(September 5, 2007)
Three-time Canadian champion Jeff Buttle was thrilled when four-time world champion and four-time Canadian champion Kurt Browning invited him to participate in his “Gotta Skate ice show this year.
The 2007 “Kurt Browning’s Gotta Skate” ice show presented by Smucker’s will be held Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Jeff was unable to participate in last year’s show due to injury. He later had the chance to skate with Kurt on the Stars On Ice tour.
Jeff is also getting ready for his ISU Grand Prix season. He will be competing at the 2007 HomeSense Skate Canada International in Québec City November 1-4, 2007 and at the Cup of Russia in Moscow November 22-25, 2007.
Joining Kurt and Jeff on the ice will be 2003 world ice dancing champion Shae-Lynn Bourne, two-time world silver medallists Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, three-time Canadian champion Joannie Rochette, Olympic silver medallist Sasha Cohen, and two-time world bronze medallist Evan Lysacek. This year’s “Kurt Browning’s Gotta Skate” ice show will feature special musical guests The Temptations and Boyz II Men.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone at 416.870.8000 or at the Hershey Centre Box Office, and range from $35.00 to $100.00
The show will air on NBC Sunday, November 11, 2007 from 4-6PM EST and at a later date on CBC. Visit http://www.dissonskating.com for more information on the show.