After a one year absence, CBC's popular reality series "Battle Of The Blades" is back for a 4th season this Sunday Sept. 22 with a special 2 hour premiere at 8 pm. Ron McLean and Kurt Browning will return as the hosts in a competition where ex-hockey players pair up with ex-figure skaters to see who can perform the best figure skating routines. The cast has just been finalized and it looks like another strong group. The competitors will be the following:

THE FIGURE SKATERS

Violetta Afanasieva
Shae-Lynn Bourne
Jessica Dubé
Marie-France Dubreuil
Amanda Evora
Marcy Hinzmann
Oksana Kazakova
Sinead Kerr

THE HOCKEY PLAYERS

Anson Carter
Mathieu Dandenault
Mike Krushelnyski
Vladimir Malakhov
Grant Marshall
Brian Savage
Jason Strudwick
Scott Thornton

Press Release (http://islandsportsnews.net/component/content/article/1-hockey/9184-battle-of-the-blades-is-back-for-its-all-new-fourthe-season-with-an-all-star-llineup)

CBC 'Battle' Homepage (http://www.cbc.ca/battle/)