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Lucan wins! Kraft Hockeyville is coming to town

The small town of Lucan, Ont. showed big love for the game of hockey winning the Kraft Hockeyville contest.

9 million votes were cast in the contest decided Saturday night

Lucan came out on top after more than 9 million votes were cast country-wide. (Andrew Lupton/ CBC News)

The small town of Lucan, Ont., showed big love for the game of hockey winning the Kraft Hockeyville contest.

Lucan, with a population of just under 5,000 people, came out on top after ninemillion votes were cast in the contest decided Saturday night.

The victory meansLucanwill get $250,000 for arena improvements, plus$10,000 worth of hockey equipment from the National Hockey League Players'Association.

The town will also host an NHL pre-season game.

Other community finalists in the contest were:

  • High River, Alta.
  • Lafleche, Sask.
  • Huntingdon, Que.