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Phoenix and Booth Hall dedicate match and profits to kids

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Manchester Phoenix Ice Hockey Club and Booth Hall Children’s Hospital have teamed up to dedicate a regular season match to help buy critical medical equipment for young patients in Booth Hall’s Accident and Emergency Department. Ice Hockey and goodwill will be the order of the day on Wednesday, Jan. 21 (7:30pm start), when the Phoenix and the Coventry Blaze heat up the MEN Arena in a match that will see all gate profits donated to Booth Hall Children’s Hospital.

Anybody who hasn’t experienced an exciting game of ice hockey with Manchester Phoenix can gain entry for £5, with all profits going to the purchase of a much-needed Vacuum Splint Mattress for children involved in serious road traffic accidents.

Phoenix’s Managing Director Neil Morris won’t rest until everyone in Manchester has had a chance to enjoy live ice hockey. “We’ve got some empty seats and we want to put them to good use,” he stated. And the Manchester Menace will also circulate throughout crowd to collect spare change donations during the game, Morris said. “It’s great opportunity for people to experience top flight ice hockey and help out Manchester’s kids.”

Phoenix head coach Rick Brebant added, “The guys and I are very excited that our on-ice play can help children off the ice. Some of the players have already visited some of the patients at Booth Hall and this Wednesday’s match is very important to many of them.”

The Vacuum Splint Mattress immobilizes the entire body and is used for children who have multiple internal injuries or fractures, often as a result of a road traffic accident. The mattress not only keeps the whole body still, but also maintains a child’s position preventing further injury particularly to the spine, trunk and limbs. By maintaining the child in this protected position, it allows the completion of other procedures and investigations to go on, which can literally help save his or her life.

Last December, Phoenix players visited Booth Hall’s patients and gave out more than 400 soft toys that were donated by fans at a recent game. On Wednesday, newcomers to ice hockey are urged to see the Booth Hall Children’s Hospital Desk in the City Room alongside the MEN Arena Box Office at least 30 minutes prior to face-off.