SPORT EVENTS CONGRESS: SAVE THE DATES SEC 22: March 22–24, 2022, Edmonton SEC 23: March 21–23, 2023, Richmond, B.C. SEC 24: March 13–15, 2024, Winnipeg KICKOFF PHOTO: JOHN SOKOLOWSKI/HAMILTON TIGER-CATS FOOTBALL CLUB Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field ESPORT MONOPOLY ESL Gaming has put a new twist on an iconic board game with Esport Monopoly. Players strategize to buy major tournaments like DreamHack, invest in leagues and gaming festivals, grow esports viewership, and sell tickets and merchandise. The game pieces depict a game controller, keyboard, headphones, ESL logo, trophy and a chicken to represent the popular gaming phrase, “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!” Winner, Chicken Dinner!” HAMILTON HOSTS 108TH GREY CUP COVID-19 may have sidelined last year’s Grey Cup, but the city of Hamilton, Ont., is coming back in true ‘Hammer’ fashion as it prepares to host the championship on December 12, 2021. While pandemic restrictions mean Grey Cup Week festivities are scaled back, game day at Tim Hortons Field will be full capacity. The focus this year “is not about how many people we can fit in the stadium, but on the experience we can create and deliver for the fans that are at the game,” says Tiger-Cats CEO, Scott Mitchell. Next year, Regina will host the event, then it’s back to Hamilton again in 2023 for a full blowout. THE IMMERSIVE PLAYGROUND Montreal-based Moment Factory is bringing the world of video games into playgrounds, gymnasiums and other public spaces using cutting-edge technologies and creative multimedia content. These large-scale, interactive and immersive games and sport activities combine real- time tracking technology and projection mapping to merge entertainment and physical activity. 6 ADRENALIN | FALL 2021 ADRENALINMAG.CA