Northern support: Gord Downie inspires Calgary Flames player to bring families down from arctic for game

Dec 19, 2017

Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Harmonic is bringing down a family from Nunavut to take in a hockey game. Harmonic is Metis from Manitoba.

Tamara Pimentel
APTN News
A Metis defenceman from the Calgary Flames says he was inspired by Gord Downie, the late singer of the Tragically Hip and wanted families from the north to experience a professional hockey game.

Travis Hamonic started the Northern Program and reached out to a family in Nunavut.

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2 thoughts on “Northern support: Gord Downie inspires Calgary Flames player to bring families down from arctic for game”

Eric Anoee says:

December 20, 2017 at 3:33 pm

Very thankful for Travis Hamonic to give this opportunity for Northerners to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity, I’m a new Hamonic fan.
Eric Anoee says:

February 19, 2019 at 9:25 pm

Very thankful for Travis Hamonic to give this opportunity for Northerners to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity, I’m a new Hamonic fan.