31/01/2024
Mark your calendar April 20th. Such a fun event
HERE WE GO!!!
Along with our title sponsor, SynergyAG, the Pense Memorial Rink Board is very excited to announced that Lanny McDonald and Mike Commodore will be our guest speakers at the 3rd annual Pense Sports Celebrity Dinner & Auction on April 20, 2024.
In addition, and because they had so much fun last year, the catering crew of Josh Miller (aka, the Bearded Prairie Chef) and Bryce Hitchens with Legacy Catering are coming back to serve up another incredible meal for our attendees. If you were with us last year, you know how fantastic the meal was and how it will be again this spring.
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES AND TABLES ARE NOW ONE SALE (general public table sales will be announced at a later date). Please contact Owen at 306-533-6717 or Graeme at 306-581-7620 to buy your sponsorship package and table today.
Last year's dinner raised $60,000 for our community rink, which underwent a $1.2 million upgrade in the summer of 2022 to ensure the longevity of our facility for decades to come. All monies raised with this event will go towards paying for the remainder of that upgrade.
Thanks in advance for your support - we can't wait to host you again.
Bios and more details below.
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Lanny McDonald
Lanny McDonald is a former NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies, and Calgary Flames. McDonald played over 1,100 games during a 16-year career in which he scored 500 goals and over 1,000 points. His total of 66 goals in 1982-83 remains the Flames’ franchise record for a single season.
McDonald was selected by the Maple Leafs as the 4th overall pick in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and played with Toronto until being traded in 1979. He played three seasons in Denver before being sent to Calgary in 1981 where he spent the remainder of his career. He co-captained the Flames to a Stanley Cup championship in his final season of 1988-89.
McDonald is among the most popular players in Flames history and his personality and bushy red moustache made him an iconic figure within the sport. McDonald won the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy for dedication and sportsmanship in 1983 and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1988 for his leadership and humanitarian presence, in particular through his long association with the Special Olympics.
McDonald was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2015, he was named chairman of the board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, after serving nine years on the Hall’s selection committee.
Mike Commadore
Mike Commodore is a former NHL player active from the 2000-2014 seasons. Commodore was drafted 42nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in 1999, but played for the Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, and Tampa Bay Lightning. Commodore was a member of the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions as part of the Carolina Hurricanes.