Ron MacLean is used to Saturday nights, but this one will look a little different.

The longtime host of Hockey Night in Canada is coming to Victoria on Aug. 23 to co-host the Simon Keith Heart of Gold Gala at the Victoria Conference Centre, an event expected to gather at least 600 people.

He will co-host the gala with Global News Morning's, Jason Pires.

"Simon reached out to me just after the Vegas Golden Knights (Simon's favourite team) won the 2023 Stanley Cup, and asked if I would be available for this. And to be honest, it's hard to say no to Simon Keith," MacLean recalled.

The gala is the first Canadian event hosted by The Simon Keith Foundation, which Keith launched in 2012. Since then, it has raised more than $10 million to support children undergoing life-saving transplants and

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