The 2014 grad class at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School (PSO) was the big winner at the annual Grads versus Teachers hockey game at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre in 100 Mile House on Feb. 5.
Not only did the grads knock off the teachers, but they also raised slightly more than $1,000 doing it.
A good crowd, estimated to be around 200, got to see the grads and their opponents tied at nine apiece at the end of regulation time. That sent the two squads to a shootout to determine the winner, which was the young guns because they were first to score three goals.
PSO shop teacher Chris Leflufy says the game was a lot of fun and he really enjoyed it.
“You get to see [the students] in a different light and at a different venue. It’s just a really enjoyable change of pace.”
Despite the cold temperatures, event organizer Darrell Blades says there was a decent turnout for the dry grad fundraiser.
He adds there were 45 grads involved with the hockey game, ranging from students who could hardly skate to some of the Junior B Wranglers who go to PSO. The grads had to be split into teams, and they had just as much fun as their opponents.
There were 17 people on the teachers team – 10 associated with the teaching staff, three RCMP members and five from the 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue – he notes.
Blades says the game was also the kickoff for the grads next raffle, with the top prize being a seven-day fishing trip in Kitimat. The ticket draw will be on April 17, so he urges folks to get their tickets from one of the grads who will also be selling them at different venues around town.
“There’s only 2,000 printed and they’ll go fast, so people should get them right away.”