UB CSEE alumni Michael Lesakowski (MS ’08) and Peter Merlo (BS ’93, MS ‘98); UB staff member Steven Roder; and their team of 40 hockey players helped raise $1.2 million for cancer research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Lesakowski, his wife Amy, and several dedicated volunteers organized the 11-Day Power Play that took place between June 22 and July 3 in Buffalo.
The event broke the Guinness World Record for the longest hockey game ever. Forty players raised over $10,000 each in donations from family, friends and corporate community sponsors.