Dan Elliott
BMO Ultimate Fan Event Coming to Vancouver
· BMO Ultimate Fan contest for Vancouver Giants will provide fans a chance to win a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup
* Community celebration to kick off four-year partnership with BMO
* Vancouver one of 41 communities across Canada where local celebrations will take place
January 11, 2012, Vancouver– To celebrate BMO’s new four-year partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, BMO and the Vancouver Giants will hold a kick-off event on January 11.
The event is centred around the BMO Ultimate CHL Fan contest, which will give participants the chance to meet Vancouver Giants players and compete for a chance to win a trip to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
The first 100 people to register on-site at the BMO branch on January 11 will be the contestants for the Ultimate Fan contest.
Who: Vancouver Giants players: Brendan Gallagher (Team Canada Member), Neil Manning, Wes Vannieuwenhuizen and Jordan Martinook
Media MC: Brook Ward, CKNW radio host
BMO District Vice President: Jennifer Muench
BMO Branch Manager Amy Chow
What: BMO Ultimate CHL Fan community celebration and contest
· Dress up in your best Vancouver Giants colours, jerseys or costumes – whatever it takes to look like a BMO Ultimate Fan! The first 100 people to register on-site will be entered in the contest.
· Three semifinalists will be chosen by a panel of judges, including MC Brook Ward, Neil Manning and Jennifer Muench
· The semifinalists will be put to the test with trivia questions provided by the Vancouver Giants.
· The winner will receive a special team jersey and an entry into a draw with other “BMO Ultimate CHL Fan” winners within the WHL to win a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: BMO Bank of Montreal
Yaletown, 1004 Hamilton St.