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Frontenacs Set to Sport Updated Special Canadian Forces Uniforms for Remembrance Day Game

November 5, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kingston Frontenacs News Release


Kingston Frontenacs Special Canadian Forces Uniforms
Kingston Frontenacs Special Canadian Forces Uniforms
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Kingston - For the third straight season, if Kingston Frontenacs are hard to spot on the ice for their Remembrance Day game on Friday, November 6, 2015 vs. North Bay Battalion, it's by design. The Frontenacs, in partnership with Reebok/CCM have unveiled an update to their special CADPAT Camo uniform the team will wear in games on Friday, November 6, 2015 and Friday, February 26, 2016, for Remembrance Day and Salute the Troops respectively. The uniform-complete with jersey and socks, is CADPAT Camouflage, the pattern used by the Canadian Forces. While the changes to the 2015-16 version are subtle, they enhance the whole uniform look by incorporating the Canadian flag on the jersey's left shoulder and the poppy on the right shoulder. The sock have been redesigned to imitate the look of Combat Boots when worn with skates. The special game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off online in March after the second of two special games, with net proceeds being donated to the Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (KMFRC), RMC Foundation, and the Poppy Memorial Travel Fund. The program includes a limited supply of the replica jersey for sale with a portion of the net proceeds to be donated to the three causes.

"As a garrison community, we are proud of our military roots, the soldiers who serve, and the military families who help form the heart of Kingston," said Justin Chenier, Executive Director of Business Operations for the Kingston Frontenacs. "Being able to honour our soldiers and their families, year after year, is a privilege to our club. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, specifically John and Heather Price from Sutton Group Realty, we've been able to create a program that will raise awareness and some very important funds that will help military families."

For the Remembrance Day Game, the pregame ceremonies again include the RMC Colour Party and Pipers, the Poppy Memorial, and a special puck drop by new RMC Commandant, Brigadier-General Sean Friday.

The Poppy Memorial was created in honour and remembrance of the 158 soldiers and 3 civilians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan, those who bravely returned home, and our fallen families. It has been designed in such a way as to be mobile, so it can be brought to our soldiers and their families. Each piece of the memorial is from a vehicle that suffered an IED strike in Afghanistan. The poppies adorned on the monument are those from the final Remembrance Day ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. They have been bronzed and mounted on the Memorial, one for each of our fallen.

The Kingston Frontenacs have worked with a number of local business to bring more troops and military families to this game, including John and Heather Price from Sutton Group Realty, STARTEK, ScotiaBank, Oxford Learning, Novelis, G. Williams Paving, and Findlay Foods. "Our partners have been so supportive in helping us extend the invitation to the military community in ways we just couldn't do on our own," said Chenier. "To have businesses purchase tickets for these troops and their families is a thoughtful gesture that shows the kind of commitment our partners have within our community."

Tickets for the Remembrance Day Game are available at the Rogers K-Rock Centre Box Office. Frontenacs Originals Sports & Apparel Powered by Reebok Store, at Rogers K-Rock Centre, is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and through the end of every home game.

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