TRAVERSE CITY- Tonight was rivalry night in Traverse City as West and Central met on the ice in Howe Arena.
The two schools made it a friendly competition to see who could raise more money for the TCAPS Student Support Network (SSN).
Events and drive through donation stations were available prior to the game, the SSN works to provide free and supportive education related assistance to students in need.
Prior to the game 9&10 spoke with Central head coach Chris Givens.
“Well, I think it’s always good for the kids to be, part of something that’s bigger than themselves and certainly bigger than hockey. I mean,
mean, I think I remember correctly from last year that it was one of the, the single biggest donation nights for Student Support Network.
And, you know, those kids are, there’s a lot of, 260 plus that, you know, are lacking in basic needs every day. And, besides the,
monetary donations and, the supplies and things that the Student Support Network provides for them, I think the biggest thing is that it they provide hope” (Givens).
During the game West would jump out to an early lead off two power play chances, and would go on to win 3-2.
