Detroit, MI (PRWEB) February six, 2008
Willie O`Ree, the foremost black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), is to be commemorated with a backup trophy that bears his identify, "The Willie O Cup" at the annual "Hockey in the Hood" (HITH) tournament. Hosted by the Detroit Hockey Association, the 4th annual HITH will also keep the fiftieth anniversary of Willie O`Ree becoming a member of the NHL.
http://www.HockeyintheHood.org
About 400 inner city youths representing 22 hockey teams from Detroit and 9 other U.S. cities will contend in this year`s HITH tournament, running February 15 - 17th. In gain to the Detroit Dragons groups, the other folks symbolize: Boston, MA; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Mount Vernon, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; Wasilla, AK and Southwest Detroit`s Clark Park Coalition.
Video games in the 4th annual HITH will be played at the Detroit Hockey Association`s Dragons residence ice - Jack Adams Arena and at the University of Michigan-Dearborn`s Ice Arena. Thanks to the generous help of the Detroit Red Wings, championship video games will be played at Joe Louis Arena.
"Hockey in the Cap is the foreground of our season," says Detroit Hockey Association President Will McCants. "It is excellent to see interior city youth hockey gamers arrive from all across the nation to contend here in Detroit. With this year marking the fiftieth anniversary of Willie O`Ree`s breaking the color barrier in the NHL, it tends to give us especially proud to host a tournament celebrating what he symbolizes and continues to work for as Director of Youth Growth for the NHL`s Variety Process Force."
The Detroit Hockey Association is a lot more than just hockey. It`s about youth development via hockey. For illustration, subsequent the 2006-2007 season 98 % of its seniors graduated from high school and 95% went on to school. During its historic past Detroit Hockey Association`s players have far exceeded the graduation charges and school schooling ranks of their classmates.
For far more than 30 a long time, the Detroit Hockey Association has helped create youths each as skilled hockey gamers and males and girls of character, guided by its motto "In which ambitions are accomplished, not only scored." Its affordable plans have enabled many youths from very low and reasonable earnings households to expertise the charge of the rink as they develop values lasting a lifetime. The Detroit Hockey Association is member of the Minor Caesar`s Amateur Hockey League, the biggest youth amateur hockey league in the nation. For more information, go to: http://www.detroithockey.org
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