It’s time to kick your fundraising into high gear! We have only 30 days left until we drop the puck–and we wanted to provide a bit of incentive.

Earn your seat at the “Captains Table” this year! While every player is required to fundraise $1000 for the great causes we support, we are now offering a major reward for players who raise over $2000! That’s right.

As a huge thank you from the HMOH committee, successful players who push beyond this dollar amount by the marathon morning will be awarded one of the following of their choosing:

• $200 gift card to Best Buy
• $200 gift card to Cactus Club
• 4 rounds of golf to Ledgeview
• $200 Visa Gift Card

Press on and work hard all you potential Captains out there!  – only 30 days left to hit the $2000 dollar mark.

ps. Need some fundraising ideas? Check out our Fundraising Idea Section! 

We are over the moon excited to announce that Dean Arsene has confirmed his attendance at our Hockey Marathon of Hope this year!!

To date, Arsene’s professional career has been almost solely in the American Hockey League, where he has played twelve seasons. He spent six of those seasons (from 2003–04 to 2008–09) with the Hershey Bears, winning the league’s championship Calder Cup twice in that tenure, and earning the fond nickname “Mayor of Chocolatetown.”

Following his second Calder Cup, Arsene chose to sign the two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers in the hope of earning some playing time in the NHL on July 16, 2009.^[1] That hope was realized when he was called up for a two-game stint in late 2009.^[2] He spent the majority of the 2009–10 season as the captain of the Springfield Falcons, however he was again later recalled on an emergency basis on March 22, 2010, finishing out the season with Edmonton.

On August 11, 2010, Arsene signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.^[3]

Arsene signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 6, 2011.^[4] He spent the entirety of the 2011–12 season, with AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

On August 9, 2012, Arsene agreed to a one-year American League contract with the St. John’s IceCaps.^[5]

In his final professional season, Arsene returned home, signing a one-year contract with the Abbotsford Heat for the 2013–14 campaign. Arsene posted 7 points in 42 games before announcing his retirement upon the Heat’s first round exit in the playoffs on May 7, 2014.

Welcome to the Hockey Marathon of Hope Crew Dean, and hope you are ready to GET YOUR BURN ON this year

It’s official-the countdown is getting smaller and smaller until our Hockey Marathon of Hope on September 10, 2016! 

We are getting excited to see you all out there and get on the ice with you… can’t wait to see the familiar and new faces behind those hockey visors!

BUT first, we wanted to share the news with you…our 2016 teams have been named!!! This year, we want you to GET YOUR BURN ON with the Arizona Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, and the Florida Panthers! 

We want to see you channel your inner Doan, Getzlaf, Jagr, and Thorton this year and GET YOUR BURN ON ( and it’s okay if that burn is sore muscles by game 2—just bring LOTS of Voltaren )

See you all out on the ice–and if you haven’t make sure you register by clicking here or if you can’t make it out this year, consider Donating or Sponsoring a player 

b.    Islanders (royal blue)

c.     Dallas (Green)

d.    St Louis (white)

This year will be our “tournament of Champions”- celebrating the last 4 years’ of NHL champions!

a. Pittsburg

b. Boston

c. LA

d. Chicago

If you know hockey, you know Paul Henderson and His career defining “goal of the century” that he scored on September 28, 1972, to win the Summit Series for Canada. It was the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history, and was the defining moment for a generation of Canadians.

It is our honor at “Hockey Marathon of Hope” to be able to say that we have Paul’s personal endorsement and support for our event.

He was gracious enough to give us an incredible interview last year that we were able to record. Feel free to listen as you get a sense of the heart and passion behind what we do through our Marathon.

Last years’ Audio interview:

It was an exciting privilege to have Dean McAmmond join our Marathon last year. Having the chance to play with a “real pro” is something we all dream of and everyone has exactly that chance at our “Hockey Marathon of Hope.”

Dean is a Canadian born play who played for 18 years with 9 NHL teams. At the end of our day of hockey all of the players get a gourmet banquet and as part of the evenings program Dean shared his story of hockey passion, life and faith.

Last year we had four teams that players had to opportunity to play for:

• Buffalo Sabres
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburg Penguins
• Chicago Blackhawks

This year our team is excited to announce the “Battle of the Canadian West. ”

Players will be on one of the following teams:

Sign up soon or you’ll miss the chance at an incredible day of hockey, not to mention bringing home a professional jersey from one of these teams.

Consider that the No. 19 jersey he was wearing when he scored the game-winner in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union sold for $1.275 million at auction – the most expensive hockey jersey ever, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Henderson lends his name to an Abbotsford-based fundraiser known as the Hockey Marathon of Hope, and the seventh edition of the event runs on Sept. 8. While organizers Dave Currie and Geoff Lee aren’t under any illusions that they’ll generate the kind of funds Henderson’s jersey auction did, they believe the sport of hockey offers a unique opportunity.

“It feels like a natural fundraiser for Canadians,” Currie said. “You think about playing 10 hours straight, and it’s pretty fun for hockey nuts. And we’re excited about helping a lot of people in the process.”

Henderson has attended three of the previous Hockey Marathons of Hope in person, though he won’t be able to do so this year due to his ongoing battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“His cancer limits his schedule,” Currie noted. “He’s pretty positive about how he faces it. Every day is a day of grace, he says.

“We’ll likely do an interview over the phone which we’ll record, and he’ll give a word to the guys via audio. He’s sent us books of his life story and DVDs of the ’72 series to give to the guys.”

The event takes over the Centre Ice twin rinks facility, and players are divided into four teams for the marathon.

“Throughout the whole day, you’re treated like a professional athlete,” Lee said. “For guys who haven’t played much high-level hockey, it’s a fun atmosphere.”

Each participant commits to raising at least $1,000, which goes to Doing Family Right, a Christian ministry to strengthen families, and the Imani Orphan Care Foundation, which runs two facilities in Kenya housing over 250 children.

“I like to call it a balanced portfolio,” Currie said. “We’re helping at home, and we’re also helping overseas.”