Breakaway 2016 Recap

Over 500 people were in attendance at the Breakaway 2016 event, and we raised over $200,000 to support the program.  We had 35 of our 43 skaters present at the event and it was an amazing experience for the kids to skate in the middle of the skyscrapers of New York, and also to see the outpouring of people who came just to see them.  Our Special Guest Mark Messier skated for 45 minutes in a sled with the kids, all the while they were giving him pointers about how to hold his sticks, how to transition to hit the puck, how to skate fast and to stop.  It was an incredible scene to watch 10-year old kids with disabilities taking 6-time Stanley Cup Hall-of-Famer Mark Messier to school.  Despite being under the weather, Mark couldn’t have been more generous or gracious with his time, posing to take pictures with anyone who asked, and talking with all the kids, families, and guests.  I cant say enough great things about Mark Messier.