Hockey Night with Don Cherry and Stephen Harper

Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown’s third annual Hockey Night in Barrie charity game was packed with fans and celebrities. For the first time Stephen Harper (below) attended the event. He coached the blue team with Hockey Night in Canada’s Don Cherry.

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Patrick Brown and Don Cherry.

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Between periods the PM met with fans.

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The puck drop.

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Comedian/actor Marc Hickox.

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Kurt Browning.

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On hand was the Kempenfelt Rotary Club who were selling tickets for the first annual Great Canadian Beaver Race & Festival. They plan to dump 10,000 plastic beavers in a river for the race. Each ticket has a corresponding number on a beaver. To promote the event, the city of Barrie has 50 giant-sized beavers painted by a variety of artists. Several of the beavers were on display at the game.

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Patrick Brown signs his beaver.

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Defense Minister Peter MacKay.

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Brown with MacKay (right).

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MPs, the PM and visiting troops from the local base.

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Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro.

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Conservative MP Gord Brown.

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Conservative MP Rick Dykstra.

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Players and swag.