By Susan Schmidt, Ice Sports Programming
Everyone has a story or heard a story about someone that has been affected by breast cancer. Fourteen years ago a local Centennial hockey mom in Blaine, Minn. took on the fight against breast cancer. Her hockey team took her fight to the ice. The Stick It To Cancer hockey tournament was first played in 1999 at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn. Eight teams participated in that first event and all the proceeds were donated to the family. Unfortunately she lost her fight just before the Stick It to Cancer tournament in 2000, but her team never gave up the fight on the ice.
After fourteen years, the tournament continues to offer a place for teams to take their fight. As this tournament continues to grow, every year we hear new stories about survivors who are playing or individuals playing for those that have lost the fight.
These teams have helped raise over $475,000 to support the fight against breast cancer and the tournament has grown to over 100 teams. Proceeds from recent years have been donated to the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center to support research.
Who are you playing for? Why do you "take the fight to the ice"?
Do not adjust your screen, we actually painted the ice pink in 2008 for the Stick It event!
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