2019 Tuukka Cup Raises $14394
The final Tuukka Cup donation was tallied this week – Contributed Photo
Blenheim Chev helped with a test drive fundraiser.
Champions for each division were:
- Novice Champions – Blenheim Bruins
- Atom Champions – Platinum Hockey
- Peewee Champions – Ronny’s Recruits
- Bantam Champions – BarDowners
- Midget Champions – Benchwarmers
- Adult Champions – Goats
The Tuukka Cup is held each year in honour of Ronny ‘Tuukka’ Betterley, a local hockey enthusiast who passed away last year after a battle with DIPG at the age of 7.
Last year, the first annual Tuukka Cup raised $10,327.23.
Pictured Above: Left to right (Darrin Charbonneau – Blenheim Chev, Tony Rizzuto – Blenheim Chev, Anita Betterley – Ronny’s (a.k.a. “Tuukka”) mother, Mike Boersma (Tournament Director, Ronny’s cousin). Absent from photo were Jeff Betterley (Ronny’s father) and Sydney Boersma (Tournament Director, Ronny’s cousin).