MILTON, Mass. - The Curry College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce its #13 men’s ice hockey team will host its seventh annual Teddy Bear Toss on Friday, December 3 when the Colonels host #8 Endicott at the Canton Ice House.

Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m., and fans with teddy bears and stuffed animals are welcome to throw them on the ice in unison immediately following the first goal scored by the Colonels.

Bears will be available at the door for a donation, or fans can bring their own bears from home. Teddy Bear Toss t-shirts will be sold at the door as well.

The Teddy Bear Toss tradition in ice hockey dates back to 1993, when the Canadian junior team Kamloops Blazers held the event and donated over 2,400 bears thrown on the ice to local children’s hospitals. The American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears hold the world record with 45,650 stuffed toys thrown on the ice at a game in 2019.

Curry men’s ice hockey has held the event since 2014. Donations will be collected to benefit Christmas in the City, a non-profit organization that runs holiday events for children and families experiencing homelessness and poverty. You can read more about Christmas in the City at christmasinthecity.org.

If you are unable to attend the game but still would like to make a donation, contact men’s ice hockey head coach Peter Roundy at peter.roundy@curry.edu.

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