Thanks for the Memories!

NHL Heroes and Hockey Buffs ‘Stick it to Alzheimer’s’

He may have recently retired his sweater number, but former NHL great Borje Salming was in top form at this year’s Baycrest International Pro-Am Hockey Tournament. Chosen as the number one draft pick, the Hall of Famer and former Leafs defenceman flew in from Sweden to join Doug Gilmour, Dale Hawerchuk, Wendel Clark and many others for the one-of-a-kind event.

“I never expected my team to do as well as we did,” admits hockey buff Ken Crystal, captain of Team Waterford, the top fundraising team and winner of the first draft pick and championship cup. “People just kept pushing harder and harder to make it happen,” he adds.

The tournament, which took place at York University’s Ice Gardens Arena in March, raised $815,000 for Alzheimer’s research at Baycrest. Each of the 24 participating teams selected one former NHL star to play on their side. Draft positions were determined by the total dollars each team raised through corporate and individual sponsorships.

“It turned out to be an amazing and memorable experience for the whole family with everyone coming out to support the players and meet their favourite hockey heroes,” says tournament director Stan Feldman.

“The Baycrest International Pro-Am has quickly become one of our most highly anticipated events,” says Mark Gryfe, president of the Baycrest Foundation. “We so appreciate the NHL and Maple Leaf Alumni’s involvement in the tournament. Their commitment has created an exciting way to educate and attract a whole new group of supporters in our fight to help people suffering from Alzheimer’s.”

With only four months to go until the 2007 event, Ken Crystal is hard at work building an even stronger team for next year. “It’s only December and I’ve already received more names of players who want to be on my team than there are spots available,” he says.

To find out how you can play with and against your NHL favourites in the 2007 Baycrest International Pro- Am, go to www.baycrestproam.com and reserve your spot today!

	1. #1 draft pick Borje Salming (right) with Ken Crystal of Waterford Building Maintenance 2. (l-r) Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk with Ward Seymour of ASA Alloys 3. (l-r) Joel Hock of Solutions with Impact with draft pick Wendel Clark
	4. (l-r) Richard Cooper of Alterra with Doug ‘Killer’ Gilmour and Stan Feldman, Baycrest Pro-Am director 5. (l-r) 2002 and 2006 Olympic hockey Gold Medalist Vicky Sunohara, NHL Alumni Executive Director Mark Napier and Geraldine Heaney, 2002 Olympic hockey Gold Medalist 6. (l-r) Jeffrey Dean of RBC Capital Markets with former NHL All-Star Bob Probert 7. Former NHLer Darryl Shannon flanked by (l-r) David and Mark Goodman of Dynamic Mutual Funds 8. Picture-perfect Vistek team captains Jane Rendely and Shari Silverstein (centre l-r) with (l-r) Maple Leafs Alumni President Mike Pelyk and celebrity referee Dave Hutchison 9. (l-r) Baycrest Foundation immediate past chair Wilfred Posluns and his son-in-law and Baycrest Pro-Am player Lewis Mitz
	10. (l-r) Baycrest Foundation President Mark Gryfe with NHL alumnus Jeff Jackson of Heenan Blaikie LL.P. 11. David Carriere of The Globe and Mail (right) shows off Mike Krushelnyski’s four Stanley Cup rings 12. Baycrest Women’s Auxiliary President Diane Harris with Wendel Clark 13. (l-r) Former NHLer Tony Currie with Shawn Klerer of American Express 14. Craig Muni with Lawrence Hay of the Cambridge Club team 15. Team Apotex’s Patrick Morgan (left) and Gilles Dufresne (right) on draft night with right-winger Gary Leeman
	16. Mark Osborne and the Sun TV team 17. Neil Goldenberg shoots, he scores! 18. Dean Taylor and Pat Boutette 19. Darryl Sittler with a young fan wearing his autographed sweater
	20. Baycrest VP Vic Lambert with former NHLer Dave Schultz