Bubbles of The Trailer Park Boys in the 'Rockers' locker room for the Juno Cup. (CARAS / iPhoto.ca)

Team captain Jim Cuddy and Tony Currie during the Juno Cup in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (CARAS / iPhoto.ca)

Rockers, former NHL stars take part in Juno Cup

Updated Sat. Apr. 1 2006 2:49 PM ET

Canadian Press

HALIFAX -- When does a charity hockey game become a grudge match?

When Bubbles, of television's Trailer Park Boys, is suited up for one of the teams.

"I may sucker somebody right off the faceoff," the burly comic actor snorted Friday night, as he stood on the blueline during pre-game introductions at the annual Juno Cup game in Halifax.

"That's what the people want to see, they want to see people getting hammered," he told reporters, as his trademark glasses steamed up before the national anthem.

Thankfully, no musicians on the opposing Rockers team were harmed during the course of the game that has become a staple of the celebrations surrounding the Juno awards, which honour the best in Canadian music.

Bubble's teammates, most of whom were former NHL stars, barely edged out the team of Canadian music luminaries. The former hockey stars landed a 12-11 victory in front of a large and boisterous crowd at the venerable Halifax Forum.

The result was certainly a suprise to Great Big Sea frontman Allan Doyle, who played goalie for the Rockers.

"They are actual hockey players and a lot of them retired like the day before yesterday, too," said Doyle.

The NHL Greats featured former Edmonton Oiler legend Paul Coffey and Montreal Canadien Mark Napier, among others.

The Rockers included singer Barney Bentall, along with hometown favourites Andrew Scott and Chris Murphy of Sloan.

But no one appeared to have more fun than soprano Mesha Brueggergosman, who actually scored a goal on a dubiously awarded penalty shot.

The former speedskater, who was playing in her first hockey game, actually banged in a rebound after the goalie's initial save -- something only legal in a contest where the rules are made up on the fly.

"Jim Cuddy told me to keep hitting the black thing and aim for the thing with the holes in it," Brueggergosman said, referring to advice from the Blue Rodeo frontman and team captain.

Proceeds from the game go to MusiCan, a foundation that helps purchase instruments for school music programs.

"The game is won by the time it starts," said a beaming Cuddy after the contest.

"MusiCan probably raised $400,000 this year, so that's 35 schools that will have instruments next year."

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