Finally! A Reality Show Cannucks can sink our teeth into!

[Kurt_eh]

If you dreamed of being a pro hockey player here is your chance. All you have to do is get on the newest reality show. From CP News.

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Bowman, Keenan to star in new hockey reality TV show


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Former NHL coach Scotty Bowman argues from the bench during a game in this undated photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

TORONTO (CP) - It was only a matter of time, but now the worlds of hockey and reality television are finally coming together.
Those who dream of playing in the National Hockey League or Olympic-level hockey will get a chance to win one of six spots at an NHL training camp. The opportunity presents itself through a new television show announced Thursday called Making the Cut.

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Hopefuls over the age of 19 will get a chance to try out for the show in seven Canadian cities, starting at the end of this month. The top 68 players will be chosen to attend a two-week training camp run by hockey coaches Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan. Of those 68, six will win an invitation to the NHL training camp.

Making The Cut is a reality show, a behind-the-scenes look and a docudrama all rolled into one, Keenan said. Viewers will get an in-depth view of what an NHL training camp is like, he added.

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"I think it's a great opportunity for the Canadian public," Keenan told a news conference at the Air Canada Centre. "They haven't seen what goes on behind those closed doors."

The tryouts are open to both men and women who are not under contract with a professional or semi-professional hockey league as of July 1, 2004. All the drama will unfold on television this fall on CBC, and RDS in Quebec.

Here's a list of the cities where tryouts will be held. Would-be participants can register online before trying out.

Toronto, May 28-30-(Registration closes May 25)


Winnipeg, May 28-30-(Registration closes May 25)

Halifax, June 3-5-(Registration closes May 31)

Vancouver, June 4-6-(Registration closes June 1)

Calgary, June 9-12-(Registration closes June 6)

Ottawa, June 13-15-(Registration closes June 10)

Montreal, June 18-20-(Registration closes June 15)

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[Paul Cousins]

Those who dream of playing in the National Hockey League or Olympic-level hockey will get a chance to win one of six spots at an NHL training camp. The opportunity presents itself through a new television show announced Thursday called Making the Cut.

But you would have to be a masochist to want to sign-up, it would in some ways be worse than army boot camp, like being body-checked on the ice every ten minutes.

I can understand watching Hockey and enjoying, but I cannot understand why someone, without any direct experience, would want to play it.

[Kurt_eh]

There ain't a Canadian kid who didn't dream of scoring the winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals with one second to go...

Most of us have played hockey at some point in our lives.

Looking at the article, they're selecting 68 people to play the game. Chances are the majority will be from one of the top Junior teams and will be facing the NHL Draft sometime shortly anyways.