The 5th Annual Personal Injury Bar Charity Hockey Challenge was held at the Canlan - Etobicoke arenas on March 30, 2011. The event was hosted by Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP and a number of sponsors.
There were eight teams; Elements Toros, Lofranco Red Wings, McKellar Sharks, FMT Stars, Soma Leafs, Garda Knights, Zuber Devils and YorkStreet Bull Dogs ( (from the Hamilton region). The YorkStreet Bull Dogs, captained by Dwain Burns, won the Grand Championship and the FMT Stars were Runners Up. The Lofranco Red Wings won the Consolation Championship. MVP Goalie was Nick Greer, MVP Forward was Elio D'Alessio and MVP Defence was Joel Chrolavicius. With all the enthusiastic new sponsors, the Personal Injury Bar was able to raise $53,746.83 for Shoot for a Cure, a Canadian spinal research organization and specifically Play It Cool, a program to prevent spinal cord injuries in sports. Organizer Michael Henry of Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP was overjoyed with the level of support and enthusiasm for the tournament and the amount of money raised this year was beyond his expectations. So far the tournament has raised over $150,000.00 in just five years. Everyone is already looking forward to next years tournament.
Sponsors of the event included Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP, Deloitte, Garda Consulting Investigations, SOMA Medical Assessments Corp., Falconeri, Munro, Tucci LLP, YorkStreet Dispute Resolution Group Inc., McKellar Structured Settlements Inc., Lofranco Chagpar Correiro, Elements LLP Advisors & CAs, Beard Winter LLP, Rich Rotstein Limited, BridgePoint Financial Services Inc., Medisys, Network Court Reporting & Mediation, TD Commercial Banking, McCorriston ADR Inc., PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP, Zuber & Company LLP, Able Translations Ltd., Able Transport Ltd., MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists Ltd., Carol Bierbrier & Associates, Rogers Partners LLP, Office Central, Lois Warren & Associates, Rapport Communications & Design Inc., The Adaptable Design Group, M & J Legal Services, Bay Street Process Servers, The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, Pepsi, Rapid Photo, David Robert Foods, Molsons, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Pizza Pizza, Tim Hortons and Maple Leaf Sports.
New players and sponsors for the 2012 Tournament are welcome.
For more information on this event please contact Michael Henry at mjhenry@hshlawyers.com or 416-361-0889
Complete event photos can be view at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hshlawyers/sets/72157626498343562/
