It all started when…
Two long time Hockey Challenge captains sat down to brainstorm new and creative ideas to raise awareness and funds to as part of the bigger Hockey Challenge for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska (“the House”).
So… who’s going in net?
Only one of the captains was an actual goalie. The other had a great respect for goalies, but had never put on goalie gear - that… that was just madness. After much ribbing back and forth, it came down to a dare - have the skater suit up in goalie gear for the first time. See if anyone would donate for the chance to score goals and light the newbie “goalie” up. To sweeten the deal, for any goals scored on the newbie “goalie,” the skater would get a free breakaway chance against a more experienced and “marquee” goalie. And hence, they convinced one of their good friends, who was not too shabby in net, to join the shenanigans.
The two goalies for the event would donate money for any goal scored, whether against the newbie or the experienced goalie. Winners would get the chance for a rematch against the experienced goalie during first intermission of the Seattle Thunderbirds game on the day of the main Hockey Challenge.
Much to the captains’ and goalies’ chagrin, the event was much more popular than expected. The goalies sold out the first slot and had to add a second time slot to face all the pucks purchased.
Rematch in front of a live WHL crowd
With the support of the House and the Seattle Thunderbirds, we offer the winners a “rematch” during the Seattle Thunderbirds game. Score goals - showcase rematch.