DC Fire Hockey's Third Annual Tournament - Benefiting D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation March 31, 2007

DC Fire Hockey (www.dcfirehockey.com) hosts their Third Annual Hockey Tournament, featuring 12 teams entirely comprised of Fire, Police, EMS or Military Personnel -- beginning with the first face-off at 800 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, through the final game at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 1 – with all action on the three rinks at The Gardens Ice House (13800 Old Gunpowder Road, Laurel, MD).

In addition to providing an exciting and energetic entertainment alternative for local sports fans, the tournament provides an excellent reason for the public to attend – all proceeds benefit the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation (www.dcffburnfoundation.org), and tickets are only $10 per day. Twelve teams will compete, divided into three divisions, based on the level of each teams’ game. Teams and Divisions are as follows:
Red Division

Atlantic City, NJ
Baltimore
Coast Guard
TBA

White Division

Anne Arundel
DC Fire 2
Montgomery
Westport

Blue Division

DC Fire Hockey (Host
Bergen (NJ)
Howard Heat
N.E. Ohio

While the teams will provide an action-packed weekend of hockey, the D.C. Fire Hockey Invitational will also offer merchandise sales, 50/50 raffles and door prizes in order to raise additional funds for the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation.

The D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded by active and retired Washington, D.C. Firefighters. The Foundation is dedicated to assisting in the recovery and rehabilitation of injured firefighters and burn patients in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. They support burn research at Washington Hospital Center and are developing a burn prevention program. Firefighters and members of the Burn Center have a special empathy for burn victims. No other group witnesses more of the devastation that fire wreaks on the human body and spirit.
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Additional Information:
Gardens Ice House (http://www.thegardensicehouse.com/directions_main.asp) 301.953.0100 or 410.792.4947

Official Website: http://www.dcfirehockey.com