Play It Again Sports Franchise News

Bowmanville, Ontario 14-Year-Old Win to Host Hockey Practice with Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman Luke Schenn

June 03, 2010 // Franchising.com // BOWMANVILLE, Ontario - It's an experience few youth hockey players ever get to enjoy, but this summer Play It Again Sports and Bauer Hockey will turn dreams into reality with the inaugural 'Practice of a Lifetime.'

Announced today, Bowmanville, Ontario 14-year-old Owen Clarke has been named the winner of the 2010 'Practice of a Lifetime' sweepstakes. This year's promotion awards Clarke and 20 of his teammates the chance to take the ice with Toronto Maple Leafs standout defenseman Luke Schenn. The practice will be held soon after the NHL playoffs.

Clarke, a forward for the Clarington Toros Minor Midget A hockey team, is especially excited to talk with Schenn about winning gold at the 2008 World Junior Hockey Championships...

Faribault, Minn. 10-Year-Old to Host Hockey Practice with Shattuck St. Mary's own Jack Johnson, Los Angles Kings Defenseman May 07, 2010 // Franchising.com // FARIBAULT, Minn.– It's an experience few youth hockey players ever get to enjoy, but this summer Play It Again Sports and Bauer Hockey will turn dreams into reality with the second annual 'Practice of a Lifetime.'

Announced today, Faribault, Minn. 10-year-old Adam Vos has been named the winner of the 2010 'Practice of a Lifetime' sweepstakes. This year's promotion awards Vos and 20 of his teammates the chance to take the ice with Los Angeles Kings standout defenseman Jack Johnson, who spent his high school years at Shattuck St. Mary's Prep School in Faribault. The practice will be held soon after the NHL playoffs...

Clarksville, TN --(PR.com)-- Play N Trade Franchise, Inc, the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, is excited to announce the grand opening of its Clarksville, TN store on Saturday, March 24th featuring Tennessee Titans' cornerback Cortland Finnegan on hand to sign autographs.

In addition to the autograph signing, the store will also be raffling off an Xbox 360, a PlayStation 3 and a Nintendo Wii Console. Local dignitaries will be on hand at 2:00 p.m. for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate the store's opening.

Clarksville franchisee Ben Kennedy grew up playing on the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 and has been a gamer ever since.

"After finishing business school I knew that I wanted to be a small business owner," says Kennedy...

Larry Robinson's Play It Again Sports is a sporting goods and fitness equipment franchise location that measures among best in the brand. One of its partners is Larry Robinson, who has earned nine Stanley Cup championships, is an NHL Hall of Fame hockey player and is currently working with the New Jersey Devils Hockey team. Torrance, CA, --(PR.com)-- Larry Robinson's Play It Again Sports® in Torrance, located at 4868 190th Street, has gone gold. The local sporting goods provider of new and quality used sports and fitness equipment was recognized for achieving a 'Gold Standard' measurement.

The "Gold Standard" is reached when a store achieves a set of standards set forth by the franchisor during the evaluation process. The Torrance store achieved the customer satisfaction, store operations and product quality standards to earn "Gold Standard" recognition for 2009...