Carey Price, Shea Weber join heavy hitters for charity game

Current and former NHL’ers will step up to the plate next week to support Kelowna health care.

The HOMEBASE Charity Slo-Pitch event, presented by Raymond James, will be held Friday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Elks Stadium.

The KGH Foundation announced the star-studded NHL player roster today:

Lineups for Homebase slo-pitch game June 24 in Kelowna. (Submitted image)

Former Kelowna Rockets and NHL players, Josh Gorges (retired) and Blake Comeau (Dallas Stars), have recruited some heavy hitters from the NHL community to join the fun, all to raise urgently needed funds for local mental health care programs.

Organizers say the event never fails to be a family-friendly crowd pleaser, allowing fans to see some of their favourite NHL hockey stars in competitive action… with a twist.

“The competing teams of celebrated hockey pros have traded in their sticks for bats and are ready to prove who reigns supreme as the HOMEBASE champions for 2022 in a raucous game of softball,” a news release stated. “Team Gorges took the title in both 2018 and 2019. After a two-year hiatus, Team Comeau is ready to seek redemption!”

The all-star match, which features a pre-game Players Choice autograph session with the players, including Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, Vancouver Canucks defenceman Luke Schenn and his brother Brayden Schenn of the St. Louis Blues, is nearly 80 per cent sold out.

The community can also participate in the Cardinal Sport Online Auction and 50/50 draw.

All proceeds will go to the KGH Foundation’s ‘We see you’ campaign in support of mental health programs.

There is still time to get tickets at https://www.kghfoundation.com/homebase/