The Icehawks battle HPS during a 2014 Kevin Major Memorial Tournament ice hockey game. Amelia Park will once again be host to the tourney, beginning Wednesday night.
WESTFIELD – Five years following the shocking death of Westfield resident, Kevin J. Major, who died of sudden cardiac arrest, he is still being honored with a growing tradition.
The puck is set to drop on the 5th annual Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey Tournament at Amelia Park Ice Arena August 5-9. Players, families, friends, and fans from all across the region are expected to flock to what figures to be a fun-filled, five-day event.
Susan Canning holds a pair of autographed Boston Bruins jerseys signed by Terry O’Reilly and Adam McQuaid as part of the 2014 fundraiser at the Amelia Park Ice Arena in memory of her son Kevin J. Major who was an avid hockey player. Fundraising efforts will continue Wednesday through Sunday with games, raffles, auctions, and more as the fifth year of the memorial tournament comes to Amelia Park Ice Arena again this week. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
The tournament will begin with Jelly Belly Pools, of Chicopee/Springfield, vs. Westfield-based Clap Bomb Crew Wednesday night at 6 p.m. It is the first of a quadruple header that night.
On Thursday and Friday, games will take place, beginning at 5 p.m. A whole slate of games will continue all weekend long.
Community Day will overtake the arena Saturday. The doors will open shortly before 8 a.m. There will be raflles, a silent auction, brief CPR/AED skills training sessions, an afternoon cookout, award presentations, an ice cream social, and more.
The tournament will conclude Sunday with three championships, beginning sometime around 5 p.m., or thereafter.
