For the second yr in a row, children hit the ice in assist of different children battling most cancers.
The 2024 version of the World’s Longest Hockey Sport befell at Saiker’s Acres in Strathcona County to lift $500,000 for the Remedy Most cancers Basis, the Stollery Youngsters’s Hospital and analysis on the College of Alberta.
A group of 45 gamers between the ages of 10 and 16 hit the ice in a continuous battle that began Thursday and ended Sunday.
The 2024 version of the World’s Longest Hockey Sport ended Sunday at Saiker’s Acres.
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The gamers took shifts of three.5 hours on the ice and seven.5 off.
“It’s enjoyable, they’re at all times excited. They simply come flying out of that gate,” mentioned Brent Saik, the occasion’s organizer. “We simply need to elevate as a lot cash as we are able to and treatment most cancers for teenagers.”
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Dr. Brent Saik organized the primary World’s Longest Sport in 2003 when 40 hockey gamers performed for 80 consecutive hours. That occasion raised $150,000 for the Cross Most cancers Institute. Saik has since organized eight video games, together with this yr’s occasion, and two World’s Longest Baseball Video games.
The entire occasions have raised over $7 million for most cancers analysis.
Proceeds from the World’s Longest Hockey Sport Juniors will go towards pediatric most cancers analysis on the College of Alberta and to assist kids receiving most cancers remedy in Edmonton. The donations will assist two particular areas together with, the growth of pediatric scientific trials in Edmonton that have an effect on high quality of life. The second consists of pediatric mind tumour analysis.
The 2024 group had an incredible head begin this yr with simply over $100,000 in donations earlier than the puck was even dropped.
“One in all my grandpas goes by most cancers and one in all my grandmas has had most cancers,” mentioned participant Brandon Godwin. “Most cancers is a very unhealthy illness and I don’t assume there’s sufficient cash going into it.”
Godwin raised about $14,000. for the fundraiser and mentioned his trick to creating it by the sport was to take it gradual.”
“(I’m) simply going to behave like I’m skating with 80 yr olds.”
As of 5 pm M.T. Sunday, The World’s Longest Hockey Sport collected simply over $370,000.
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