The inaugural Pride Cup ball hockey championship will see a Battle of Alberta in downtown Edmonton’s ICE District Plaza on Aug. 6.
The Edmonton Rage will take on the Calgary Pioneers on Saturday. Gates open at noon and the puck drop is at 2 p.m.
Pride Cup, presented by Global Edmonton and in partnership with the Edmonton Oilers and Pride Tape, is part of Pride 365. The event is an expression of support of diversity, equality and inclusion through sport.
“We share the deep belief that everyone has the right to live, learn, work and play in a safe environment,” said Tim Shipton, executive vice president of the Oilers Entertainment Group.
“We hope Edmontonians will join us in the plaza on Aug. 6 to send a strong message to the sports world that diversity, equality and inclusion should be celebrated and respected every day and every month of the year — and that hockey is for everyone.”
Shipton said the event came about after Kris Wells and Jeff McLean with Pride Tape approached the Oilers about hosting a Pride event in the summer. He said the ICE District and some kind of hockey-themed event immediately came to mind.
“We’ve got this plaza we want to get people in… Why don’t we host a ball hockey game and why don’t we get a little bit of the Battle of Alberta going on and have a game between Edmonton Rage and the Calgary Pioneers?”
Pride Cup ball hockey championship in Edmonton, Aug. 6, 2022.
Courtesy: Oilers Entertainment Group
Pride Cup is about celebrating and acknowledging Pride all year round.
“It’s something that’s incredibly important to us,” Shipton told Global News. “Now, more than ever, we need to be walking the talk of diversity, equality and…
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