This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.

And starting tomorrow, the nation's attention in advance of Scotia Bank Hockey Day in Canada

will very much be on Victoria, B.C.

The events begin tomorrow and culminate with a full day broadcast with your host

Ron McClain as always it's become a destination program for so many Canadians

list of people involved this year include your host Ron McClain David

Amber can read I Vonka Osmack

Kevin Biaxa Kelly Rudy Jennifer Botarle Randy Botarle Randy Mcdonald

darcy tacker kassee Campbell Pascal, Wendell Clark, Andrew Ferrence, Nathan Lafayette,

Kirk McLean, Jeff Scott, who's a director of community involvement and growth at the

NHL and one of my favorite hockey players, man did he torture the maple leaves for years former Buffalo Saber to try Redwing in Ed Vincent Euler

He'll be front and center as well the great Danny gear Danny thanks so much for doing this today. How are you?

I'm good, Jeff. Thanks for having me on, man.

The pleasure is all mine. It's great to hear your voice and before we get to reminiscing about some of the finer times that you had around the

NHL and I do want to talk about your new company as well, Can Ice?

Because I'm fascinated with synthetic Ice.

We'll get to that in a couple of moments.

I do want to ask you, you're a BC guy, born in Nelson, B.C.

What does an event like, you know, Scotia Bank Hockey Day in Canada mean for you, Danny Geer?

Well, it's just, it's the tradition, the culture of the game. I think it brings families minor hockey players coaches people from

those cities that that represented and hosted all together I remember when it was in Nelson back in the 2010 my hometown and

what a big event it was and I'm looking forward to going to Victoria on Thursday to be a part of it and see a lot of my old, you know,

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