Red Wings alumnus Danny DeKeyser spoke with MyUPNow’s Jake Durant regarding Friday night’s game between the Red Wings Alumni Association and the “Yoopers United” in Marquette, MI:
The United Way of Marquette County will be providing an exciting night of hockey this Friday at the Berry Events Center. Tickets are still available for the Red Wings Alumni vs. Yoopers United Hockey game.
The matchup serves as the official kickoff for the United Way’s annual fundraising campaign to support their mission of helping local non-profit organizations throughout Marquette County. Taking the ice will be some prideful Yooper skaters looking to prove they can hang with some well-known Red Wings Alumni.
“It should be a good environment,” said Danny Dekeyser, a Red Wings Alumnus & Vice President of the Red Wings Alumni Association. “I think everybody is pretty excited up there. I think it should be a pretty good high-tempo game and there should be some good pace. I know a lot of good players on both sides and everybody is looking forward to getting out there and playing. So, it should be a lot of fun.”
Dekeyser will join over a dozen other Red Wings Alumni taking the ice to go head to head with the Yoopers United Hockey team.
“We try to get all former Red Wings, but it doesn’t always work out with everybody’s schedule,” said Dekeyser. “If not, we do have some fill-ins from time to time and those are typically guys that have played in the NHL.”
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