Day of Hockey
Irving Oil Presents A Day of Hockey:
To benefit The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center
On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 the Pirates will hold “A Day of Hockey”, presented by Irving Oil, to benefit The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. This will be in conjunction with “Try Hockey For Free day” that takes place across America this same day.
The night before will be opening night in Portland. Get the taste of hockey Friday night with our opening ceremonies and then grab your skates on Saturday for our Day of Hockey!
This charitable day consists of all different types of hockey and is championed by the Huskies Youth Hockey Organization. Each team that participates contributes to the cause by selling Pirates tickets and donating a portion of every ticket sold to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. The event has raised more than $72,000 to benefit the BBCH. Day of Hockey runs from 8:00am through 5:30 pm.
Schedule:
8:00 – 9:45 am – GPOHL Old-timer’s Tournament
9:50 – 10:15 am – Maine Med Broomball
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Pirates Team Practice
12:30 – 1:30 pm – Girls Hockey Clinic by Maine Girls Ice Hockey Association (Free!)
2:45 – 3:45 pm – Try Hockey for Free
4:00-6:30 pm – Huskies Youth Hockey
If you would like your Youth/Amateur Hockey team to participate in this years Day of Hockey please contact Spencer Montgomery, Youth Hockey Manager at 828-4665 ext. 312 or email smontgomery@portlandpirates.com.
2/26/12 – Day of Hockey, Presented by Irving Oil
Pirates Vice President, Sales Jim Beaudoin presents a check in the amount of $2,800 to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center raised during a Day of Hockey, presented by Irving Oil.
The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center,
one of the country’s leading children’s hospitals, is committed to enhancing the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research and education. With 93 licensed beds and more than 46,000 annual patient visits, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is recognized for excellence in cancer treatment, cardiology, neonatal care and numerous other pediatric specialties. As a non-profit organization, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital benefits from generous philanthropic and volunteer support from our community and state, enabling us to enhance services and programs for children and their families.
