The game of hockey is said to reach behind the boards and bring people together.
This is the basis for a yearly national award created to inspire young Canadians to perform acts of random kindness in their communities, transferring the values learned on-ice to off-ice.
The Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup received thousands of submissions from minor hockey teams across the country and have narrowed down to 10 finalists, which includes a north-central B.C. team.
The Williams Lake Timberwolves were announced last weekend during a Hockey Night in Canada broadcast as the province’s one and only nod.
In a submission video to Chevrolet, the T-Wolves explain they were inspired by a commercial for the Good Deeds Cup to participate, learning of a local food bank for kids ran out of food and supplies.
The 16-player team, compiled of 11- and 12-year-olds, raised more than $1,700 in addition to food donations from the Save-On-Foods store, all going towards the Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District, which runs the food bank.
“We didn’t even know there was a kids food bank in town,” said a player in the T-Wolves’ submission video for the 2020 Good Deeds Cup, adding the team felt inspired and wanted to do more.
The team also hosted a winter clothing drive as part of the nation-wide challenge.
Williams Lake’s Peewee Tier Two hockey team began the campaign at the start of the season.
If they receive the most votes and are declared the winners of this year’s award, the team will earn $100,000 for the charity of their choosing.
You can go to the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup website to vote for Williams Lake until 9 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, Feb. 9.
The top three will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 15 for the final round of voting for a chance to win the Good Deeds Cup.
Several Williams Lake-born hockey players that have gone through the Timberwolves' system migrate to Prince George for higher-level aspirations, including four current Northern Capitals.
