Media Advisory - Season Opening Leafs Nation Party Information

TORONTO, Oct. 7, 2014 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	The Toronto Maple Leafs will drop the puck on the 2014-15 season with a Leafs Nation Party as they host the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Leafs fans are invited to come to the Ford Fan Zone in Maple Leaf Square and watch the game on the Bremner Board. Leafs Nation can also expect ticket giveaways, alumni appearances and interactive zones.
	In addition to the prizes being awarded on-site, eight fans that were chauffeured to the Leafs Home Opener courtesy of Ford will have the opportunity to win the Ford Fans Go Further grand prize, a 2015 Ford Focus SE Hatchback. These fans were selected from each of the eight "#LeafDrop" locations during the past week, and one of them will win the vehicle during the Wednesday's Leafs Nation Party.
	Space for this event is limited so fans are encouraged to arrive early.
WHO :	Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni Wendel Clark & Darcy Tucker
	Carlton the Bear
	Thousands of Leafs Nation members
	Winner of a Ford Focus SE Hatchback
Interview and Photo opportunities available
WHEN:	4 p.m. open to public
	Wednesday, October 8, 2014
WHERE:	Gate 5 and 6
	Air Canada Centre
	40 Bay Street
	M5J 2X2

Media notes: 
*Due to spatial restrictions and construction, there will be no parking available for TV trucks.

*Media must pick up a wristband and sign in at Gate 2.  Wristbands will only be given to those media present.

*There are no live shots of the screen

SOURCE: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

Media Contacts: Akasha Di Tomasso, MLSE, [phone]; Abby Albino, MLSE, [phone]; Jamie Deans, MLSE, [phone]