Atlantic Youth Hockey League

North Jersey Avalanche and Selects Academy partner to "Stand Up to Cancer"

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (December 1, 2017) – The North Jersey Avalanche and Selects Academy, two of the top-10 midget programs in the country as per My Hockey Rankings, partnered together to “Stand Up to Cancer” Friday evening with a pair of games tied to a fundraiser for Hockey Fights Cancer.

The teams skated games at 16 and 18U with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. With a goal of $50,000, over 200 hundred people contributed to the event, helping surpass the desired total prior to the first puck drop of the evening.

If you’d like to contribute to the goal, please click here.

The Atlantic Youth Hockey League is the USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier I AAA youth hockey league of the Atlantic District. From Connecticut to Maryland, the AYHL’s membership is comprised of over 100 teams, representing four districts, and is spread across six playing divisions. The AYHL’s mission is to develop young players with competition, fun, and good sportsmanship, and move them on to the next phase of their hockey career. With a distinguished alumni list of players that spent a portion of their playing career in the AYHL, today’s players choose to play in the AYHL knowing that it is a proven stepping stone for those serious in their hockey pursuits.

For more information on the AYHL, log on to HTTP://WWW.ATLANTICHOCKEY.ORG/AYHL.PHP or on Twitter @AYHL or on Facebook at HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THEAYHL