From the Oakland Press’s Cathy Blake:
The Detroit Red Wings Alumni will face off against local hockey team, the MI-UCP Pucksters, (Michigan United Cerebral Palsy), with both teams raising money and awareness for MI-UCP.
The charity event is March 15, at the St. Mary’s Arena, 3535 Indian Trail, West Bloomfield Twp. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The event will showcase two hockey games: A sled hockey exhibition featuring adult and youth sled players from Belle Tire Sled Hockey and the MI-UCP Sledsters at 5 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. by the MI-UCP Pucksters against Detroit Red Wings Alumni. Admission is free, donations are welcome.
Over the past 23 years, the annual event has raised nearly $650,000 to assist the 2.3 million Michiganders who live with disabilities, according to a press release.
Those interested can donate to the general directly to a player from either team by visiting the MI-UCP website at www.mi-ucp.org/hockey, where each player has a fundraising goal.
