The stage is being set for the return of the Memorial Cup to Kelowna in 2020.
The Kelowna Rockets will host the four-team, 10-day tournament and festival in May of next year, and the Rockets, alongside the city, are continuing the steps to prepare.
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The Rockets announced the pricing for the Memorial Cup early on Friday, with special deals being available for Rockets乌鸦传媒� season tickets holders.
Current season tickets holders have first dibs at Memorial Cup tickets, while fans looking to purchase 2019/2020 season tickets will be next in line for cup tickets.
Ticket packages start at around $567 for the six round-robin games, semifinals and final game. More information can be found .
The may not be in this years playoffs, but all focus has turned to 2020.
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The Kelowna Rockets were bounced out of the playoffs in early March, the first time the team hasn乌鸦传媒檛 advanced since 2007, so Rockets乌鸦传媒� general manager Bruce Hamilton and staff are focusing on developing the best team possible for the 2020 Memorial Cup.
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The cup invites the winners of the three league of the CHL, the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL, into one best-of-the-best tournament. The host city, which will be Kelowna in 2020, gets an automatic berth into the tournament as the fourth team.
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Popular Kelowna Rockets乌鸦传媒� icon Josh Gorges, who was part of the Rockets乌鸦传媒� winning team in 2004 when Kelowna last hosted the cup and is now part of the current Rockets乌鸦传媒� front-house, said that the 2004 experience was something he乌鸦传媒檒l always remember.
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乌鸦传媒� Mack Britton (@MackBrittonBC)
The Rockets乌鸦传媒� won the bid to the 2020 Memorial Cup in October 2018. It will be nationally broadcast and will invite hockey fans from North America to Kelowna for the 10-day citywide event.
Dyas, alongside Tourism Kelowna and the City of Kelowna, said the tournament will be welcomed back to Kelowna with open arms.
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