Alan's love of ice hockey is well documented on social media and through the traditional media. He has regularly built an ice rink in his backyard during the winter and played in charity hockey matches during his years in Great Big Sea.
For many years Alan played in the Juno Cup, a charity game between retired NHL players and musicians as a lead up to the Juno music awards and then later coached the team.
In 2006, Alan was captain of the team. The game proceeds went to CARAS, a music education program that provides music grants and scholarships to young Canadians.
I found a wonderful collection of photographs of Alan and his team full of musicians on the game played on the 31 March, 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2006. The photographs are by Darryl James. No copyright infringement intended.
The collection is available at the following link...
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/the-assembled-rosters-of-musicians-and-ex-nhlers-after-the-news-photo/57228437
For many years Alan played in the Juno Cup, a charity game between retired NHL players and musicians as a lead up to the Juno music awards and then later coached the team.
In 2006, Alan was captain of the team. The game proceeds went to CARAS, a music education program that provides music grants and scholarships to young Canadians.
I found a wonderful collection of photographs of Alan and his team full of musicians on the game played on the 31 March, 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2006. The photographs are by Darryl James. No copyright infringement intended.
The collection is available at the following link...
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/the-assembled-rosters-of-musicians-and-ex-nhlers-after-the-news-photo/57228437
