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SSE will attempt to host NHL Heritage Classic — if Halifax builds CFL stadium

BY ALEXANDER QUON GLOBAL NEWS
Posted November 6, 2019 5:49 pm

The organization attempting to bring a CFL franchise to Halifax says they are prepared to submit a bid to host an NHL Heritage Classic game in Halifax if city council votes to approve the construction of a CFL stadium.

“Immediately after a [successful] vote… we will send in a bid for a Heritage Classic game,” Anthony LeBlanc, founding partner of Schooners Sports and Entertainment (SSE), told Global News on Wednesday in a phone interview.

“[An event like the Heritage Classic] illustrates the potential benefits of a stadium of that size.”

Discussions about hosting an NHL Heritage Classic game in Halifax began a year ago, LeBlanc said

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https://globalnews.ca/news/6135914/s...assic-halifax/