The New England Bruins will take part in the Great Salt Cup Sled Hockey Tournament in Park City, Utah at the end of March. The tournament will be hosted by the National Ability Center and their sled hockey team, the NAC Golden Eagles. The NAC Golden Eagles had formerly been known as the Utah Grizzlies Sled Hockey Team until the team became part of the National Ability Center family of programs in the Spring of 2005. Park City is up in the mountains about a half hour east of Salt Lake City. The Teams participating are the Colorado Avalanche, the Sacramento Lightning Sled Hockey Team, the New England Bruins, and the NAC Golden Eagles. The games will be played at the brand new Park City Ice Arena which is reported to be fully accessible. 

The Bruins plan to fly out of Manchester, NH on Thursday, 3/30 at 10:15A on Southwest Airlines arriving in Salt Lake City at 5:35P with a stop in Baltimore. The team will stay in the National Ability Center Bunk House, which features fantastic accessibility and close proximity to the rink.  The return flight will leave Salt Lake City on Sunday, 4/2 at 1:35P arriving back in Manchester at 10:05P. The Bruins will rent 3 minivans for the trip to and from the airport and for local transportation.

Everyone should plan on being at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter at 8:30A where we will hand out the tickets and check in as a group. The Maine contingent will leave the Exit 5 P&R at 7:00A. Click here to find out about Manchester Airport Parking options.

The Event Schedule:

The Park City Ice Arena will be hosting the tournament. The game schedule is:

Thursday night: 7:45- 9pm and 9:15-10:30pm

Friday: 7:30-8:45am and 9:00-10:15am, 6:00pm BBQ at National Ability Center, 7:30-8:45pm and 9:00-10:15 pm

Saturday: 8:30-9:45am and 10:00-11:30 am (Finals), 11:30-11:45am (Awards),  6:00-8:30 dinner at Nacho Mamas

Additional activities available include skiing, rock climbing, and sight seeing.        

The Bruins players that will be making the trip are: Aguinaldo Luis, Jeff Labbe, Kevin Hosier, Andy Moore, Danny Sousa, Happy Treantafel, Garrett Stephens, Peter Grosso, Craig Gray, and Brett Goodnow. Doug Park will be leading the team. A few wives and significant others will be making the trip with us, and we will be met in Salt Lake City by additional friends.

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