SHEFFIELD, U.K. – A crowd of well over 4000 fans packed into the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield hotly anticipating a great matchup between all-star teams from the USA and Canada all in aid of two great charities.
It’s the first time the event has been held in the UK after previously being called the Ice Hockey Classic. The event, which has been played in Australia, New Zealand and Germany for the past seven years, is the brain child of NHL veteran Keith Primeau and former European professional Kerry Goulet.
Since its inception, the event has raised over $1 million dollars in aid of Stop Concussions Foundation which is designed to educate players, coaches, officials and health professionals on the cause, effects and consequences of concussions and brain injuries, not only in ice hockey but all sports.
After a hard fought, entertaining game, Canada ran out the eventual winners with a 5-4 victory, kicking off the series before it heads ‘Down under’ to Australia in June.
“When the game starts you want to win. You go out there and have fun for a bit, but you get a little bit competitive and want to win so to come out with a win, it feels great,” Team Canada captain Kevin Bieksa concluded.
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