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FDNY HOCKEY TEAM TAKES ON NYPD HOCKEY
TEAM AT 39th ANNUAL GAME

The FDNY Hockey team will take on the NYPD Hockey team at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, April 14, at 1 p.m.

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 and the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial.  The FDNY Hockey team competes in several charity events and tournaments worldwide each year.

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

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

http://www.nyc.gov/fdny