For immediate release TRIBUTE TO 1967 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS TO BE HELD MARCH 22 AT METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE

(Friday, January 5, 2007: Toronto) A majority of the 1967 Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs team will be in attendance on Thursday, March 22, 2007 when a gala dinner celebration will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of the last time hockey's most cherished trophy was won in this city.

More than twenty members of that celebrated Leaf squad will be present at the dinner, along with at least 25 other celebrities from various walks of life. Joining the likes of Bobby Baun, Johnny Bower, Ron Ellis, Red Kelly, Marcel Pronovost, Bob Pulford and Eddie Shack will be Hall of Famers Jean Beliveau, Dick Duff, Phil Esposito and Brian McFarlane, recording artist Michael Burgess and media personalities Gord Stellick, Mark Hebscher, Elliotte Friedman and Andy Frost.

Attendees will enjoy a cocktail reception followed by a sumptuous meal and extraordinary gifts, including a team-signed lithograph, a rare commemorative hockey card set and photographs with the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy. Following dinner, guests will enjoy live interviews with the 1967 Maple Leafs, entertainment provided by Maple Leaf Gardens' organist Ralph Fraser, rare video footage, as well as many other surprises. An incomparable live and silent auction will also take place.

Net proceeds from this gala event will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Canada, which does remarkable work granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

For more information, please contact Hersh Borenstein at 905-760-8404, or via email at [email protected]. To purchase tickets, please contact the Make-A-Wish Foundation® at 416-224-9474 ext. 202, or visit www.1967LeafsDinner.com. Tax receipts will be provided for a portion of the ticket price.

That weekend, the players will re-assemble for the largest hockey collectibles show in Canadian history. The Stanley Cup champions will be appearing at the 1967 Leafs Reunion Sports Autograph and Memorabilia Show, also at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The show, featuring 140 dealers and 300 vendor tables, will take place on Friday, March 23 from 4:00 until 9:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24 from 11:00 until 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 25 from 11:00 until 5:00 p.m. Details can be obtained at www.SalShows.com, or by calling 416-989-6666.