Former Toronto Maple Leafs players will lace up their skates to honour the memory of their friend and fellow alumni Peter Zezel and support The Scarborough Hospital in a one-day fundraising tournament on April 9.
 
Anyone is welcome to register a team for the event at the Angus Glen Community Centre in Markham. Every team will be joined by former NHLers and the winners will be awarded the inaugural Peter Zezel Cup.
 
“It is such a great privilege for us ex-NHLers to be involved in this fundraising hockey tourney for The Scarborough Hospital,” says former Leafs left winger Mark Osborne. “Our guys are always so willing to give back and help such great causes.”
 
Zezel, who played for the Maple Leafs in the early 1990s, died last May of a rare blood disorder at the age of 44. A long-time friend of The Scarborough Hospital, Zezel supported many hospital fundraisers over the years.
 
“Zez was all about helping the community and we are proud to do this in honour of him, especially knowing Peter was a Scarborough native,” says Osborne.
 
“We appreciate that the Zezel family supported this new event and allowed us the privilege of having teams play for the first-ever Peter Zezel Cup,” says Michael Mazza, President and CEO of The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. “All proceeds from The Scarborough World Cup of Hockey will help purchase urgently needed medical equipment including two new CT Scanners for the hospital.
 
Former Leafs Mark Osborne, Gary Leeman, Dan Daoust, Mike Johnson, Bob McGill, Dave Reid and Kris King are some of the players confirmed for the tournament.
 
Hosted by Steve Kouleas of The Score, this full-day event includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, a personalized jersey, gift bag, three games of hockey and more. Individual registration is $195; team registration is $3,000 for up to 16 players. To register for the event contact The Scarborough Hospital Foundation at 416.431-8130 or gbonnell@tsh.to or register online at www.tsh.to.
 
The Scarborough Hospital, Canada’s largest urban community hospital, delivers innovative, high quality patient care to one of the most diverse communities in the world. With two hospital campuses and six community based satellite sites, The Scarborough Hospital is a regional centre of excellence for dialysis, family maternity services, vascular surgery, pacemakers, corneal implants, sexual assault care and community-based mental health and crisis programs.
 
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Huffman
Communications Specialist
The Scarborough Hospital
(416) 438-2911 ext. 6770
thuffman@tsh.to

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