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The Shoresy Fall Classic Is Back -- Hitting Five North American Cities This Fall

Article content TORONTO — Drop the gloves. Brought to you by Puppers Golden Lager *, the Shoresy Fall Classic, produced by New Metric Media, in association with Play Fun Games, is back on the road, bringing the beloved characters from the hit Crave and Hulu series to five major North American cities for a one-of-a-kind live hockey experience. Article content Shoresy cast members Jared Keeso (Shoresy), Terry Ryan (Hitch), Jonathan Diaby (JoDolo), Andrew Antsanen (Goody), Ryan McDonnell (Michaels), Jon Mirasty (Jim #1), Brandon Nolan (Jim #2), Jordan Nolan (Jim #3), Max Bouffard (JJ Frankie JJ), Jacob Smith (Fish), Keegan Long (Liam), Bourke Cazabon (Cory) and Frederick Roy (Delaney) will lace up their skates to compete against a lineup of NHL alumni in a series of dynamic hockey games, with a portion of proceeds benefiting local charities. Article content The tour kicks off on November 24 in Detroit and then swings through Toronto, Boston, Belmont Park, NY, and Los Angeles, where cast members will take on NHL legends. Article content NHL alumni including former Red Wings players Darren McCarty, Joey Kocur, Mickey Redmond, Larry Murphy, Dino Ciccarelli and Justin Abdelkader, former NY Islanders players Josh Bailey, Eric Cairns, Cal Clutterbuck and Benoit Hogue, along with Maple Leafs alum Darcy Tucker, are confirmed to challenge Sudbury's finest. More alumni will join in the coming months. Article content In addition, an early access version of the new Shoresy: Legends of the North video game will soon be released for PCs on the Steam storefront. It brings the hit TV series to life with a modern take on classic hockey video games, focused on fast-paced Sudbury Blueberry Bulldog gameplay with hits, goals, fights, chirps and more. Developed by Treewood Games and published by New Metric Media, the game will be fully available for PC, Mac and major gaming platforms, including PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, later this year. Article content Local charities partnering with the Shoresy Fall Classic include the East Side Youth Sports Foundation (Detroit), MLSE Foundation (Toronto), Boston Bruins Foundation, The Islanders Children's Foundation, and the Kings Care Foundation. Article content Please see here for Shoresy Fall media assets. Article content SHORESY, created by and starring Jared Keeso and produced by New Metric Media in association with Play Fun Games and Crave, sees the titular character Shoresy (Keeso) and the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (The NOSHO) on a quest to never lose again. SHORESY returned for season four on Crave in Canada in January, and Hulu in the US in February, with seasons one through three streaming now. The fifth season of the series completed production in April, with a premiere date to be announced. Article content Based in Toronto, New Metric Media is an award-winning independent entertainment studio specializing in building comedy brands across TV production, live entertainment, distribution, merchandising and licensing. The company's slate of programming includes the hit Crave/Hulu original comedy Letterkenny, the Crave/Hulu Letterkenny spinoff series Shoresy, the CTV/The CW half-hour comedy series Children Ruin Everything and the half-hour Crave comedy series Bria Mack Gets A Life. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content