{"id":10466,"date":"2025-12-12T13:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/?p=10466"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:28:32","slug":"charity-hockey-tournament-unites-pros-community-in-fight-against-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/charity-hockey-tournament-unites-pros-community-in-fight-against-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Hockey Tournament Unites Pros, Community In Fight Against Homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posted On: December 12, 2025, Posted By: Randy Barba, Stouffville Bullet Point News, <a href=\"https:\/\/stouffville.bulletpointnews.ca\/local-news\/hhth-2025\/\">Original article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The York Region Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament raised nearly $250,000 for local transitional housing initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proceeds will support Blue Door\u2019s redevelopment of Kevin\u2019s Place and 360\u00b0kids\u2019 Transitions Housing Program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fifteen NHL players, including Stouffville Councillor Keith Acton, participated in the event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acton said the tournament offers a meaningful and fun way to reconnect with the game while supporting organizations addressing rising homelessness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HHTH Operations Manager David Dionne said the tournaments blend his passion for hockey and community service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com\/\">Hockey Helps the Homeless<\/a>&nbsp;(HHTH) brought its York Region tournament to Newmarket\u2019s Magna Centre on Dec. 12, uniting professional and local players in support of two organizations working to address homelessness. The event raised just under $250,000, contributing to the national charity\u2019s historic total of more than $33 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now in its 30th year, HHTH will host 22 charity tournaments between October 2025 and May 2026. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hhth.akaraisin.com\/ui\/YorkRegion2025\">York Region tournament<\/a>&nbsp;benefits Blue Door and 360\u00b0kids, two frontline nonprofits helping vulnerable community members secure stable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/\">Blue Door<\/a>, one of the region\u2019s largest providers of emergency housing, will use its share of the proceeds to advance the redevelopment of Kevin\u2019s Place. As part of its emergency housing and support programming, \u201cthe project will transform a 100-year-old house into 14 purpose-built stacked townhouses, offering a mix of emergency, affordable, and accessible housing,\u201d HHTH explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.360kids.ca\/\">360\u00b0kids<\/a>&nbsp;will use donations to bolster its Transitions Housing Program, which serves individuals between ages 16 and 26. Supported by additional funding, the organization plans to purchase and renovate transitional units. According to HHTH, the effort will expand \u201caffordable housing for underserved youth and priority groups, such as Black youth and youth leaving care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEach tournament that we do, the funds stay in the local community\u2026 We pride ourselves in making sure of that,\u201d HHTH Operations Manager David Dionne said. \u201cThis year, we\u2019ve already been to Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, Winnipeg, Waterloo, and Markham.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dionne described how the program works: a sponsor assembles a team, each player raises at least $500 through the HHTH online platform, and teams are ranked by their fundraising results, which determines their position in a pro draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifteen former NHL players, most listed on the tournament\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hhth.akaraisin.com\/ui\/YorkRegion2025\/pros\">online roster<\/a>, joined teams through that draft process. Stouffville Councillor and Stanley Cup winner Keith Acton was among them. He is now in his seventh year volunteering with HHTH and participates in tournaments across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hockey is light and the games are short, but camaraderie among participants was evident throughout the day. In a lunchtime conversation with Bullet Point News, Acton said he enjoyed returning to the ice and getting back into his element, but emphasized the cause behind the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHomelessness is an ever increasing concern, not just in our community but across the country. These events can help address some of the immediate needs of people in a very challenging position,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need Blue Door and 360\u00bakids to help all of us better combat this growing problem, and it\u2019s good to see so many here willing to do their part to assist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 200 participants across 14 teams helped make this year\u2019s tournament a success. Acton said the format also gives him a valuable way to connect with younger players, even as the age gap widens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny, sometimes I wonder if these guys really know who I am,\u201d he joked. \u201cI find myself recommending they go ask their parents and grandparents about me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day also offered moments that blended nostalgia and community spirit. After his first game, Acton stepped out of the dressing room holding a black-and-white photograph of himself moments after scoring the winning goal in Game 1 of the 1988 Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grainy and dynamic, he told us it was the first time he had ever seen the image. A local fan had asked him to autograph it, which is a common occurrence during HHTH events. \u201cI signed it and told them that it was something I hadn\u2019t seen before, and they just gave it to me,\u201d the Ward 3 Councillor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Dionne, the work behind HHTH is driven by two passions, and as a Newmarket resident, the York Region event holds particular meaning. \u201cWhy do I love doing this? Well, it combines my love for hockey and my love for helping people,\u201d he said. \u201cEven better when I can do it in my own backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted On: December 12, 2025, Posted By: Randy Barba, Stouffville Bullet Point News, Original article. Hockey Helps the Homeless&nbsp;(HHTH) brought its York Region tournament to Newmarket\u2019s Magna Centre on Dec. 12, uniting professional and local players in support of two organizations working to address homelessness. 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