It was standing room only when the first pitch was finally thrown at a star-studded charity match in downtown Kelowna.
The 2nd Gorges/Comeau Homebase Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament returned to Kelowna Friday night. Past and present NHL stars joined hometown Kelowna heroes Josh Gorges and Blake Comeau for the charity match that raises funds for JoeAnna乌鸦传媒檚 House.
Last year, the charity game raised over $117,000 and Gorges hopes to surpass that and bring in more for the local charity.
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NHL friends and local stars joined the Gorges/Comeau game. Many of the stars have links to Kelowna, B.C., or the Rockets. Carey Price, Shea Weber, Brendan Gallagher, Jordin Tootoo, Luke and Brayden Schenn and more decided to spend some of their off-season in the Okanagan, supporting the local charity by hitting home-runs instead of slap-shots.
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Team Gorges ended up coming away with the win.
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Who's winning this one: Team Comeau or Team Gorges?
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