The hockey
team will go anywhere to play anybody Schul-
Bahamas
Acting Police
ze
can schedule
to help a charity. When he stepped up to the
Commissioner
Anthony
microphone
at the PBA Convention in September to announce
Ferguson welcomes
this
season’s
schedule, President Pat Colligan introduced Schul-
NJ State
PBA members
to “paradise”
a
ze
by way of with
musing,
“to announce the PBA hockey team game
request to
make
against
the
team from the Bahamas, here is Mike Schulze.” If
convention
there
were week
such a team and it could have helped Hurricane
a
time
“renewal
Harvey for relief
efforts, the PBA would have played.
of Clearly
mind, body
in less than a year, the PBA hockey team has brought
and purpose.
”
more
than shots
on goal to the ice.
“We’re all about pulling on that jersey, feeling the pride, play-
ing for the PBA and playing for your department,” Schulze adds.
“We’re promoting the good and welfare of the PBA and what we
do every day.”
This season’s schedule also includes a Dec. 29 tilt with the
NJ State Police at Mennen Arena in Morristown to benefit Mal-
lory’s Army, which educates parents and students on the dan-
gers of social media and bullying. This is part of the effort to
play games at more rinks across the state and reach out to more
members.
The schedule crescendo will come on March 7 in a game
against the Philadelphia Police at the Flyers Skate Zone in At-
lantic City. This will be a 2:30 p.m. start, set to coincide with the
NJ State PBA Mini Convention.
“The rink is only one mile from the hotel, so we hope every-
body attending will go to lunch and then come to the game,”
Schulze promotes. “We’re going to make that a game to benefit
Survivor & Welfare, and if we can get all Locals to participate, I
hope we can raise close to $30,000.”
On the ice, PBA hockey provided a glimpse of what to expect
this season at the Lake Placid tournament by defeating the Port
Authority of New York/New Jersey team, 5-4, and the New York
State Troopers, 6-2. Ottawa Cops, who skate the beat rather
than walk it, defeated the PBA rather handily, but that didn’t
dampen any spirits.
Expect the PBA team to reach many of its on-ice goals with
the return of the top line from last season, Chris Connor of
State Corrections Local 105, Damien Broschart of Asbury Park
Local 6 and Dan Margadonna of Wall Township Local 234, as
well as the leadership of Dan Tacopino of Monmouth Coun-
ty Sheriffs Local 314. Joe Aliseo of Elizabeth Local 4 returns to
provide game-winning goaltending, and Schulze notes that the
offense will be bolstered with the addition of Eddie Patterson of
Burlington County Corrections Local 249, who played college
hockey.
“We also have a kid coming through the academy who played
on the NYPD top line, so we are getting better,” Schulze reports.
“We are also going to continue our toy drives, and we think this
will be a great year.” d
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