Ten Year Old Hockey Fan Wants to Send A Message to NHL Hockey Owners and Players

“Bring Back Hockey” Wristband Campaign Will Show Fan Support and Raise Money for Kids Charity

(PRWEB) March 31, 2005

Jake Owens, a ten year old hockey fan, wants to send a message to NHL Owners, players and the league, and that message is “Bring Back Hockey.”

When he first heard of a possible NHL strike in the summer of 2004, Jake began writing letters to the management of the original six hockey teams, pleading with them to come to an agreement with the players and not strike. When the strike happened, he decided to do something about it.

“I wanted to do something to let the players and owners know how unhappy fans are about the strike”, said the 10 year old Owens whose favorite player is the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tie Domi, “I wanted to invent some way that fans could show that we just want them to start playing again. I saw a lot of people wearing Lance Armstrong bracelets and thought this would be a good way for hockey fans to show their support.”

Jake took the idea to his parents who started making some calls about how to get it done. They enlisted the help of Jake’s best friend’s Dad who owns a marketing company in Toronto who loved the idea and offered to help by building a website. Jake’s Dad then called around until he found the company that could manufacture the bands.

“I decided to make them black, just like a hockey puck”, said Jake, “but I also thought that black could show how sad we are that there isn’t a hockey season this year.”

Bands can be purchased online at http://www.bringbackhockey.org with a portion of the proceeds going to the Hockey’s All-Star Kids Foundation a program which links the hockey community with the youngest victims of cancer and other diseases. “The NHL and the Players' Association formed the Hockey's All-Star Kids Foundation”, said Jake, “and we thought it might remind them that when they work together, good things can happen.”

“Some people are saying that no one cares that the NHL is on strike or that hockey will just go away”, said the ten year old Jake, “but I think people are just mad or sad and there’s one thing I do know, kids love hockey and we won’t ever let it go away.”

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