The
18th annual Hockey for Hospice tournament has hit a new
milestone– 100
participating teams.
Originally
conceived as a skate-a-thon by tournament founder, Tim Beaulieu, Hockey for
Hospice has grown each year from its humble beginnings. This year’s
edition– being
played from Dec. 27-29– will
include a schedule of 210 games being played at six different arenas over three
days. Divisions include Novice, Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, Atom Girls and PeeWee
Girls.
Teams from
across Windsor and Essex County, as well as teams from Wallaceburg, Tilbury and
Chatham-Kent, will see on-ice action for a good cause. All players participating
in the tournament raise pledges for The Hospice. Over the past 17 years, these
hockey-playing Hospice heroes have raised over $1.6 million.
“The kids
who play in this tournament always go above and beyond,” said Carol Derbyshire,
executive director of The Hospice. “It never ceases to amaze me how much effort
they put into collecting pledge money and how eager they are to learn about The
Hospice and where their pledges are going.”
The Hockey
for Hospice tournament will be played at the United Communities Credit Union
Complex in Amherstburg, Vollmer Recreational Complex in LaSalle, Tecumseh Arena,
Adie Knox Arena in Windsor, Forest Glade Arena and the WFCU Centre. Tournament
games begin Friday, Dec. 27 at 8 a.m.
