Posts About "Hockey Fights Cancer"
A Four-Hour Shift That Lasts Forever
July 11th, 2018 This is the second installment covering Buffalo's 11-Day Power Play Community Shift: Fighting cancer with hockey. To read the first, click here. No matter the age, 11 years old or 72, the faces come off the ice smiling. They’re covered with sweat and beaming with pride. There are handshakes and hugs, some lasting a little longer...
Hockey: How Buffalo Fights Cancer
June 14th, 2018 The 11 Day Power Play, the world’s longest hockey game whose purpose is to help fight cancer, is back in Buffalo, with a twist. Instead of 40 players living, breathing, sleeping and playing one continuous hockey game spanning 11 continuous days, this year’s version will include roughly 120 teams comprised of 1,700 players...
Brian Boyle’s Emotional Rollercoaster
November 11th, 2017 Everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer, some of us closer to the heart than others. Just hearing the C-word can give us all flashbacks, bring back memories, make us sad. But every now and then comes along a story of hope. A story that can be uplifting and unifying, one that can captivate us and give us all some good...
The Longest Hockey Game Ever: The 11-Day Power Play
July 3rd, 2017 This is the third and final installment covering the 11-Day Power Play: Fighting cancer with the world’s longest hockey game. To read the first, click here. To read the second, click here. Shortly after 7 a.m. this morning, the official clock mounted in the stands overlooking center ice hit 10 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes and 21...
World’s Longest Hockey Game Reaches Halfway Point
June 28th, 2017 This is the second installment covering the 11-Day Power Play: Fighting cancer with the world’s longest hockey game. To read the first, click here. After more than a year in the making, the puck finally dropped Thursday, June 22, 2017 at approximately 9:01 p.m., officially starting the 11-Day Power Play. Wednesday, June 28 marks...
The 11-Day Power Play: A Real Miracle on Ice
June 15th, 2017 Diehard hockey fans say they eat, breathe and sleep hockey. While their obsession emphasizes their passion for the game, it’s really just an exaggeration. For the 40 men who are participating in the 11-Day Power Play, though, it’s an absolute reality. They’ll be eating, breathing and sleeping hockey for over 250 continuous hours to...
