Bradford Bulldogs past and present come together to raise money for Breast Cancer Now
BRADFORD BULLDOGS are bringing their past and present together as they take to the ice to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Now.
Ahead of the new season, a number former Bulldogs players will line up alongside members from the 2022-23 roster as a curtain raiser to the new campaign.
Book your spot to attend the game on August 27 by going HERE - tickets restricted to five per booking, payment to be made on the door, on the day. Booking a ticket secures you a spot.
The game will take place at Bradford Ice Arena on Saturday, August 27, with face-off being at 4.45pm.
The coaches have been confirmed as Bulldogs legends Glenn Baldwin and Charles Dacres.
Selection for both line-ups has more or less been finalised, although a number of former players are yet to be announced and will be revealed in the coming days. So far, Kieran Brown and Jacob Lutwyche have been added to the Team Baldwin roster, while Luke Boothroyd and Lewis Baldwin line-up for Team Dacres.
Head coach Andy Brown - who will himself come out of 'retirement' to line up for one of the teams - said the club hoped to get as many people through the door as possible to raise money for a cause that is close to the hearts of several members of the Bulldogs’ organisation whose friends and families have been affected by the illness in recent years.
“It’s a very worthy cause that we are trying to raise money for, a number of people at the club have been personally affected by this terrible illness recently, some very recently,” said Brown.
“As a club we wanted to do something to raise the profile of Breast Cancer Now, but also try and help make some kind of meaningful financial contribution, too.
“We thought it best to stick to what we know best, so we’ve come up with the idea to invite some of our former players back to battle it out with our current crop.
“It’s going to be a great opportunity for hockey fans - and not just followers of the Bulldogs - to come down and see some of the best players we have produced in recent years, as well as some of the young talent we have emerging at our club.
“Most of all, though, it is about raising money and awareness for an extremely worthy cause and we hope as many people as possible come down and show their support for Breast Cancer Now.”
Book your spot to attend the game on August 27 by going HERE - tickets restricted to five per booking, payment to be made on the door, on the day. Booking a ticket secures you a spot.
The club are currently finalising plans on how fans can purchase game-worn jerseys and the process for auctioning off selected jerseys.
There will obviously be ways of donating to Breast Cancer Now on the day but a Just Giving page has also been sent up for people in a position to make whatever donation they would like to. Click HERE for instructions on how to do so.
Cleckheaton-based MPS Plumbing are the sponsors for the special one-off game jerseys.
The players confirmed as playing on August 27 are as follows - Team Dacres: Matty Cross, Andy Brown, Matt Viney, Gavin Penn, Josh Richardson, Sam Bolwell, James Gledhill, Hannah Gibson, Alex Lutwyche, Jack Wooding, Dean Boothroyd, Abbie Culshaw, Lewis Baldwin, Luke Boothroyd
Team Baldwin: Chris Butler, Dave Williams, Josh Stockton, Mark Higson, Lucas Vince, Reece Cairney-Witters, Ben Darbyshire, Kacper Andrukianiec, Connor Medley, Matty Barlow, Alex Mitchell, Kieran Brown, Jacob Lutwyche.
Tickets for the events are priced at £5 adults while Under-16s can get in for just £1.