Photos: NHLers and Musicians Face Off for 2015 JUNO Cup

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The 2015 JUNO Awards weekend kicked off yesterday with a celebrity fundraising hockey game at The Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena in Hamilton in support of MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS. NHL Greats including Brad Dalgarno, Gary Leeman, Gary Roberts, Mark Napier, Mike Pelyk, and Natalie Spooner, and Canadian musicians including Beard Guy (Walk Off The Earth), Brian Murphy (Alvvays), Casey Laforet (Elliott Brood), Chris Crippin (Hedley), Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), and Sam Roberts faced off in a fun, competitive, non-contact hockey game with the NHLers coming out on top.

NHL great Gary Leeman fends off rocker Chris Chippin at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

JUNO Cup 2015 ceremonial face-off with NHL great Mark Napier (L) and rocker Jim Cuddy. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL great Mark Napier receives the JUNO Cup from CARAS President and CEO Allan Reid along with rocker Jim Cuddy at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Sara Harmer at the JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL great bench during the 2015 Juno Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

The NHL greats pose prior to the start of the 2015 Juno Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

The NHL greats have a huddle prior to the start of the Juno Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL greats shakes hands with rocker Amanda Rheaume at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Rocker Chris Ziemniak helps rocker goalie Cosmo Ferraro at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Post game photo with NHL Greats and Rockers at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL greats Wendel Clark and Ron MacLean at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Rockers Chris Chippin (L) and Dallas Smith celebrate a goal at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Rocker Amanda Rheum takes a shot on NHL great goalie Sandy McIntosh at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL great Gary Roberts takes a shot on rocker Cosmo Ferraro at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL great Gary Roberts talks to The Rockers bench at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Rocker Jim Cuddy blindfolds NHL great Gary Roberts during the skills competition at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Rocker Jim Cuddy applauds an NHL great during a singing competition at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Post game hand shake after the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

Post game hand shake after the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)

NHL great Mark Napier receives the JUNO Cup from CARAS President and CEO Allan Reid at the 2015 JUNO Cup. (Photo: CARAS)