Don Beck of Youngstown, Ohio, sent me an e-mail asking me to mention a charity hockey game for minor league player Jason Baird that took place earlier this month. Baird, who has played with the Erie Otters, Cincinnati Cyclones, Indianapolis Ice, Corpus Christi Rays and most recently the Youngstown Steelhounds, was severely burned during an accident while working in the off season and his career had to be put on hold. The father of three suffered second and third degree burns over 65% of his body and will need months of treatment and rehabilitation in the Akron Burn Unit. He is in need of financial and emotional help while he is recovering. The good news is that the game raised $34,000 for the Baird Family. If you want to make a donation or if you just want to post along a note of encouragement to Jason Baird you can go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/jasonbaird

 It’s the biggest game in the history of hockey!

What: PCHL Level 5 Championship, Bad Brains vs. Mystery

When: Sunday, August 3rd at 4:30pm

Where: Glacial Gardens (www.glacialgardens.com/), Lakewood, CA

Admission: FREE! (*Bonus: one complimentary beer to all Puck Podcast fans in attendance during the victory celebration in the parking lot afterwards.) 

Eddie, #21 on defense, and Doug, playing forward and wearing #87, invite you to see the most important hockey game EVER as their Bad Brains face off against Mystery for the Championship of Level 5 and the fate of the world.

Match up:

Mystery finished as the regular season champions with a record of 15-5. They come into the title game as the #1 seed and off of a 7-0 semi final win over the Black Aces.

Bad Brains finished third during the regular season with a record of 10-9-1 and are coming off a 6-2 win over #2 seeded Redrum in the other semi final. The two teams faced off three times during the regular season. The Brains took the first meeting 6-5. Then lost the next two meetings by scores of 6-4 and 6-4. The Bad Brains are looking for their first ever league title.

* = Beer will only be awarded if the Bad Brains win.

As you heard on the July 19th episode of the Puck Podcast listener Tim O’Neil of Image Masters provided us with four logos to consider as our new logo. Please take a look at each one and then post a message letting us know which one you like the best. Each person that gives a reply will be entered in a drawing to win a free t-shirt. You can also let us know what you think by sending us an e-mail to PuckPodcast@aol.com. Thanks again to Tim O’Neil and all the people at Image Masters for doing this.

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