TIM HORTONS BACKYARD CLASSIC MEDIA GAME
On Sunday December 29, 2013 at 11 AM (weather permitting) at The Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden (2753 Wehrle Road, Williamsville) we are seeking to host a Media Game which will be in one of two formats (dependent on number of interested media members): a fantasy draft of media members into two teams or have a mini-tournament pitting media organizations against each other all to preview and promote the 2013 Tim Hortons Backyard Classic (www.timhortonsbackyardclassic.com) which will be held on January 11 and 12, 2013. Please email a list of interested members of your media staff to [email protected] with the name of your media organization by Tuesday December 17th. On Wednesday December 18th, the final decision will be made dependent on the number of media members interested in participating.
The tournament was started on Penberthy’s backyard ice rink for the first two years starting in 2008. In 2011, it was expanded to a second Williamsville, New York location hosted by Chris Taggart, who serves as Co-Chair of the event. In 2012, the event was renamed the Tim Hortons Backyard Classic thanks to the generous support of Tim Hortons Café & Bake Shop, who continues to be the Platinum Sponsor of the 2014 event. Last year, the event was moved to The Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden and will continue to be held at this venue.
The relocation to The Rose Garden is an essential, strategic move in ensuring the future of The Tim Hortons Backyard Classic as the tournament had outgrown its previous locations. This year has a capacity of 96 teams totaling 368 players playing across four outdoor ice rinks (40 feet wide by 100 feet long). Registration for the 2013 Tim Hortons Backyard Classic is available online at: www.timhortonsbackyardclassic.com.
The hockey tournament was founded in 2008 by East Amherst, New York resident Nicholas Penberthy, currently a junior at SUNY Cortland (www.cortland.edu) studying childhood education. The Tim Hortons Backyard Classic has raised over $40,000 for Hasek’s Heroes, an organization founded by NHL great and former Buffalo Sabre Dominik Hasek, which introduces city youth to ice hockey and life skills.
