They're hoping to raise $2 million for local charities, including the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Watch the Hockey Marathon for the Kids LIVE from Chestermere.
The 62-hour and two minute feat was accomplished over three days in July 2016, when filmmakers Prairie Cat Productions Inc. were shooting the feature-length high school comedy, Talent.
Battered, bruised and exhausted, 38 players had plenty to celebrate as they broke their own Guinness World Record Wednesday afternoon for the world’s longest hockey game.
The Hockey Marathon for the Kids hopes to set a new record for the world's longest hockey game at 248 hours, with a fundraising goal of more than $2 million.
A Toronto man's fundraising efforts for Alzheimer's research have caught the attention of AC/DC rocker Angus Young, who is donating a whopping $19,260 to the cause.
Dave Tresoor is a cancer survivor, who skated alongside the group as they try to raise $2 million for charity. However, his skates stole the show, as they carry extra special meaning.
There's no doubt it takes strength and willpower to get through a marathon hockey game. But what about doing it five times? That's the reality for five men at the World's Longest Hockey Game.
The Edmonton Oil Kings want defenceman Griffin Reinhart on the ice when Anthony Mantha is Friday. Reinhart and Mantha were teammates on Canada's junior hockey team this year and are both first-round NHL draft picks.