Dawson Blues College Hockey Team Part 1 Dawson College and Montreal Canadiens join forces to promote women's hockey




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Summary: I went to find out about the fundraising (Skate @ Bell Center, you can now purchase tickets by calling (514) 931-8731 ext. 1205.) being done at Dawson and I ran into Nancy Wood and her Cameraman from CBC.ca at the Arena, There is one great story now on the cbc website. http://www.cbc.ca/clips/rm-hi/wood-dawsonshoot-070219.rm (if that doesn't work, just go to www.cbc.ca/sports) It seems the team is becoming very newsworthy, CTV.ca has been out to Dawson also. This news release is a part of the reason for all the Hype.... MONTREAL, Feb. 14 /CNW Telbec/ - An agreement signed today by Richard Filion, Director General of Dawson College. and Pierre Boivin, President of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, establishes the Montreal Canadiens Dawson Women's Hockey Fund to award scholarships to graduating students playing for the Dawson Blues women's hockey team who plan to continue their academic and hockey careers at university. "The inspiration for this award was the tragedy of September 13 and our will, shared by Dawson, to promote women's sports and academic performance," said Pierre Boivin. Read More of the story here, http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2007/14/c7965.html Dawson's Site, (Skate @ Bell Center, you can now purchase tickets by calling (514) 931-8731 ext. 1205.) http://dc37.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/athletics/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=46 University Hockey Site, http://www.whockey.com/univ/canada/