Family Faith Night with the Kootenay Ice is nearing and while the game against the Saskatoon Blades will be exciting in itself, the presentations after the hockey are the main aspect to the event.

Ice goaltender Nathan Lieuwen will be speaking about his faith and the team's run to the Memorial Cup last year, and he will be joined by a few other big names.

Former Ice captain Colin Sinclair will deliver a short message about the golden rule: treating others as you yourself would like to be treated.

His talk will likely be delivered via pre-recorded video as his wife is expecting their second child anytime during the weekend.

Sinclair was a part of the 2001/02 Kootenay Ice team that captured the franchise's only Memorial Cup in Guelph, Ont.

He settled in Cranbrook following a four-year tenure at the University of New Brunswick and a couple seasons in minor pro leagues.

Also joining the two speakers is B.C. Lions Safety J.R. LaRose, who will deliver the keynote talk about his team's magical season, which ended by capturing the club's sixth Grey Cup last November in Vancouver.

It's the second annual event Family Faith Night as Lieuwen championed the idea, which morphed into reality last year as he addressed a crowd of fans after the game to explain how his faith keeps him grounded in a life of hockey.

Lieuwen recalled how the event turned out last year, where he came out and talked about his faith after a concert set by the band OWR.

"Things went really well," said Lieuwen. "We set out to bring in more fans and we did that and we had great turnout; it was probably the best of the year.

"For the actual event, we had a great number of people stay for that so we deemed it a big success for us."

As for the topics covered in his talk, which will span roughly 20 minutes, Lieuwen was understandably coy, but said he'd be speaking about the team's playoff run last year.

"So much has happened since then with the playoff run and the Memorial Cup and everything this year so far, so it's going to be pretty easy to get up there," said Lieuwen.

As far as talking about his faith, Lieuwen said he wants to share what helps keep in anchored in hockey and in life.

"It's huge. In terms of putting hockey and faith together, it's not something you see very often but to me, it's an anchor. It's something in your life that never changes."

The event, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11, will feature a few free family events around the community.

There will be floor hockey at the Mount Baker gymnasium from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. as well as free swimming at the pool in the Rec Plex between 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

There is also free bowling at Juniper Lanes from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. but pre-selected elementary school students have already filled those spots.

The same band that performed last year, OWR, will also hit the stage for a set list of a few songs before the speakers give their presentations.