Town of Cochrane plans Thursday rally ahead of voting for Hockeyville title [Video]

The town of Cochrane is inviting everyone to a rally Thursday afternoon at the Cochrane Arena. The code word is “Hockeyville.”

It’s part of the town’s bid to be named Canada’s top hockey town as part of Kraft Hockeyville 2024.

The rally, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., will include skating, a mascot dance-off, glitter tattoos and a “Battle of Alberta” U18 hockey game between the Calgary Raiders and Edmonton KC 707.

Voting for Kraft Hockeyville starts at 7 a.m. Friday morning and runs for 32 hours straight until it closes at 3 p.m. Saturday.

The town chosen as Hockeyville 2024 gets $250,000 for an arena upgrade, and $10,000 for new hockey equipment. The town will also host an NHL pre-season game.

The three runners-up will each receive $25,000 for arena upgrades.

Cochrane is competing against Elliot Lake, Ont., Wolseley, Sask. and Enderby, B.C.

“Cochrane Arena, built in 1974, and celebrating its …