Hockey Night in Brampton 2026 scores big for Brampton’s second hospital raising more than $2.5 million
With this year’s fundraising total, Hockey Night in Brampton has now raised nearly $80 million in support of Brampton’s second hospital, continuing the event’s incredible momentum and helping expand access to health care for Brampton’s growing community.
Peter Holland
Peter Holland
Nikolai Borschevsky
Nikolai Borschevsky is a former Toronto Maple Leafs forward who played three seasons with the club from 1992 to 1995. He is best remembered by Leafs fans for scoring the overtime winner in Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs, sending Toronto to the second round. Borschevsky recorded 158 points in 162 NHL regular-season games during his career with Toronto, Calgary and Dallas.
1993 Toronto Maple Leafs hero Nikolai Borschevsky joins Hockey Night in Brampton roster with puck drop just hours away
Leafs hero Nikolai Borschevsky joins Hockey Night in Brampton roster with puck drop just hours away.
Coach Chippy
Coach Chippy is joining #HockeyNightBrampton! The hockey personality and content creator will step behind the bench as a coach for the fifth annual charity game on August 19, 2026. Coach Chippy joins Team Captains Morgan Rielly and Mark Messier, along with NHL stars, alumni, hockey legends and fan favourites for a big night at the CAA Centre.
Norris Trophy winner Mark Giordano and Stanley Cup champion Kirk Muller join Hockey Night in Brampton on August 19
Six-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Messier and Toronto Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly to captain opposing teams for annual charity game
Mark Messier
Mark Messier is a Hockey Hall of Famer, six-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the most celebrated leaders in NHL history. Over a 25-season NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks, Messier recorded 1,887 regular-season points and won five Stanley Cups with Edmonton before leading the Rangers to their historic 1994 championship, ending the franchise’s 54-year Stanley Cup drought. Messier is the only player in NHL history to captain two different teams to Stanley Cup championships, leading the Oilers to the title in 1990 and the Rangers in 1994. A two-time Hart Trophy winner and 1984 Conn Smythe Trophy recipient, Messier was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier joins Hockey Night in Brampton as Team Captain
Six-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Messier and Toronto Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly to captain opposing teams for annual charity game
Steve Ryan
Steve Ryan is CP24’s Crime Specialist and a familiar face to viewers across the Greater Toronto Area. He joined CP24 in 2017 following a 30-year career with the Toronto Police Service, where he rose to the rank of detective sergeant in the homicide unit. Ryan is also an author and has covered major stories across the region throughout his broadcasting career. At Hockey Night in Brampton, he will trade reporting from the sidelines for a spot on the ice.
Terry Ryan
Terry Ryan is a former professional hockey player, actor and author who was selected eighth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995 NHL Draft. Following his playing career, Ryan became known to a new generation of hockey fans through his role as Ted Hitchcock on the hit Canadian series Shoresy. He will bring his hockey experience and personality to the ice at Hockey Night in Brampton.