saturday morning.

 

It's not something you'd want to drop, but it is something you'd like to keep in your phone.

 

A Stanley Cup parade along Owen Sound's historical main drag,  something Toronto's Yonge Street might never see again.

 

Shuttle buses kept bringing participants to Harrison Park for the Hockey Day In Canada broadcast.

 

Warming up by a wood fire, watching the broadcast at Harrison Park.

 

The Leafs win the Cup! The Leafs win the Cup! The Hub knows what it saw ...

 

NHL director of social impact, growth and fan development Andrew Ference shows young players what leadeship looks like as he shares his knowledge and experience during clinics such as the ones held this week in Owen Sound.

 

Who needs the sun when Lanny McDonald's around to brighten the day?

 

NHL legend Lanny McDonald helping out during a Maple Leafs clinic at the park.

 

Lanny's still the best, no matter how old you are.

 

The Hub's Hockey Day In Canada coverage started with Ron MacLean, so we'll let the legendary Canadian broadcaster have the last couple thousand words.

 

– by Hub staff
David Galway