Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada is back on Saturday, February 9, 2013 to bring the country together through community events, on-ice activities, and of course plenty of hockey action as Canadian NHL teams face off.

Scotiabank is hosting three main programs in conjunction with Hockey Day:

Virtual High Fives

Fans are encouraged to post a picture of their Best High Five Moment on the Scotia Hockey Club Facebook page (for inspiration, check out the High Five Series that my pals Vancouver is Awesome have kept up). Between Friday and Saturday, Scotiabank will randomly select 5 photos and those fans will get a personalized video message from an NHL alumni live from Peterborough.

Tweet with Lanny McDonald

On Saturday, February 9th, between 11:am and 12:00pm (Pacific) Scotiabank will be hosting a live tweet chat on @ScotiaHockey, whereby fans can ask questions to Lanny McDonald! Fans can either ask questions on Twitter or on Facebook but they need to use the tag #askLanny.

High Five Program

More high fives! This time, it’s an interactive gesture with the Scotiabank High Five to the Stanley Cup Final contest. Canadian hockey fans choose their team they want to support (this is the team they are going to follow for the season. Should they wish, they have one opportunity to change their team before April 3rd). Then, every time their team scores, fans have 10 minutes to go to the app to High Five. Fans can also opt-in to receive real-time goal notifications via email or text to make this step go quickly. After their team finishes a game, fans also have 12 hours to log on for a bonus High Five.

Each fan’s High Fives logged through the app counts as a contest entry and each week a random winner will be selected to win two tickets to any NHL game of their choice. On June 10th, one grand prize winner will be chosen who will receive a VIP experience for two to a Stanley Cup Final Game. Contest is open until June 9th, 2013 and is open to all Canadian residents.

My Contest

To promote Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada, I have a prize pack to give away that includes a toque, mittens scarf, skate sharpening device, an eco bag and a branded pin.

Here’s how you can enter to win this prize pack:

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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Hockey Day (Saturday, February 9, 2013). Follow Scotia Hockey on Twitter and Facebook for more information about Hockey Day in Canada this Saturday, live from Peterborough.

Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada: Richmond

For Hockey Day activities in our region, check out what’s happening at the Richmond Olympic Oval. From 10:00am until about 7:00pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013 they’ll have “all things hockey under one roof”. Five Hole For Food will be on site to collect donations of non-perishable food items for the Richmond Food Bank and activities will include ball hockey, street hockey, memorabilia booths, collectibles, and more including numerous merchandise giveaways, prize draws and fun contests.

Visitors will include the Canucks’ mascot Fin, Canadian rockers Odds, and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur. There will also be a Vancouver Canucks Alumni game vesus Richmond Sockeyes Alumni at 4:00pm (tickets are $15 online) with partial proceeds going to support KidSport.

Update The winner is Jas!

National Cupcake Day is coming on February 25th and to make the occasion that much sweeter, it’s actually all for a great cause. If you’re a cupcake baker with a big heart you can sign up to host an online bakery page where cupcakes orders can be tracked and your can organize your own National Cupcake Day party. The goal of the campaign is to support the Ontario SPCA and the BC SPCA. Proceeds will help give a surrendered puppy a home, rescue a neglected pony, provide emergency surgery to an injured kitten and save thousands of lives.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Register for FREE here
• Wait for your host kit to arrive in the mail or download it here
• Personalize your Online Bakery and send it out to the world
• Encourage friends and family to support you by donating online
• Bake cupcakes
• Hold a National Cupcake Day party and collect donations
• Show off your creations to the world via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest

Send in the donations collected at your National Cupcake Day party to the Ontario SPCA (for eastern Canada) or the BC SPCA (for western Canada) by March 18th. You can also donate online to support a campaign if you’re not hosting your own National Cupcake Day party.

Follow National Cupcake Day on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more information about the event, fundraising tips, cupcake ideas, and more.

Over the years I have profiled bloggers from the Northwest Territories to the Fraser Valley, anyone that interests me and that I hope will interest you as well. A few years ago I started asking a standard set of questions and I’ve sent these out to a few local bloggers for this week’s series. Click, share, explore, and enjoy.

Ricky Shetty

Blog: DaddyBlogger | Facebook: DaddyBlogger | Twitter: @TokyoRicky

How long has your blog been around?
Started on Dec 1, 2012 @ midnight and has seen an incredible growth in a short time.

What is your role?
I am the Chief Daddy at DaddyBlogger.ca although I have several Guest Daddies and a Mommy’s Corner too.

What does your site do/what is it about?
The goal of DaddyBlogger is to change the world – one daddy at a time. I write about parenting from a father’s perspective.

What can people see, read, and do when visiting your site?
The website has several components: A daily written blog, a weekly online TV show interviewing 3-4 dads, monthly YVR Dads Meetup Group, Dad of the Week profiles, event and product reviews, contest giveaways, and a free comic book for email subscribers.

Why do you blog?
I blog for several reasons: To make money (I treat my website as a business not just a blog), to make a difference by transforming the lives of fathers, to process everything that happens to me internally as a parent, to leave a legacy for my daughter, to educate and inspire other parents and bloggers.

What is the ultimate goal for your site, how would you like to see it grow?
The goal is to make a full-time income through internet marketing and blogging.

Follow Ricky on his blog, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Read all entries in my Blogger Profile series and feel free to suggest a blogger for possible feature in the comments of this post.

The Monopoly board game is retiring its iron player piece in exchange for a new token. Hasbro, makers of the game, hosted an online vote and a cat was the winner (well played, Internet). In honor of this move today’s archive photo collection from the Vancouver Public Library and the City of Vancouver Archives features cats:

Left: 1953 – City policeman working at desk with kitten. VPL Number: 78678. Photographer: Croton Studio.
1966 – Cat with trophies. VPL Number: 67893A. Photographer: Gordon F. Sedawie. I actually found a few photos of cats with trophies and an image that eluded to a “Cat Show Building” at the PNE, which could possibly be related.

Between 1866 and 1870: Governor Seymour and cat. Archive item# A-6-111. Photographer: F. Dally.

Left: 1900s – Harold Timms. VPL Number: 67779. Photographer: Philip Timms.
Right: 1913 – Norma Aileen Paterson on steps of house at 1433 Nelson. Archives item# CVA 1376-366.

Left: 1947 – John Bennett and his cat. Archive item# Port P1812.2.
Right: 1915 – Portrait of Noel Robinson and Bill Reed in military uniforms. Archive item# CVA 677-423.

1964 – Woman holding winner of Best Kitten in Show in 1964 PNE. Archives# CVA 180-4055.

Sun Life Financial is giving lucky fans the chance to skate with the Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday, February 11, 2013 (which is also BC’s first Family Day holiday) and the Canucks are currently hosting a contest so that you can win your way in and participate in this unique on-ice experience.

The Canucks’ big contest ends tomorrow but I also have 2 tickets to give away exclusively to a Miss604 reader and their guest. If you’re up for hitting the ice with members of the Vancouver Canucks, here’s how you can enter to win my tickets:

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The winner will need to be able to attend on Monday (between 6:00pm and 6:55pm) and have their own skates and helmet. All participants will need to sign an on-ice waiver prior to entry as well. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013.

Update: The winner is Michele!

This is an official contest in partnership with the Vancouver Canucks.