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Star-studded rosters filled with NHL players announced for Homebase in Kelowna

Carey Price, Duncan Keith, Luke Schenn among the guests to hit the diamond
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The rosters have been announced for the fourth annual Homebase charity slo-pitch game, happening at Elks Stadium on Friday, June 23. (KGH Foundation/Contributed)

The baseball diamond is going to be filled with current and retired NHL stars on Friday, June 23 in Kelowna.

Homebase, a celebrity slo-pitch charity game put on by retired NHLer Josh Gorges and current NHLer Blake Comeau, raises money every year for the KGH Foundation’s ‘Closer to home than you think’ campaign.

A week before the event, the celebrity rosters have been announced and they are star-studded:

Team Gorges

Josh Gorges (Captain) - retired NHL defenceman, current West Kelowna Warriors Director of Player Development;

Tyler Bouck - former NHL centre;

Rene Bourque - retired NHL forward;

Joel Edmundson - current NHL defenceman;

Cody Franson - former NHL defenceman;

Trent Kitsch - co-founder, Kitsch Wines;

Carey Price - current NHL Goalie;

Wade Redden - retired NHL defenceman;

Jordin Tootoo - retired NHL forward;

Aaron Volpatti - retired NHL forward;

TJ Caig (Pitcher) - retired EIHL forward.

Team Comeau

Blake Comeau (Captain) - current NHL forward;

Cam Barker - former NHL defenceman;

Duncan Keith, retired NHL defenceman;

Tyler Myers, current NHL defenceman;

Luke Schenn, current NHL defenceman;

Damon Severson, current NHL defenceman;

Todd Simpson, retired NHL defenceman;

Mike Smith, current NHL goalie;

Shea Weber, current NHL defenceman;

Ryan Caig (Pitcher).

An autograph session with a few of the players will take place before the celebrity game. The game starts at 6:30 at Elks Stadium.

Since the event’s inception, Team Gorges is 3-0 while Team Comeau is looking for their first win.

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About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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