The Gaming Stadium's First Online Hockey Challenge, Featuring Tyler Seguin, Thomas Chabot, Pierre Luc-Dubois, and Jake Virtanen, Gives Fans a Chance to Play Against a Pro Hockey Player - for Free

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 1, 2020 (Newswire.com) - ​​​The Gaming Stadium is excited to collaborate with four pro hockey players in order to put on their first Online Hockey Challenge. This NHL 20 tournament will give fans a chance to play against a pro hockey player! This free event will take place on Sunday, May 17, and starts at 11:00 a.m. PST.

The pro players involved in this event are Tyler Seguin (Dallas Stars), Thomas Chabot (Ottawa Senators), Pierre-Luc Dubois (Columbus Blue Jackets), and Jake Virtanen (Vancouver Canucks).

This one-day tournament will consist of two phases:

Phase One: Community Open
The first phase begins at 11:00 a.m. PST and is a single-elimination tournament open to anyone. The champion of this phase wins the opportunity to play against the winner of the Pro Challenge.

Phase Two: Pro Challenge
The second phase begins at 2:00 p.m. PST and consists of the four pro hockey players competing against each other in a single-elimination tournament. 

The tournament will be streamed live, beginning with the Pro Challenge tournament on The Gaming Stadium’s Twitch channel. The Pro Challenge will be casted by Arda Orcal and Andrew ‘Nasher’ Telfer. Arda is the voice of the NHL Gaming World Championships, while Nasher is a leading NHL content creator and broadcaster.

Registration is now open by clicking here and will end on May 17 at 10 a.m. PST. 

"Being able to connect with the hockey community at a time like this is important for me, and this tournament allows that to happen. Really looking forward to playing in it!" - Tyler Seguin

"Events like this are great as it allows us all to stay connected through the game of hockey. The fact that the community gets to participate is huge." - Pierre-Luc Dubois

"When this tournament came up, I jumped on board right away. We all recognize how important our fans are and to be able to have fun playing video games with them is amazing!" - Thomas Chabot

The Gaming Stadium will be partnering with Final Stage Entertainment and Brickhouse Ventures to present the Online Hockey Challenge. Final Stage will aid in the live and post-production of the event, while Brickhouse Ventures is providing managerial expertise.

About The Gaming Stadium:

The Gaming Stadium, a first-of-its-kind esports stadium in Canada, is located in Richmond, British Columbia. The team at The Gaming Stadium is currently running online events featuring a variety of games. For more information, visit www.thegamingstadium.com. 

Myesports Ventures Ltd. (“Myesports”), parent company of The Gaming Stadium, intends to complete a going-public transaction by way of a business combination with Brockton Ventures Inc. (“Brockton”), a capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”). The company resulting from the transaction between Myesports and Brockton will be named “TGS Esports Inc.”, and it is expected to have its common shares listed on the Exchange as a Tier 2 Industrial Issuer under the symbol “TGS”. The transaction has received conditional approval of the Exchange, although completion of the transaction remains subject to a number of conditions including receipt of financing, final approval of the Exchange and satisfaction of other conditions in the definitive agreement among the parties. For more information on the transaction, please refer to Brockton’s Filing Statement dated February 29, 2020, which includes financial information for Myesports and Brockton, and Brockton’s subsequent public filings, all of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under Brockton’s profile or contact Myesports’ Investor Relations department.

About Final Stage Entertainment:

Final Stage Entertainment is a producer, distributor, channel operator, and gaming video content company located in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Our video game-centric production company creates content for broadcasters and streaming platforms in multiple genres including reality, scripted, animation, and interactive live events. Our academy nominated management team works with leading Twitch and YouTube brands and personalities to create content with global brand recognition for the next generation of viewers.

About Brickhouse Ventures:

Brickhouse Ventures partners with and invests in early-stage sports and entertainment companies. Brickhouse also provides opportunities for athletes and entertainers to learn about entrepreneurship through its financial education program called Next5. More information on Brickhouse and Next5 can be found at www.brickhouse.ventures.

  

Press Contact Name:

Spiro Khouri, CEO, The Gaming Stadium

Phone: 604-562-0606

Email: [email protected]

Investor Relations:

Matt Hoffar, The Gaming Stadium

Phone: 604-616-1514

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.thegamingstadium.com/investors

Source: The Gaming Stadium