Hockey Fights Cancer

Hockey Fights Cancer is a joint initiative founded in December 1998 by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association to raise money and awareness for hockey's most important fight. Hockey Fights Cancer is supported by NHL Member Clubs, NHL Alumni, the NHL Officials' Association, Professional Hockey Trainers and Equipment Managers, corporate marketing partners, broadcast partners and fans throughout North America. ...more

Hockey is for Everyone

Hockey is for Everyone is a part of the NHL Foundation, the National Hockey League’s charitable and community relations organization, and a major component of the League’s youth hockey programming. Hockey is for Everyone provides support and unique programming to non-profit youth hockey organizations across North America that are committed to offering children, of all backgrounds, opportunities to play hockey. Since its inception, Hockey is for Everyone has exposed more than 45,000 boys and girls to unique hockey experiences. ...more

Teammates for Kids

In November 2005, the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association jointly selected the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation as the official children’s charity of the NHL and NHLPA.  The partnership focuses on the Top Shelf Teammates program, a division of the Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation, which contributes financial resources to non-profit organizations that benefit children's health, education and inner-city services. ...more

O'Ree 50th anniversary

On January 18, 2008, the National Hockey League celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Willie O’Ree taking the ice in the Montreal Forum as a member of the Boston Bruins and breaking the NHL’s color barrier.  An emergency call-up from the Quebec Aces, his was a familiar face to the Habs fans, so when Boston beat Montreal 3-0 that night, the big news was about the final score and not about O’Ree making history. ...more

NHL Green

In January 2008, the National Hockey League entered into a strategic marketing alliance with The GreenLife Organization, LLC.  Launched in 2007, GreenLife develops comprehensive global solutions that help businesses, institutions and individuals "go green" by increasing operational energy efficiency, purchasing power from renewable sources, and offsetting emissions.  GreenLife, as a League partner, will help the NHL and its member Clubs develop and document its green initiatives in a "Green Plan" while concurrently assessing current operations, identifying and implementing best practices, and recommending specific steps to reduce the League's carbon footprint and improve its overall environmental impact. ...more