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The highly anticipated Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic will be returning to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, BC in 2024. This year the event will be held September 13th – 16th.

This year marks the 11th edition of the Young Stars Classic, featuring prospects from the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets in a four-team, round-robin tournament format. Additionally, the hometown Penticton Vees of the BCHL will play an exhibition game against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on the Saturday of the tournament.

This year, prospects from the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets will compete in a four-team, round robin-style tournament. Notable players expected to compete in this year’s tournament include:

Vancouver

·         Sawyer Mynio (third round, 89th overall, 2023)

·         Jonathan Lekkerimäki (first round, 15th overall, 2022)

·         Elias Pettersson (third round, 80th overall, 2022)

 Calgary

·         Zayne Parekh (first round, ninth overall, 2024)

·         Matvei Gridin (first round, 28th overall, 2024)

·         Samuel Honzek (first round, 16th overall, 2023)

 Edmonton

·         Sam O’Reilly (first round, 32nd overall, 2024)

·         Beau Akey (second round, 56th overall, 2023)

·         Matt Savoie (first round, ninth overall, 2022)

Winnipeg

·         Colby Barlow (first round, 18th overall, 2023)

·         Brad Lambert (first round, 30th overall, 2022)

·         Thomas Milic (fifth round, 151st overall, 2023)

These players will join Young Stars Alumni Elias Pettersson, Artūrs Šilovs, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Rasmus Andersson, Dustin Wolf, Nikolaj Ehlers, Cole Perfetti, and more who participated in previous tournaments.

*Times Subject to change. For the most up to date schedule see: https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-announce-schedule-ticket-packages-for-2024-young-stars-classic

The Vancouver Canucks announced today that single game tickets for the 2024 Young Stars Classic will go on sale Friday, August 16 at 10:00am PT. Single game tickets start at $26.00 for adults and $15.00 for children 12 and under. A limited number of Double Header Packages will be available for $35.00, which include one ticket to both NHL games on either Friday, September 13 or Monday, September 16.

Full tournament packages can be purchased at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC or online at ValleyFirstTix.com. Each full tournament package includes tickets to all six NHL games and the Penticton Vees game, starting at $115.00 for adults and $75.00 for children ages 12 and under. 

Fans will also have the exclusive option to package seeing the stars of tomorrow, including the likes of Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Elias Pettersson and Sawyer Mynio, with seeing the stars of today, including Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko, and Elias Pettersson by adding Vancouver Canucks Training Camp Tickets to their Young Stars Tournament Package.

In addition to the tournament game schedule, there will also be several community activations during Young Stars Classic weekend for fans to enjoy, including the annual Young Stars Classic Party on the Plaza and Minor Hockey Skills and Referee Clinics.

More Information: . https://www.soec.ca/event/vancouver-canucks-young-stars-classic-2024/