So Kraft foods is running a competition to come up with the city/town to be named "Hockeyville USA" The winning down will host an NHL pre-season game and also be awarded $150,000 for improvements to the hockey program/facilities.
Houghton has been nominated and is in the running. I can't imagine a more perfect locale to be named Hockeyville. For starters, Houghton is the BIRTHPLACE of Professional Hockey. Yep, what we now know and enjoy as the NHL was born right here in Houghton MI. Houghton is also home to 2 college hockey teams, as well as numerous boys and girls hockey teams from 3 year olds to the juniors (teens and 20's). There are also an Old Timers League and Houghton hosts a huge old timers tournament ever year.
I am sure that there are other cities that also have things going for them, but as a true lover of the sport and one who has also been fortunate to see how deep hockey runs in everyone's blood up here, I think it would be a perfect fit for Houghton to be Hockeyville USA. The money would help with major improvements to be made at the main arena in the area... THE DEE STADIUM! (no relation).
So click here to vote! The voting in this round ends in 12 days.
I would love to see the power of this website put us over the top!
Thanks!
John
Houghton has been nominated and is in the running. I can't imagine a more perfect locale to be named Hockeyville. For starters, Houghton is the BIRTHPLACE of Professional Hockey. Yep, what we now know and enjoy as the NHL was born right here in Houghton MI. Houghton is also home to 2 college hockey teams, as well as numerous boys and girls hockey teams from 3 year olds to the juniors (teens and 20's). There are also an Old Timers League and Houghton hosts a huge old timers tournament ever year.
I am sure that there are other cities that also have things going for them, but as a true lover of the sport and one who has also been fortunate to see how deep hockey runs in everyone's blood up here, I think it would be a perfect fit for Houghton to be Hockeyville USA. The money would help with major improvements to be made at the main arena in the area... THE DEE STADIUM! (no relation).
So click here to vote! The voting in this round ends in 12 days.
I would love to see the power of this website put us over the top!
Thanks!
John