Team collects 309 teddy bears

After the first goal of Friday night’s men’s hockey game, the crowd at the LaHaye Ice rink threw 309 teddy bears onto the ice in participation of a teddy bear toss, sponsored by the Teddy Bear Brigade.

“The Teddy Bear Brigade is a partner with Gleaning for the World, and they have a ministry of collecting teddy bears and donating them to under-privileged children in the world,” Director of LaHaye Ice Center and head men’s hockey coach Kirk Handy said. “We were approached by the Teddy Bear Brigade and they asked if we were interested in this event and we gladly accepted.”

In the spirit of this event, some of the staff and players also donated to the cause.

“I’m from Canada and we do the Teddy Bear Toss every year back home so my mom came down and brought about six bags of teddy bears,” goaltender Blair Bennett said. “My junior team at home had a couple teddy bear tosses and they’re a lot of fun. I think it’s good that everyone can contribute by giving teddy bears.”

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