For the very last time, a one-time high school hockey player will be lacing up his skates this Friday evening, before carefully hitting the ice. And as he does so, the image of the recently devastated Humboldt Broncos team will be in both his mind, and heart.

Last Thursday’s ebullient beer tasting event at the Blarney Stone Pub drew a great crowd of 150 frothy fans – and raised a stunning $9,000 for the local lake aeration project.