Jewish and indigenous hockey teams do good deeds together – Canadian Jewish News

January 9, 2020

It’s no secret that sports can promote positive values, and hockey is no exception. The Manitoulin Panthers, an indigenous hockey team from Manitoulin Island, on Lake Huron, recently hosted the Avenue Road Ducks, a Jewish hockey team from Toronto.

The event took place on Dec. 15 and 16 in Little Current, Ont., as part of the annual Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup, which is designed to inspire young Canadians to do good by transforming the positive values learned through hockey into good deeds.

A first for youth hockey in Canada, the Jewish-indigenous cultural exchange was designed to promote inclusion, tolerance and education, and demonstrate how hockey can bridge today’s cultural divides.

“The Chevrolet Good Deed’s Cup is a Canada-wide competition for peewee hockey teams (ages 11 and 12) that do a good deed in their community,” said Alan Schwartz, a former hockey coach who has a child who plays for the Ducks.

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