Kole Lind of the Kelowna Rockets in action during the Vancouver Canucks prospects game July 6 in Vancouver. The Canucks have confirmed that Lind will play in the Young Stars Classic in Penticton this September.Jeff Vinnick/Vancouver Canucks

Kole Lind of the Kelowna Rockets in action during the Vancouver Canucks prospects game July 6 in Vancouver. The Canucks have confirmed that Lind will play in the Young Stars Classic in Penticton this September.Jeff Vinnick/Vancouver Canucks

Single, double header tickets available for Young Stars

Canucks Young Stars Classic single, double header tickets selling Aug. 3

  • Jul. 27, 2017 11:00 a.m.

Jonathan Dahlen, Logan Stanley, Dillon Dube and Kailer Yamamoto.

Those are among the prospects fans will get to see during the 2017 Canucks Young Stars Classic at the South Okanagan Events Centre Sept. 8 to 11. And as of Aug. 3, fans will get the chance to purchase either single or double-header tickets.

The Vancouver Canucks, City of Penticton and Spectra Venue Management made the announcement late last week for the tickets to go on sale at 10 a.m.

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The four-team, round-robin tournament features prospects from the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Canucks. Players expected to participate in the tournament include:

• Vancouver Canucks: Dahlen, Olli Juolevi, Brock Boeser, Kole Lind, Thatcher Demko, Michael DiPietro

• Winnipeg Jets: Stanley, Skyler McKenzie, Jansen Harkins, Michael Spacek, Luke Green

• Calgary Flames: Juuso Valimaki, Dube, Tyler Parsons, Matthew Phillips, Mark Jankowski

• Edmonton Oilers: Yamamoto, Dylan Wells, Caleb Jones, Ethan Bear

Full tournament rosters and information will be posted on canucks.com/youngstars and SOEC.ca as they become available. Please note rosters are subject to change.

Single game tickets are $15 while double header tickets are $25. Tickets are available online at ValleyFirstTix.com, by phone at 1-877-763-2849 or in person at the South Okanagan Events Centre Valley First Box Office. A limited number of ‘Double Header’ packages and ‘Gasoline Alley Rail’ packages are also available. For complete package details please visit SOEC.ca.

This year’s off-ice festivities include a Canucks Business Breakfast, Minor Hockey Day featuring a Party on the Plaza with games, food, music, entertainment,and skills development camps for B.C. minor hockey players.

Young Stars Classic Schedule

GAME TEAMS DATE TIME

Game 1: Edmonton vs. Calgary, Sept. 8, 4 p.m.

Game 2: Vancouver vs. Winnipeg, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Game 3: Winnipeg vs. Edmonton, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Game 4: Calgary vs. Vancouver, Sept. 10, 2 p.m.

Game 5: Winnipeg vs. Calgary, Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m.

Game 6: Vancouver vs. Edmonton, Sept. 11, 2 p.m.

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