Special Olympics Host Floorball Celebrity Game
Every year the Special Olympics host a celebrity floor hockey game as part of their annual effort to raise funds for Special Olympic athletes. This year Glenn MacDonnell, the CEO of Special Olympics Ontario, decided to change things up so the celebrity game would be floorball instead of floor hockey.
The celebrity floorball game took place at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto and featured a mix of Brampton-based Special Olympics athletes and celebrities who support the Special Olympics cause. Some of the celebrities present at the game included Leafs Legend Darryl Sittler, OHL standout and future NHL star John Tavares, TSN Hockey Analyst Gino Reda and Hall of Famer Bruce Hood, former NHL official.
Floorball was represented on the court by zorro-star and Team Ontario player Mike Woods, standout goaltender Sam Garrison and celebrity referee Juha Mikkola. The official floorball boards were set-up at the Westin and the stands were packed with potential Special Olympics Athletes who attended the event from schools all around Toronto.
Floorball was well-received by the Special Olympic Athletes and the celebrities alike. The crowd enjoyed the game which featured some great antics from Gino Reda, some spectacular goaltending from Sam Garrison - who kept John Tavares off the score sheet in regulation - and a couple of stunning zorro goals from Mike Woods. John Tavares in particular enjoyed playing so much he invited the OFUF to visit his school in Oshawa to host a floorball clinic sometime in the future.
Please check out TSN’s SportsCentre tomorrow morning for coverage of the event. We have posted photos from the Special Olympics event in our photo gallery. The OFUF would like to thank Special Olympics Ontario for the opportunity to contribute to this exciting event.