Media representatives are invited to attend the ninth season opening of "Pond Hockey by ENMAX Energy" on Wednesday, January 9. This fun and exciting grassroots program offers local community children at the atom level (ages 9 to 10 years) the chance to learn game enhancing skills and to take to the ice with their local heroes in pursuit of their hockey dreams. Leo the Lion (the Edmonton Oil Kings mascot), players from the Oil Kings, Minor Hockey coaches and ENMAX representatives will be at Sherwood Park's Strathcona Athletic Park to kick off the new season.
    
This season, ENMAX Energy Corporation's popular children's hockey program will visit 17 communities throughout Alberta, providing young Alberta hockey players with the opportunity to skate alongside WHL or NHL hockey celebrities. "Pond Hockey by ENMAX Energy" continues to play an important role in the development of young hockey players throughout the province and is tangible evidence of the corporation's commitment to youth and community pride. This program is presented in partnership with the Edmonton Oil Kings, Minor Hockey and Astral Radio Edmonton.

     What:     Program launch with photo and interview opportunity

     When:     Wednesday, January 9, 2008
             
     Where: Strathcona Athletic Park
                 1100 Cloverbar Road
                 5:45 p.m. - Suggested arrival time
                 6 p.m. - Program begins with brief speeches by Edmonton Oil
                 Kings and ENMAX representatives
                 6:10 p.m. - Photo opportunity (Leo the
                 Lion, Edmonton Oil Kings and Community Kids), Atom players
                 skating with the Edmonton Oil Kings
   

ENMAX Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of ENMAX Corporation, is Alberta's leading competitive electricity retailer. In addition to electricity, ENMAX Energy provides natural gas, renewable energy and value-added services to residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout Alberta. ENMAX Energy contracts low-cost reliable electricity from the Keephills and Battle River coal-fired plants and meets peak demand through a long term agreement with the natural gas fired Calgary Energy Centre. Through a subsidiary, it is one of Alberta's largest investors in renewable energy with 50 per cent ownership of the McBride Lake Wind Farm and 100 per cent ownership of the Taber Wind Farm. ENMAX Energy has the largest green power marketing program of its kind in Canada and in 2006, received the Consumer Champion Award for its ground-breaking EasyMax(R) program. For more information, visit our website at enmaxenergy.com.