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Global News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Guelph Storm look to put in bid to host the 2027 Memorial Cup
The Guelph Storm want to host the 2027 Memorial Cup. The annual junior hockey tournament returns to Ontario in 2027, which would also mark the city's bicentennial year. Matt Newby, the team's vice-president of business operations, said it's an opportunity to attract thousands of visitors to the Royal City. 'It's a chance … to welcome over 20,000 visitors from outside our region, and hopefully can celebrate with us,' Newby said. City politicians will hear the organization's bid at the committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday. According to a staff report, the organization estimates it would cost $3.1 million to host the tournament and is requesting $700,000 from the City of Guelph. The funds requested would also include $100,000 worth of in-kind contributions to support the tournament, including no charge for facility rental fees, club seat licence fees and event facility staff charges for the tournament's duration. Story continues below advertisement An OHL team hosts the annual tournament every three years. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The hockey club will be competing with other hockey markets as the organization plans to submit a bid, including Kitchener and Sarnia. Newby said the Storm have a lot of advantages in hosting such an event. 'I think when we look at where we are relative to Toronto, when we look at where we are relative to a train that comes and stops 200 steps from the Sleeman Centre, there's millions of people that can hop on a GO Train and come to Guelph without any driving,' he said. He said the team has had preliminary discussions with investment partners. 'Our ownership is prepared to cut a match, dollar for dollar, any commitment that comes in from sponsorships to make this work and make it a great event, something that our city would be proud of,' he said. If the Storm are able to make additional profits from the Memorial Cup, Newby also said the funds would be donated back to city to support the Sleeman Centre. If the organization gets approval from city council, the organization can formally submit a bid to the league in August. Story continues below advertisement The host city is expected to be announced by this fall.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Red Wings Legend Returns to Pro Hockey at 50
Former Red Wings winger Todd Bertuzzi makes return to pro hockey at 50 years old with Cambridge area team. The Red Wings haven't seen winger Todd Bertuzzi lace up since 2014 but a report on Friday may shock some fans. At 50 years old, it was announced that Bertuzzi would be joining a senior AAA team called the Cambridge Hornets in the Allan Cup Hockey League. Advertisement After playing 1,159 NHL games and recording 770 points, he now joins a local hockey club close to where he coaches a youth team called the Cambridge Redhawks. Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news, game-day coverage, and player features. Bertuzzi played his entire junior career in the Cambridge area as he played for the Guelph Storm of the OHL for four seasons. He would go on to get drafted 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1993 NHL entry draft. Besides playing for the Red Wings and Islanders, Bertuzzi also saw time with the Canucks, Panthers and Flames. Advertisement His most memorable season was back in the 2002-03 season where the Sudbury native put up 46 goals and 51 points for 97 points through a full 82-game season with the Canucks. He was named an all-star and would continue to produce in the 60-70 point range before maturing to a 30-40 point player in old age. Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News favorites.
CTV News
27-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Guelph Storm want to make bicentennial bid for Memorial Cup
The Guelph Storm has big plans as the city repares to celebrate its 200th anniversary. According to the City of Guelph's website, the city wad founded on April 23, 1827, by a British development firm known as the 'Canada Company' after they acquired the land from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. To celebrate the centuries, the local Ontario Hockey League team is hoping to host the Memorial Cup in 2027. 'The year 2027 marks the City's bicentennial anniversary and provides a compelling and unique context for a Memorial Cup bid,' a staff report coming to Guelph's Committee of the Whole on July 8 reads. The Memorial Cup is one of the most sought-after trophies in junior hockey. It was first awarded in 1919 to honour people who had died fighting in the First World War. Each year the top teams from the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and the host team compete for the cup. The tournament is typically held during two weeks in May and attracts thousands of fans from across the country. The Guelph Storm is asking the city to provide a one-time grant of $600,000 if the team is successful in securing the event. They also want a commitment of up to $100,000 of in-kind fees at the Sleeman Centre related to ice rental costs, licensing fees and facility staff requirements. The staff report recommends the funding, if granted, could come from the Municipal Accommodation Tax Reserve. However, the report also notes there may not be enough money in the reserve at the time to cover the full cost. 'The MAT reserve is projected to be $565,000 by the end of 2027. The request for $700,000 for financial investment and in-kind support would put the reserve into a deficit until the end of 2029. Committing to overspending on this reserve would prevent any other investment or funding program for other tourism projects from now to 2030,' the report said. The report also notes the Memorial Cup requires at least six separate hotel locations for teams, officials and fans to stay at during the event. If most of the participants stayed within Guelph, the report states the city could stand to collect $12,000 through the Municipal Accommodation Tax. Although the Guelph Storm has never won the Memorial Cup, two other teams from Guelph have been champions: the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters in 1952 and the Guelph Platers in 1986.
