{"id":849987,"date":"2026-08-08T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849987\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:16:08","slug":"trio-of-rising-nhl-stars-sign-on-for-hospital-charity-game-in-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849987\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of rising NHL stars sign on for hospital charity game in Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Patrick Brown and players prepare for a face-off at centre ice during the 2025 Hockey Night in Brampton charity game. <\/p>\n<p>Three more NHLers will hit the ice along with Hall of Famers and Mayor Patrick Brown for the fifth installment of the Hockey Night in Brampton charity game.<\/p>\n<p>The annual fundraiser has raised some $56.7 million dollars in past years in support of the Peel Memorial Centre upgrade project, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/toronto-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-named-team-captain-for-hockey-night-in-brampton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pro players already announced for this year\u2019s tilt include Toronto Maple Leafs\u2019 Morgan Rielly<\/a>, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson and Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg.<\/p>\n<p>And the city says San Jose Sharks 2025 second overall NHL Draft pick Michael Misa, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov and Ottawa Senators forward Stephen Halliday have been added to the roster, bringing \u201ceven more elite talent to this year\u2019s charity game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery new player announcement adds to the excitement surrounding Hockey Night in Brampton, and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome NHL rising stars Michael Misa, Pavel Mintyukov and Stephen Halliday to this year\u2019s game,\u201d Mayor Brown said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir participation reflects the incredible support the hockey community continues to show for building Brampton\u2019s second hospital, and we\u2019re looking forward to another memorable evening that brings fans together for an important cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NHL Hall of Famers Paul Coffey and Mike Modano will be part of the rosters, along with Brampton native and former Maple Leaf Phil Oreskovic, local NHL draft pick Ethan Czata, NHL alums Joe Kocur, Ryan Getzlaf and Cody Hodgson, current NHL stars Dylan Strome and Owen Power, and team coaches Doug Gilmour, Wendel Clark and Gary Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s game raised a record $6.7 million, with nearly $21 million donated over the last two years and a historic $50-million pledge toward the hospital project. Plans for the upgrade include a new emergency department, expanded outpatient services, and increased capacity to serve a growing population.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey Night in Brampton was launched in 2019 by Brown and has grown to become Canada\u2019s largest charity hockey game. Funds raised support the William Osler Health System Foundation and the transformation of Peel Memorial into Brampton\u2019s long-awaited second hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The game takes place Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the CAA Centre, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $36.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 44,417 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,465,089 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    453 VOTES<br \/>\n    Do you still attend street festivals in your city?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Patrick Brown and players prepare for a face-off at centre ice during the 2025 Hockey Night in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-849987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}