October 11, 2007

Colgate Players Share Floor with Elementary Students

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Six members of the Colgate men's hockey team visited two physical education classes at Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 11. The Raiders answered the childrens' questions about hockey, handed out tickets to their home games against Sacred Heart and RIT, and played floor hockey with the kids.

Seniors Tyler Burton (Langley, B.C.) and Matt Torti (Oxford, Mass.), junior Tom Riley (Ottawa, Ont.), and sophomores Ethan Cox (Richmond, B.C.), David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont.) and Jason Williams (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) visited with two third-grade classes for more than an hour. At the end of each class, the players quizzed the children on what they had learned about hockey, and the children who provided the correct answer for each question received a 2007-08 Colgate hockey media guide. Each child received a schedule card, and a pair of tickets to Colgate's home games against Sacred Heart and RIT.

The Raiders' season-opener is on Friday, Oct. 12, against Sacred Heart, and they take on RIT on Saturday. Both games begin at 7:00 p.m., and the first 150 fans through the doors will receive a free Colgate hockey travel mug. Tickets to both games may be purchased by calling the Colgate ticket office at (315) 228-7600.