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Docs On Ice will be returning to its roots in 2012, when Peterborough will be playing host to the annual provincial doctors’ hockey tournament.
The Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation is the tournament’s charity of choice for 2012.
2012 marks the third time that Peterborough will play host to the annual doctors' hockey tournament. The tournament was previously held in Peterborough in 2002 and 1983. The Foundation was also the tournament's charity of choice in 2002 (formerly St. Joseph's Care Foundation).
All monies raised will go towards funding a Peterborough-based Youth Sports Concussion Program to develop and implement best practices in the assessment, treatment and prevention of
concussions in youth from the ages of 10 to 20 years of age participating in collision sports. Click here to see a VIDEO of the program.
The tournament will see 800 doctors from across Ontario, as well as 50 medical students, congregate in Peterborough for the three day event taking place March 29 – 31, 2012.
Background
“Docs (Doctors of Ontario Charity) on Ice” is an annual fundraising doctors hockey tournament that began in 1983. It originated as a weekend event in the memory of Peterborough urologist and hockey player, Dr. Peter Howes, who died in a motor vehicle accident in the early 1980s. Peterborough has hosted the 10th and 20th editions of the tournament in 1992 and 2002 respectively. The local Docs on Ice Committee consists of doctors Jamie Lever, John Reesor, Steve Brien, Jonathan Mallory, Doug Turner, Gabriel Fuoco, Iain Jamieson, Bill Rogers,
Deepinder Brar and Terry May, who all play on the local Peterborough Quacks hockey team.
The Docs On Ice tournament is run by physicians and volunteers to raise money through donations, sponsorship, registration fees, and special events. The event has been attended by high profile celebrities, including NHL players and alumni, media personnel, and television personalities. The Tournament affirms the principals of charity, camaraderie, and sportsmanship. Docs on Ice is hosted by a different city each year to raise funds for a local charity in the host community.
The inaugural 1983 tournament in Peterborough iced 8 teams of physicians. The Docs on Ice tournament has grown over the last 29 years to include 50 teams with more than 800 physicians and medical students from across Ontario. To date, Docs on Ice has raised over $1 million dollars for charity.
For more information on Docs on Ice, please click here or email us.
