McGuire, the executive director and founder of Philadelphia Blind Hockey, is one of three U.S. finalists for the award.
Kelsey McGuire, the executive director and founder of Philadelphia Blind Hockey, has been selected as one of three finalists from the United States for the 2024 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, the NHL announced on Monday. Three finalists were also chosen from Canada.
“As the founder of Philadelphia Blind Hockey, I use the passion that I developed as an educator to make sure our athletes are awarded with the opportunity to play the sport of hockey. Mr. O’Ree had to hide his visual impairment early in his NHL career, but today’s blind hockey community gives players the confidence to embrace their disability and to show others that it will not prevent them from learning to play ice hockey and showing that they belong.
The event sparked McGuire to start Philadelphia Blind Hockey, the 19th team in the U.S. The first season was in the spring of 2022 with a Try Blind Hockey event in partnership with the Flyers. Now in its second season, the program provides students ages 6 to 13 with the opportunity to play hockey for free.
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