LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (November 16, 2015) --- Twenty-five diehard fans of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens will visit Lake Placid, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 21, as part of the NHL team’s second annual Fantasy Camp. The campers will participate in a practice/scrimmage session in the famed Lake Placid Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena 1980 Rink.

The camp gives these fans the chance to live out their dream of playing in the NHL, alongside their favorite Habs legends. The three-day experience incorporates on and off-ice practices with a mix of off-site team building activities.

Among the Hab legends directing the camp is Mats Naslund. Before joining the Montreal Canadiens and becoming a fan favorite, from 1982-1990, Naslund helped to lead the Swedish men’s hockey team to an Olympic bronze medal during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid. It was Sweden’s first Olympic medal since 1952. During his eight seasons in Montreal, the left winger scored 612 points in 617 regular season games, placing him 11^th among all Montreal Canadiens players.

WHAT: Second annual Montreal Canadiens Fantasy Camp practice/scrimmage

WHERE: Lake Placid Olympic Center Herb Brooks Arena, 1980 Rink

WHEN: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015

WHO: 25 diehard Montreal Canadien fans, as well as Hab legend, Mats Naslund, who will return to

Lake Placid for the first time since the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.

Media interested in covering the camp and interviewing Mats Naslund must contact Jon Lundin, ORDA director of communications, no later than Friday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m., Email: jlundin@orda.org, Cell: 518-637-6885.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.