On Saturday night, the Red Wings Alumni raised funds for the United Way of Marquette County by playing against a “Yoopers United” team, and the Marquette Mining Journal’s Travis Nelson reports that all went well:
Local hockey fans filled up the Berry Events Center in droves on Saturday evening for the much-anticipated Marquette Hockey Night.
The night’s headliners were the local Yoopers United and the Detroit Red Wings Alumni as they squared off in an exhibition contest. In an entertaining game for a great cause — the United Way of Marquette County — the teams tied 7-7.
Former Red Wings player and long-time Bally Sports Detroit color commentator Mickey Redmond highlighted the Wings Alumni squad. At 74 years old, Redmond took to the ice without a helmet just the way players did during his days in the National Hockey League.
Yoopers United was made up of local hockey players, which included Marquette native and former Wildcat and NHL player Justin Florek. In 10 career NHL games for the Boston Bruins, Florek netted two goals, including a postseason goal against the Red Wings in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
