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We would like to invite you to meet two legendary Canadian sports figures - for the price of one! Does it get much better?

The Programs: In June and July, Fred Hacker will be hosting NHL Stanley Cup winning coach Mike Keenan and former Toronto Maple Leaf executive (and sports radio personality) Bill Watters in conversation on A Day in the Life.

The Offer: If you buy 2 tickets to one program, you get two free tickets to the other.

June 17 – Mike Keenan: Mike was an NHL head coach for 25 years with 8 NHL teams. He was a General Manager on two occasions. He won the Stanley Cup in 1994 with the New York Rangers. He has recorded the fifth most wins as a coach in NHL history. For the first 15 seasons that he coached, his team never missed the playoffs. Mike has worked as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network and as a hockey analyst for NBC Sports Network. Mike currently works in Russia, serving as head coach of the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In 2014, his team won the KHL Championship (on the 20th anniversary of his Stanley Cup victory). Mike is a summer resident of our area.

July 14 – Bill Watters: Bill was a star student athlete in Orillia and at the University of Toronto. He became at teacher but soon went to work at the Bobby Orr-Mike Walton Sports Camp which he directed for 9 years. He worked with the infamous Alan Eagleson for several years. Bill held management positions with Team Canada between 1976 and 1979. In 1980, he severed ties with Eagleson and started his own sports management firm. He was colour analyst on Leaf hockey games on radio. In 1991 he became assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs where he served for 12 years. He then had a career in sports radio broadcasting. He spends his summers in Orillia.

Price: Tickets are $19 for adults. Buy 2 tickets to one program ($38) and get two free tickets to the other. Student tickets are $10.

Tickets: For this special offer, tickets are only available at the Box Office at the Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St., Midland

Posters:

We hope to see you there! 

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