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Rod Smith and Kate Beirness are off to the Island this summer, as Morell, P.E.I., has been named the second winning community in this years Kraft Celebration Tour. As part of the Kraft Celebration Tour, Morell receives $25,000 to put towards rebuilding the aging Morell Community Rink. Morell will also host a special edition of SPORTSCENTRE featuring anchors Rod Smith and Kate Beirness when they kick off the Eastern leg of the tour with a live broadcast from the Prince Edward Island community on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. ET on TSN. "The spirit of the town of Morrell comes through in the vibrancy of this very active community," said Jack Hewitt, Vice-President, Marketing Insights and Services, Kraft Canada. "Were very pleased to help them rebuild the Morell Community Rink and ensure that there continues to be a winter base for sports and activities well into the future. We look forward to celebrating with them when its complete." About Morell, P.E.I.The town of Morell is located on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. With a population of just over 300, the community is known for its rich fishing grounds and for being home to the Crowbush Cove golf course - rated among the top ten courses in North America. Morell is also the hometown of former NHL all-star and Masterton Trophy winner Al MacAdam. For the past 50 years, the Morell Community Rink has been a hub of activity in the town, offering hockey, figure skating, broomball, skating, and more. The $25,000 prize money from the Kraft Celebration Tour will go towards building a new arena. Morell was named to the Kraft Celebration Tour after winning a national, head-to-head online vote over Pownal, P.E.I. Morell brought home the victory with 148,969 votes, while Pownal amassed a total of 12,156 votes in support of its nomination. Voting Canadians can decide the other winning communities for the Kraft Celebration Tour over the next two weeks. One pair of communities is featured each weekday through July 19, and Canadians can visit KraftCelebrationTour.ca or Tourneedecelebrationkraft.ca to vote for their favourite communities (see below for match-ups and scheduled voting dates). Voting is unlimited and runs from 12 noon ET each day for a 24-hour period. During the voting period, SPORTSCENTRE on TSN and SPORTS 30 on RDS profile each match-up with a look at the duelling communities and their proposed community projects. Results of each vote will be announced the following weekday on SPORTSCENTRE and SPORTS 30. The other communities selected as finalists for the Kraft Celebration Tour, along with their match-ups and scheduled voting dates, are as follows: Wednesday, July 10 - Bridgewater, N.S. vs. Windsor, N.S.Thursday, July 11 - Invermere, B.C. vs. Pemberton, B.C.Friday, July 12 - Salisbury, N.B. vs. Fredericton, N.B.Monday, July 15 - Vulcan, Alta. vs. Raymond, Alta.Tuesday, July 16 - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Que. vs. LAssomption, Que.Wednesday, July 17 - Rocanville, Sask. vs. Esterhazy, Sask.Thursday, July 18 - St. James Town (Toronto) vs. Wilmot, Ont.Friday, July 19 - Dryden, Ont. vs. Fort Frances, Ont. In addition to voting, fans can keep up with the Kraft Celebration Tour on social media by visiting and liking the Kraft Celebration Tour Fan Page on Facebook and by following and interacting with the tours personalities on Twitter. The official Twitter account for the Kraft Celebration Tour is @KCTAndy and the official hashtags include #KCT and #tourneedecelebrationkraft. 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Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON -- Patrik Laine isnt afraid to be himself, whether hes talking or playing hockey.The No. 2 pick in the NHL draft thought he deserved to be No. 1 and said so. His on-ice persona is just as confident, and itll be put to the test playing for Finland at the World Cup of Hockey.Laine is the youngest player in the tournament, and the Winnipeg Jets prospect is eager to show he belongs with the best.Im going to have to prove that to everybody, and Im going to show that when the tournament starts, Laine said.Laines offensive arsenal has more moves than his surname, which is pronounced Line-EH. He can shake defenders out of their skates but is best known for a wicked shot, which he used to beat Jonathan Quick in Finlands exhibition game against the United States on Tuesday.On a team that lacks the talent on paper of Canada, the U.S., Sweden and Russia, Laine has the ability to singlehandedly take a game over, despite being just under 18 years, 5 months old.When we named Patrik (to) this team, we know that he (had) good offensive-game skills and that shot was unbelievable, coach Lauri Marjamaki said. Of course hes a young guy, but he has something we need and were trying to find some new elements about our offensive game.Picking Laine was a risk, though he earned it by scoring seven goals and adding five assists in 10 games at the world hockey championship in the spring. It was no surprise that he lit up the world juniors over the winter, but he had grown-up production playing with and against grown men.Laines influence has continued leading up to the World Cup, as he struggled in the first two exhibition games before finding a groove.Hes just 18 years old, and I think he plays like a major player, linemate Aleksander Barkov said.Laine is a major player for Finland and could start the tournament alongside Barkov and either Teuvo Teravainen or 19-year-old Sebastian Aho. Hell have chances to back up his braggadocio from before the draft, when he said the Toronto Maple Leafs should have selected him first overall instead of Auston Matthews. Hes not shying away from that, even while older teammates tell hhim players werent like that back in their day.ddddddddddddI know thats how good I am, and I can say that, Laine said. Its not a problem for me. And if thats a problem to somebody else, its not my problem. I dont care what people think. I know that Im a good player and Im going to stick with that.Laines talent isnt debatable, but there are questions about adjusting to smaller NHL rinks and, in this tournament, fitting into Finlands team-first, stringent structure. The Finns hallmark is to play stronger as a group than as individual players, so its on Laine to fit into that concept without losing his creativity.He plays structure as good as anyone, captain Mikko Koivu said. But for sure when you get a skillset like that that can make a difference in a hockey game, I think youve just got to be careful when you use it and where.While plenty cocky about his game, Laine still has his teenage moments. His mother is moving to Winnipeg with him to help him adjust to North America, and after practice this week he stared in awe at some teammates lockers -- after watching them in the NHL, hes now playing with them.Laine gets the benefit of plenty of veterans on and around Finland, most notably Teemu Selanne, who set the rookie goal-scoring record with 76 back in 1992-93 playing in, of course, Winnipeg. Selanne plans to talk with Laine about the NHL, Winnipeg and more during the World Cup.Everybody in their lives cant speak with those kind of players, Laine said. Its so good to have that kind of opportunity to talk with him and discuss about games and everything.For all his boasting, Laine concedes he has plenty of learning to do. He expects to get better game by game, which is a scary proposition for the rest of the teams in the World Cup and the NHL.People sometimes forget the guys 18 years old playing here, forward Lauri Korpikoski said. Ive been really impressed by him. Hes got a really bright future ahead of him.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . ' ' '