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on the organizing committee can email mike@hhth. com. Players can fundraise using the Hockey Helps the Homeless website at hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com to cover the entry costs. The Ottawa tournament almost didn’t happen last year, as organizers were forced to postpone the event because of a lack of interest from participants and volunteers.
But interest in the tournament picked up after the media reported on the charity’s organizing problems, with several volunteers stepping forward, including Kanata’s Dave Edgecomb, co-chair of last year’s event. This year’s co-chair is Judy Thompson, a former chair of the HOPE volleyball charity tournament and several other charities. STAR POWER
Hockey Helps the Home-
less will feature former players from the National Hockey League and the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Former Ottawa Senators Brad Marsh, Shean Donovan, Brad Brown and Laurie Boschman will play in the tournament and are organizing “an outstanding lineup” of NHL alumni to participate in the event, with two NHL alumni per team, said the tournament’s organizers. “Hockey Helps the Homeless puts on a great tourna-
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ment,” said Boschman. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for hockey fans to enjoy a big league hockey experience for a day while helping those in need in our local Ottawa communities. “The organizers do a fantastic job ensuring we all have a lot of fun,” he added. “I look forward to being a part of it every year.” Robert Trickett, who participated in last year’s tournament, said it was a thrill to play with former NHL players. “Does it get any better than getting dressed beside two exNHLers in a pro style locker room for a fantastic cause?” he asked. “This is one of the most unique and entertaining charity events I have every been involved in.” Organizers are hoping to boost corporate funding of the event, said Gary Scullion, cofounder and executive director of the nationwide tournament. SLOW START
The first event staged in Ottawa only managed to raise $13,000, with the money going to the Ottawa Mission; money used for renovations at its Waller Street shelter. The event also had trouble putting together a volunteer organizing committee, leaving
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Hockey Helps the Homeless returns to the Bell Sensplex on March 1. one of the charity’s full-time employees the task of running most of the event. Two years later the charity again had trouble attracting volunteers to help run the charity tournament. In August 2012, only one prospective volunteer showed up for the kickoff meeting for
Ottawa’s Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament. But when news of the charity’s organizing problems went public, the charity was inundated with phone calls from prospective players and volunteers.
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