Boston students to face off in hockey tournament to benefit breast cancer research

BOSTON - Students from Boston area schools will face off starting tomorrow in a two-day hockey tournament to raise money for the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Breast Cancer Research Center.

The East Boston High School Jets and the Boston Latin School Girls Wolf Pack hockey teams will host the 2nd Annual Deep Freeze High School Hockey Tournament, sponsored by East Boston Savings Bank, on December 28 and 29. The tournament will take place at Porrazzo Rink in East Boston (directions) beginning at 2:00 p.m. on both days, with the following game schedule:

Thursday, December 28
2:00 p.m. Girls: Mt. St. Joseph vs. St. Bernard's
4:00 p.m. Girls: Boston Latin School vs. Medfield
6:00 p.m. Boys: Rockport vs. Swampscott
8:00 p.m. Boys: East Boston vs. Pope John

Friday, December 29
2:00 p.m. Girls consolation game
4:00 p.m. Boys consolation game
6:00 p.m. Girls championship game
8:00 p.m. Boys championship game

Student athletes will compete in the tournament with pink hockey sticks in honor of breast cancer research. A player from each team will receive a $200 scholarship. Prior to the opening game on December 28, the East Boston High School JROTC Color Guard will present the colors.

East Boston High School's hockey coach, Robert Anthony, founded the tournament last year as a benefit for the Cross Roads Family Shelter in East Boston. To honor the school's charitable work, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) presented East Boston High School with the first Community Service Award. This year, the school chose to donate funds raised to the BMC Breast Cancer Research Center as a tribute to Mr. Anthony's wife Jacki, who is a breast cancer survivor.