Hockey, Canada's sport, rocks for all sorts of reasons, but Hayley Wickenheiser wants to know "Why Girls' Hockey Rocks in Your Community".
Wickenheiser, the three-time Olympic gold medalist in women's hockey, is launching a nationwide contest to engage young girls and women to make some noise for the game they love and the hometown in which they play it. Female hockey players are being invited to create a 60 to 90 second video demonstrating true Canadian spirit and hockey girl power.
The top number of likes clicked will determine the winner.
The prize includes a visit to Weyburn from the hockey heroine. Wickenheiser will skate with the minor hockey team (or up to 15 friends and family). Also, the winner gets an autograph and picture session, a speaking engagement for the entire minor hockey association, cool prizes from Hayley's personal memorabilia collection. All this for the creator of the top video!
"I can't wait to see what crazy and creative ideas the girls come up with to show off their town and pump up the game," said Wickenheiser. "I learned to play in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, so I know first-hand, the size of a community doesn't reflect its enthusiasm and gumption. I hope to see videos made by players from Annapolis, Nova Scotia to The Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia."
Enlist your friends, family, school, neighbours, Mayor, anyone, to be in the video. The more zany the better! Post it to YouTube and submit the link via hayleywickenheiser.com and get people to 'Like' it by sharing it on Twitter, Facebook and any way you can. For full contest details, visit hayleywickenheiser.com.
