More than $3000 was raised for leukemia research thanks to the enthusiastic support of students from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire who played three friendly hockey games at the Ed Meagher Arena on Jan. 12.
Hundreds of students came out to cheer on their teams in the eighth annual charity hockey challenge between the schools.
The first of three games was an intense, see-saw affair as the men's B teams played to a 2-2 overtime tie. Tuck’s Pete Albro's scored the tying goal in the last minute of play to send the game into overtime.
The much-anticipated second game featured Tuck's high-powered offence scoring easily and often in a 10-2 thrashing of Concordia's A team. It was Tuck's second consecutive lopsided victory in the annual series.
Pete Hanbury did most of the damage with three goals and two assists in the game. Other Tuck scorers were Tyan Birchett, Scott Turco, Trevor Martin and Ben Kennedy. Pat Devey and Michel Carrier tallied for Concordia.
The last game of the evening featured Concordia’s talented Honeybees who extend their unbeaten streak to five straight tournament victories with an easy 11-1 victory over the valiant Tuck women. The Honeybees were led by scoring sensation Erin Pingetore with four goals. Cheryl Gladu added a hat trick and Kyla Demers responded with a pair of goals.
The Concordia-Tuck series has been an annual event since the late 1990s. In 2001, the hockey series evolved into a fundraising event and has collected more than $16,500 for charitable organizations like Sun Youth, Easter Seals, the Red Cross (Tsunami relief), Welcome Hall Mission, Hockey for the Homeless and Fania.
This year the Jewish General Hospital Segal Cancer Centre through the Jacqui Gold Mouchicut Fund is the recipient of the money raised. Gold, a Concordia student who has battled leukemia, was on hand to watch the festivities.
"The hockey was an incredible experience,” she said, “and the energy in the arena was exciting and amazing to be a part of."
