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The Northeast Eagles from Torbay, N.L., may have won the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup, but the Regina Peewee B Rebels are winners just the same.
A panel of judges awarded the cup to the Eagles, who won $100,000 for their charity of choice — a therapeutic riding centre that helps kids with physical, mental and cognitive disabilities.
It’s money that head coach Nathan Strueby says he and the Rebels wanted to claim for the Super HEROS program. But nobody from the team is hanging their head, considering they’ve raised the profile of an organization that helps to get kids with special needs into hockey.
“Everyone couldn’t be happier with that,” Strueby told the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Monday. “To be honest, that was the ultimate goal.
“Of course, as a team, we wanted to get some more money, whatever’s needed with the Super HEROS program. But as far as being a success, I think it has been and the rest of the girls on the team agree. We accomplished that thanks to everyone around here who voted for us and got our name out.”
The Rebels were one of three finalists in the competition, getting national recognition for their work with the Super HEROS. They had fundraised thousands of dollars for a boy’s special equipment and also travelled to Calgary so the Super HEROS team there could play its first game.
As one of the finalists, the Rebels won $5,000 for the Super HEROS.
Their relationship with the program started when the sister of one of the Rebels started skating with the Super HEROS.
It should be a lasting connection.
“These girls, I think they already realize that no matter what happens … bonds within our team will last a long time and bonds with the Super HEROS program will last a long time,” Strueby said last month.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an amended version of the story, with the correct dollar figure for the Rebels’ prize.