03/08/2016
Schedule posted TODAY for the 10th annual Irish American Ice Hockey Classic: Boston 2016 !!!
After having received $4 Million + dollars in renovations over the past 12 months, including 8 new locker rooms all with showers, a new lobby, new pro shop, new viewing stand area, a new snack shop and completely new team benches, the Murphy Rink in South Boston will re-open its doors for the 10th annual Irish American Games on March 17th, 2016.
Irish Hockey Players from around the Globe are set to descend on Boston over Saint Patrick's Day week-end for 3 days of Irish Music, Irish Pub Festivities, Irish Hockey and most of all, to enjoy the sights and sounds of all Boston has to offer during the most sacred of Irish Holidays: St. Patrick's Day week-end: 2016!
The Irish American Hockey Association is honored to host new teams for this years Irish Classic including the Celtic Clovers from Dublin, Ireland as well as the Edmonton Police Hockey team and the Jolly Rogers from New Brunswick, Canada in addition to many local and other teams throughout the United States.
The Irish American Hockey Association is even more proud to host to a group of U10 and U12 Youth Hockey Players from various parts of Ireland who arrive in Boston tomorrow, March 9th and stay and play through Monday, March 13th.
Mr. Aaron Guli, President of Irish Ice Hockey in Ireland, will be traveling with the youth hockey players from Ireland to Boston for 5 days of on ice instruction, skill sessions and scrimmages of local teams throughout the Boston area courtesy of the Irish American Ice Hockey Association and its volunteer hockey families.
Former Boston College and NHL great Bob Sweeney, one of the founding members of the IAIHA, has arranged a full week of skating for the kids from Ireland as well as tours of the Boston Garden and Bruins Practice facilities in Wilmington as well as skates on many college campuses throughout the city of Boston.
The schedule will be posted online by 5PM this evening and can be viewed at: www.IrishHockey.com
Players: Please visit the password protected “Players Only” section on the website which will detail the various “Off Ice” activities and pub/ transportation schedules.
Lastly, in addition to raising monies for many causes, schools and hockey programs affiliated with the Irish Hockey Classic, we have a special request for a young 21 year old who was paralyzed in a car accident from the neck down this past September in Maine.
Ben Damon has spent 150 days in 4 different hospitals and rehabilitation facilities throughout New England after his C6 vertebra was shattered and he sustained severe spinal cord injury.
He now begins the difficult stage of transitioning to life back home and the challenges associated with such a move.
Even the smallest of donations add up to help Ben in a big big way and we ask the Irish Hockey Community in New England to lend Ben a hand.
We respectfully ask that you visit Ben’s page to view his story and make a donation of any size to help improve circumstances for Ben and his family going forward: https://www.gofundme.com/backingbigben
Cheers from IAIHA-
