MONTREAL,
Nov. 8, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - CN (TSX:
CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that the ninth edition of the CN
Hockey Greatest Stars Challenge will be held on Nov. 9, at the Garon Arena, in
Montreal-North.
A team of CN employees will face off against former Montreal
Canadiens players. All proceeds from this friendly match will be
donated to charitable organizations supported by the CN Employees'
and Pensioners' Community Fund, notably the Marie-Vincent
Foundation, The Children's Wish Foundation, l'École orale de
Montréal pour les sourds, L'Appart à moi, and The Cancer Support
Center in Homewood.
Since 2003, the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund has
raised more than 1.5 million dollars
for charity through this event.
The CN team will face a team of former Canadiens coached by
Guy Lafleur, including Guy Carbonneau, Sergio
Momesso, Stéphane Richer, and Chris
Nilan.
| Date: |
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 |
| Time: |
1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.: free skate - players and VIP donors
- Former Canadiens available for interviews and
photos
|
| |
2.30 p.m.: Start of game |
| Place: |
Garon Arena |
| |
11212, rue Garon, Montreal-North |
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting approximately
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network spanning Canada and
mid-America. CN - Canadian National Railway Company, along with its
operating railway subsidiaries -- serves the cities and ports of
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New
Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,
and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN