Enhancing lives for individuals with intellectual disabilities
2025 EVENT INFO
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2025
HALIFAX CONVENTION CENTRE
BUSINESS ATTIRE
TABLES OF 10: $3,250+HST
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $325+HST
SOLD OUT!
Carrying on a 50 year tradition, the Sports Charity Dinner is held in Halifax each year. The event raises funds in support of Canadian Progress Club - Halifax charities, including Special Olympics, Club Inclusion and the King’s Meadow Home in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
On Thursday March 20, 2025, the Canadian Progress Club - Halifax will host the 52nd Annual Sports Charity Dinner in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On this night we will proudly continue the tradition of providing our patrons with an evening of entertainment unlike any other.
TITLE PARTNER
FEATURING
RYAN 'WHIT' WHITNEY &
PAUL "BIZ NASTY' BISSONNETTE
Co-hosts of the Barstool Sports hockey podcast Spittin’ Chiclets, which has become the most popular hockey podcast in the world.
RYAN WHITNEY
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Drafted 5th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2002.
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Scored 259 points across 481 NHL games as a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.
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Two-time member of Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships.
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Silver medalist at 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as part of Team USA.
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Contributor on the NHL Network.
PAUL BISSONNETTE
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Drafted 121st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003.
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993 PIMs across 472 professional hockey games (NHL & AHL)
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Over 2 Million followers across various Social Media platforms.
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Studio Analyst for NHL on TNT
ORDER OF EVENTS
VIP RECEPTION (INVITE ONLY)
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
GENERAL RECEPTION
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUESTED
ATHLETES
JEREMY ROENICK
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Drafted 8th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1988.
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Played 1,363 games in the NHL as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks.
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Over 500 NHL Goals, with two 50 goal seasons.
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Over 1,200 NHL Points, with three 100 point seasons.
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Over 1,400 NHL PIMs
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122 points & 115 PIMs in 154 Playoff Games
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9 time NHL All-Star
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Two-time member of Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships.
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2-time Olympian, earning a silver medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics as part of Team USA.
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Has worked as a NHL hockey analyst for TSN, Fox Sports and NBC.
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Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024
TESSA BONHOMME
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NCAA Superstar for the Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Hockey Team.
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Member of the 2010 Gold Medal winning Team Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Member of 2 Gold Medal and 3 Silver Medal teams for Canada at IIHF World Women’s Championships.
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Long time fan favorite on TSN’s SportsCentre.
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Co-host of the Jocks in Jills podcast.
JACKIE BARRETT
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Winner of 13 Gold medals representing Canada at four Special Olympic World Summer Games.
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At the Los Angeles Special Olympic Games in 2015, set records in the Squat, Deadlift and the Triple Combination. The Squat lift also broke the mainstream NL Men’s Masters Super-Heavyweight Squat record.
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2-time Special Olympics Canada Male Athlete of the Year (2000 and 2015).
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Recipient of the prestigious Dr. Frank Hayden Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award from Special Olympics Canada.
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Nominated for the 2015 Lou Marsh Award (now the Northern Star Award) as Canada’s Top Athlete.
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Inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's highest civilian honour.
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Recipient of the Order of Sport, becoming the first Special Olympian to be inducted in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
MEDIA PARTNERS
YOUR HOST
ROD BLACK
He is “The Man for All Seasons”. Name the sport and Rod Black has more than likely called the game. Black has done it all. From NHL hockey to the NBA, Major League Baseball to the NFL and CFL, PGA & LPGA golf, World Championship boxing, ATP and WTA tennis, international figure skating, Indy Car and Formula One auto racing, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby, World Cup Soccer, speedskating, cycling, Canadian & USA college sports and of course both the Summer and Winter Olympics where Black not only hosted prime time shows in 1992 and1994 but also called several historic gold medals in 2010 and 2012.
A consummate professional who displays passion and excitement in all that he does, Black is a nine time Canadian Screen Award & Gemini nominee. In 2005, Rod received the Sports Media Canada award for Most Outstanding Broadcaster.
When asked what his favorite moment has been in his acclaimed career, Rod pauses and says, “The next one. Truly, I absolutely love every memory, but I also wake up every day knowing that there are new great memories to discover. That is what sport teaches us. To enjoy the moments and create new ones. Learn all the lessons from these games – good and bad - and hopefully adapt them into our day to day lives. Nothing can do that like sport.”