The fur will hopefully be flying next Tuesday night at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
The Delta Ice Hawks will be holding a Teddy Bear Toss Night in their final home game before the Christmas break when they host Aldergrove on Dec. 18.
Face-off for the Pacific Junior Hockey League game is 7:35 p.m.
All those in attendance are asked to bring a teddy bear or a stuffed animal to the game and when the Ice Hawks score their first goal, fans can throw their stuffed animals onto the ice.
Food donations will also be accepted with boxes at the ticket booth in the lobby of the LLC.
“Someone actually messaged the Ice Hawks Facebook account asking us if we were doing a teddy bear toss night and I said we were not, but what a great idea,” said Katie Lawrence, director of digital media for the Ice Hawks. “So I emailed Colleen from Deltassist asking if they would accept donations. She said yes and we went from there.”
Lawrence is hoping for a big turnout at the game.
“If we could get anywhere close to full that would be a fantastic thing just to show community spirit in the season of giving back and helping Deltassist this time of year,” she said.
Lorraine Yates, manager of seniors and community services at Deltassist, said the social services agency is grateful to receive support from the community and from organizations such as the Ice Hawks.
“Deltassist only has two dedicated staff for Christmas, so we have more than 300 volunteers that are out picking up donations from schools, non-profits and groups like the Ice Hawks,” said Yates. “Even if it comes after our Christmas programs, we support the community all year round. Year after year it just amazes us how generous the community of Delta is.”
Ice Hawks team president Eduard Epshtein said the team is proud to organize the fundraising night.
“The Delta Ice Hawks team is proud to be part of this great tradition and chose to support the local charity Deltassist,” Epshtein said. “As always, kids of school age are free to attend our games and receive free hot chocolate from Blenz Coffee at Ladner Leisure Centre.”
