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Scott Hamilton and Company Prepare to Kick Off Stars on Ice 2009

Stars on Ice first came about in 1986, when popular figure skater Scott Hamilton was cut from Ice Capades. After losing his job, Hamilton decided to group together his resources and take his career back into his own hands, by creating his own small-scale figure skating show. The idea behind Stars on Ice, was to bring together a few of the world’s best figure skaters and have them showcase their talents on tour, to crowds of avid figure skating fans. In its debut year, the show featured Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, Toller Cranston, Rosalynn Summers, Brian Pockar, Lea Ann Miller, Bill Fauver, Lisa Carey and Christ Harrison and was an instant hit.

As time passed, the show continued to grow in popularity and began to quickly transform from a small-scale production, into the highly anticipated annual tour it is today and in 1991, a Canadian version was even created. The modern Stars on Ice is produced by Scott Hamilton and features numerous dates in both Canadian and American locations, over a period of roughly three months in total. The event features both individual performances and couples skating.

The 2009 American Stars on Ice show is set to begin in Washington state in late January and visit various cities, before coming to an end in Portland, on April 11. The American tour will feature Sasha Cohen, Ilia Kulik, Todd Eldredge, Xue Shen, Hongbo Zhao, Yuka Sato, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Michael Weiss, John Zimmerman and Jennifer Robinson. The Canadian Tour will run in April and May and will feature Kurt Browning, Jamie Sale, David Pelletier, Jeff Buttle, Sasha Cohen and many others and runs from April 23 until May 12, in various Canadian cities.

Stars on Ice 2008/2009 Canadian Dates:

Apr 23, 2009 – Halifax Metro Centre – Halifax, NS

Apr 25, 2009 – Scotiabank Place – Ottawa, ON

Apr 26, 2009 – WFCU Centre – Windsor, ON

Apr 27, 2009 – Essar Centre – Sault Ste. Marie, ON

May 1, 2009 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON

May 2, 2009 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON

May 3, 2009 – John Labatt Centre – London, ON

May 6, 2009 – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB

May 8, 2009 – Pengrowth Saddledome – Calgary, AB

May 9, 2009 – Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB

May 11, 2009 – Prospera Place – Kelowna, BC

May 12, 2009 – General Motors Place – Vancouver, BC

Stars on Ice 2008/2009 American Dates:

Jan 23, 2009 – Spokane Arena – Spokane, WA

Jan 24, 2009 – KeyArena at Seattle Center – Seattle, WA

Jan 25, 2009 – Rose Garden Arena – Portland, OR

Jan 29, 2009 – ARCO Arena – Sacramento, CA

Jan 30, 2009 – HP Pavillion at San Jose – San Jose, CA

Jan 31, 2009 – Honda Center – Anaheim, CA

Feb 6, 2009 – Jobingcom Arena – Phoenix, AZ

Feb 7, 2009 – San Diego Sports Arena – San Diego, CA

Feb 8, 2009 – Citizens Business Bank Arena – Ontario, CA

Feb 12, 2009 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO

Feb 14, 2009 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX

Feb 15, 2009 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK

Feb 20, 2009 – Scottrade Center – St Louis, MO

Feb 21, 2009 – Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL

Feb 22, 2009 – Xcel Energy Center – St Paul, MN

Feb 27, 2009 – BankAtlantic Center – Ft Lauderdale, FL

Feb 28, 2009 – Amway Center – Orlando, FL

Mar 1, 2009 – St Pete Times Forum – Tampa, FL

Mar 2, 2009 – Germain Arena – Ft Myers, FL

Mar 4, 2009 – Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA

Mar 6, 2009 – Verizon Center – Washington, DC

Mar 7, 2009 – The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI

Mar 8, 2009 – Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI

Mar 13, 2009 – Wachovia Center – Philadelphia, PA

Mar 14, 2009 – Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, RI

Mar 15, 2009 – XL Center – Hartford, CT

Mar 20, 2009 – Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH

Mar 21, 2009 – Mellon Arena – Pittsburgh, PA

Mar 22, 2009 – Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI

Mar 24, 2009 – US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, OH

Mar 26, 2009 – Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza – Wilkes Barre, PA

Mar 27, 2009 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Long Island, NY

Mar 28, 2009 – IZOD Center – East Rutherford, NJ

Mar 29, 2009 – Times Union Center – Albany, NY

Apr 3, 2009 – GIANT Center – Hershey, PA

Apr 4, 2009 – Arena at Harbor Yard – Bridgeport, CT

Apr 5, 2009 – TD BankNorth Garden – Boston, MA

Apr 10, 2009 – Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, NH

Apr 11, 2009 – Cumberland County Civic Center – Portland, ME

Stars on Ice tickets available at:

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