Benefits to help new inclusive sport at McMillen Ice Arena

 

 

Fort Wayne, IN : A silent auction to benefit Fort Wayne ’s newest sport is being held at the MAC Ice Arena. Proceeds will provide youth and adults with disabilities an opportunity to participate in sled hockey. The MAC is home to Indiana ’s first sled hockey team and their upcoming Bob Chase Frostbite Sled Hockey Tournament February 14-15, 2009.

 

The following items are on display at the MAC through December 20^th at 6pm:

 

       Album signed by Chicago

      Doobie Brothers signed Telecaster

       Be a professional wrestling manager

       Be a Komet reporter for a day

       Komet team signed jersey

       Komet team signed pennant

      Learn to drive the Zamboni (must be 18 to win this item)

      Dinner at a Fort Wayne firehouse

       Mayor of Marion , IN for a day

       Dinner at Casa’s with Guy Dupuis (4 people plus Guy)

       Magic Show by Terry Owens

       1992 “Dream Team” Kellogg’s promotional jacket

       Ray Crowe biography signed by Crowe, Oscar Robinson and others

       Saxophone Quartet performance at your event

       Behind the scenes tour of TV Channel 15

       A hockey-themed fleece blanket

       A collection of cool stuff from the Fort Wayne Derby Girls

 

 

The sport of sled hockey has been eagerly embraced by officials at the MAC, Fort Wayne Youth Hockey, Turnstone and the League for the Blind and Disabled. These organizations have been involved in building community support to make this program a success. Over the past six months, 15 sleds have been donated to the program and funders are coming forward to help continue the tournament.

 

For those familiar with wheelchair basketball and tennis, sled hockey is similar in that it is a great sport for youth and adults, and men and women. Sled hockey got its start in Sweden during the 1960’s when two men with disabilities wanted to continue playing hockey. The equipment hasn’t changed much since then – players sit in sleds with two blades on the bottom. They propel and maneuver themselves with two short hockey sticks, curved on one end with short ice picks on the other end. For more information visit www.mcmillenicearena.org  or call the Ice Arena at 427-6769. 

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