It's the night hockey fans in the Parkland have been waiting for all season long, Ukrainian Night and it goes down this Saturday at Credit Union Place. The 4th Annual event was an extreme success for the first three years and this time around, it's expected to be even better.
As previously announced, Dauphin`s Stanley Cup Champion, Barry Trotz will return to Dauphin and will be a part of the game as he`ll drop the puck during the opening ceremonies. That`s just one amazing part of what will be an extraordinary evening.
"We've got the live band, we have the Kubassa Toss and we have well over 1000 of those to toss on the ice," said Ryan Rauliuk. "I encourage people to get down to the rink early so they don't miss out on all of the before game activities before the in-game activities that we have going on."
Game time on Saturday is set for 7:30. The band will be starting up at about 5:30 and the concession will have plenty of options if you're planning on heading down for dinner.
"We also have the Bratstva Ukrainian Dance group from Dauphin and Ethelbert's Vitriwka Dance Ensemble so that's going to be awesome and the fans will love them," said Rauliuk.
The Portage Terriers will be welcomed into the community with bread and salt just before the game. Other than the 50/50, all of the proceeds from that evening will be going right back into the community.
There will also be a live jersey auction that will feature the brand new Ukrainian jerseys that the Kings’ will wear. That means you can bid for a jersey right off your favourite Kings' players back. The first $100 from each jersey will go back to the team and the rest will also be put right back into the community and the groups helping to make this event possible.
"It's really like a big Ukrainian fundraiser," said Rauliuk.
Tickets for the event are just $7 for adults, $5 for students and $2 for kids 12 & under. Tickets are going fast which means you should get yours today.
"The biggest thing we want people to know is to get your tickets fast," said Rauliuk. "We ran into a situation a few years ago that a lot of people waited till the last minute to get their ticket. We had a ton of people still waiting in line and the game was already started, so I would get them right away if you're planning on heading down to the game."
If you do want them, you can call Ruff's Furniture at 638-6225 or head down to 215 Buchanon Ave.
Recliner races will also be a part of the night after they went off very successfully during the Parkland Rangers Ukrainian Night.
"It's going to be the best party in town in 2019 and you don't want to miss out," said Rauliuk. "It's great for the community and for the team as well."
