Veteran hockey league in Tampa
Erich sends us news that there’s a veteran hockey league in Tampa, FL looking for new members. From the ABC local news;
[US Army National Guard Spc. Jim Rathbone] and fellow veteran, Andy Boutilier, created the Veterans Hockey League.
The brand new league of 15 players practiced on the Forum ice Wednesday morning. The Lightning also donated their practice jerseys.
“This is a great opportunity for us to expand on giving back to the community,” said Dave Andreychuk, VP of Fan and Business Development for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Many of the veterans called Wednesday’s practice a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“They’ve never been in the Lightning’s locker room,” said Boutilier, now the league’s president. “They’ve never been on this ice.”
Except, the fun is about to become a lot more common, because the Lightning plans to allow the men to skate even after the lock out ends.
Erich says that they’ll want to see a DD214 and membership in USA Hockey. Here’s their website, if you’re interested. I know we get a lot of traffic from Tampa, for some odd reason.
Category: Support the troops
I play a couple times a week, wish I lived in Tampa, I’d look them up!
Ya know, these guys are on to something…
Hooray! I can access comments! I may be Erich to John but it’s CavScoutCoastie to the rest of you slobs.
I also play twice a week so I’m going to get involved here.
I’m actually sending my player application today. It’s free to play. You only need a USA Hockey membership (and DD214). You need to have your own gear but I think they’re working on getting donations. Right now they say their practices are at the Forum courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lighting.