Former Kraken Nate Bastian and Brandon Montour Inaugurate Ontario Community Hockey Rink

Brandon Montour returned to his home province of Ontario over the weekend to celebrate the opening of the new Muskoka Lumber Community Centre in the heart of Bracebridge. Joining Montour were the Toronto Maple Leafs’ newly named captain, Austin Matthews, and forward John Tavares; Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson; New Jersey Devils forward and former Seattle Kraken player Nate Bastian; Sabres Owen Power and Edmonton Oilers forward and Muskoka Hockey founder Sam Gagner.

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The beautiful District of Muskoka, is a regional municipality in Central Ontario, Canada, famous for its sprawling lakeside landscapes (with 1,600 lakes) and its tight-knit hockey community. The historic town of Bracebridge, known for being built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River, is located two hours north of Toronto and three hours from Montour’s home in Ohsweken, a village on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve. Bracebridge is now excited to be recognized for its new state-of-the-art community centre, which includes a brand-new ice rink. The opening of the rink coincided with training camp for the Muskoka Hockey League. The league’s under-20 youth groups had the honor of being the first to hit the ice for the inaugural skate. The event, which was free to the public, included a scrimmage between invited guests of the NHL.

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Montour was seen wearing his new Kraken gloves and a green Muskoka hockey jersey.

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Muskoka Hockey was founded by Sam Gagner in 2020, who resides in the area when he’s not playing with the Oilers.

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