In January 2016, Justin Crawford received a jolt that would make a Scott Stevens check feel like a mosquito bite: His father, Gary, had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. It’s the kind of diagnosis that shakes a family to its core. Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of...
Not long after the completion of their second-annual running of a marathon hockey fundraiser, the organizers and operators of the 11 Day Power Play are already looking ahead to a third event next year. The event captured widespread attention and raised more than one...
The 11 Day Power Play received the Buffalo Spree magazine The Best of WNY “Best Fundraiser 2018!” Thank you Buffalo for supporting us and voting for us!
We were honored to have some amazing sled hockey players join us in the last shift of the 11 Day Power Play! Three different groups were on the ice representing Buffalo Sabres Sled Vets, Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey Program and USA National Sled Hockey team member Adam...
"It's just amazing", said an exhausted Amy Lesakowski just moments after walking off the ice following the closing ceremony for the 11 Day Power Play Community Shift event. The long ordeal and massive fundraising undertaking, in its second year, went over the top of...
Amy Lesakowski talks to Susan Rose and Brian Mazurowski on WBEN about the success of the 11 Day Power Play 2018 Community Shift. Listen to the interview.
This year's 11 Day Power Play at HarborCenter raised more than $1.2 million for cancer research. More than 1,500 players took the ice, rotating through games in four-hour shifts. Our teammate, sports anchor Kevin Carroll, trained for weeks and took the ice a few days...
The 11 Day Power Play has raised an impressive $2.5 million since the event kicked off in 2017. Read the full article.
Eleven straight days of hockey have wrapped up down at HarborCenter. "Buffalo, what an amazing city. Let's hear it for Buffalo everybody!" Co-founder Amy Lesakowski said center ice. Organizers of the second annual 11 Day Power Play said the event raised a...
It was the final shift and but teams were still having a lot of fun while supporting an important cause! Thank you Sabres Alumni and Buffalo Beauts for being with us! Go Buffalo!!!