***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FDNY HOCKEY TEAM TAKES ON NYPD HOCKEY TEAM AT 38th
ANNUAL GAME

The FDNY Hockey team will take on the NYPD Hockey team at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m.  Prior to the game, there will be a memorial ceremony marking the upcoming 10th Anniversary of September 11th.

The New York City Fire Department Hockey Team is a not-for-profit organization comprised of FDNY firefighters and officers who donate their time and efforts to raise funds for several charities each year.  Past charities include the UFA Widows and Children’s Fund, the Thomas Elsasser Memorial Scholarship Fund, the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the Teddy Bears That Care Program

The FDNY Hockey team competes in charity events and tournaments worldwide, including the upcoming World Police and Fire Games in New York City this August.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Box Office.  For more information, visit www.fdnyhockey.com.

Press Contact: Francis X. Gribbon & Frank Dwyer, (FDNY)
(718) 999-2056

http://www.nyc.gov/fdny