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| Fundraising |
The
record-breaking attempts have almost always had
charity fundraising as their goal.
From
juvenile diabetes to arena repairs, the total
amount raised from these attempts stands at $300,200.
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| The
world's longest hockey game |
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long can a group of people play ice hockey? For
the past two years, hundreds of Canadians have tested
their limits in trying to break the record for the
world's longest ice hockey game.
Here's a look at the record:
- Jan.
12, 2003 - Moosomin, Sask. - 62 hours -
Approximately $100,000 raised in donations will
go towards the construction of a new $17 million
hospital in the area
- Dec.
12, 2002 - Montreal, Que. - 54 hours - $100,000
for two important children's charities, the
Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation and
the Starlight Children's Foundation of Canada
- FAILED
ATTEMPT - Dec. 12, 2002 - St. Louis, MI
- 26 hours, 30 minutes and 47 seconds - St.
Louis Rebels old-timers thought they set the
record until they found out about London's mark.
They raised $3,200 for repairs to the arena
- April
8, 2002- London, Ont. - 48 hours - $3,000
for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- March
25, 2002 - Lorette, Man. - 36 hours - $50,000
for new arena
- Jan.
5, 2002 - Brooklyn, N.S. - 30 hours - the
players raised about $30,000 for a children's
sports charity
- FAILED
ATTEMPT - Nov. 24, 2001 - Moosomin, Sask.
- 25 hours and 18 minutes - (THE
PLAYERS THOUGHT THEY SET THE RECORD UNTIL THEY
LEARNED ABOUT POWELL RIVER)
- Sept.
30, 2001 - Powell River B.C. - 26 hours, two
minutes and 14 seconds - They didn't fundraise
anything. They just covered their expenses.
- July
2, 2001 - Windsor, Ont. - 24 hours - The
players expected to raise over $10,000 for the
McCarty Cancer Foundation
- Feb.
24, 2001 - Red Deer, Alta. - 19 hours, eight
minutes and 44 seconds - raised $4,000 to make
the town's arena wheelchair accessible.
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