Hockeyville title goes to Quebec

Booooooo Quebec!!!!

* courtesy of cbc.ca/hockeyville

It’s official; 2008 goes down in hockey history as the most successful year for Kraft Hockeyville to date. Thanks to all the spirited communities who participated and the passionate hockey fans who voted. Kraft Hockeyville owes its outstanding success to your dedicated involvement.

The battle for the Kraft Hockeyville 2008 title was a fierce one. Each community displayed exceptional spirit, originality and passion for hockey but only one can be named Kraft Hockeyville 2008.

This year, the title goes to Village sur Glace de Roberval, Quebec!

As the ultimate hockey community, Village sur Glace de Roberval wins the prestige that comes with the title of Kraft Hockeyville 2008. They’re also awarded:

$100,000 from Kraft to upgrade their home arena
An NHL® pre-season game hosted in the arena*
A CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast special from their community
The four remaining finalists win $20,000 from Kraft to upgrade their home arenas and they have already received a CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast from their community.

Final voting results from KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE 2008 have once again shattered all previous records receiving a total of 5,542,716 votes. The final voting results are as follows (telephone and online):

Roberval, Quebec 2,198,665
Kingsville, Ontario 1,491,787
Port aux Basques, Newfoundland 959,312
Pilot Mound, Manitoba 558,322
Wilcox, Saskatchewan 334,630