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Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada 08/14/08. -- The 3rd Black Ice Hockey & Sports Hall of Fame Conference begins on Friday, August 15, 2008 at Alderney Landing Cultural Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, at 5:00 pm.

Former NHL players, Coaches, Olympic athletes and other special guests will be in attendance throughout the weekend such as Bill Riley, John Paris, Jr., Marjorie Turner-Bailey and Christine Parris-Washington among others.

Though the festivities formally begin on Friday, a commemorative hockey game will be played on Thursday, August 14 at Centennial Arena in honour of two great teams of yesteryear. Descendants, professionals and local community members will represent The Halifax Eurekas, 1903 Coloured Hockey League Champions, and The Truro Sheiks, 1930 Coloured Hockey League Champions, both 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees. The puck will be dropped promptly at 8:00 pm.

The conference agenda is loaded with special guest speakers and there will be a special viewing of a documentary based on the book "Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925", written by George and Darril Fosty who will also be present.

Tickets for the conference weekend are $25 for adults and $10 for children.

For further information, please contact:

Cecil Wright: (902) 471-2477.

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