The NHLPA, one of Smashfest’s sponsors reports on Smashfest’s 8th year.
Eight years. Two charities. One-of-a-kind. Smashfest, the charity ping-pong event created by Dominic Moore in 2012, with the help of the NHLPA, is on the cusp of a very impressive milestone.
Held at Steam Whistle Brewery Smashfest is a gathering of dozens of current and former NHL players. In addition to mixing and mingling with fans, NHL players and fans compete in a ping-pong tournament.
Since 2012 the event was raised more than $856,000 dollars for concussion and rare cancer research and could hit one million dollars in 2018.
NHL players enjoy coming out to support these causes.
“Last year was my first year,” Brandon Tanev told NHLPA.com. “I thought it was an amazing event. Dom does a terrific job in setting things up, and it’s for such great causes. Any time you can participate and help raise money and awareness for something like this, it’s awesome.
Dominic Moore greatly appreciates the players’ contributions over the years and he’s committed to growing Smashfest to have even more impact.
“They’re tremendous supporters of the community. You see players doing lots of community events throughout the year and in the summer. For Smashfest, when we get guys eagerly volunteering to be part of it, that means a lot.”
Eight years in, there’s no thought of putting the paddle down for Smashfest.
“It’s grown to what it is and we still think it has more potential,” said Moore. “We’re motivated to continue to grow it, spread the good message and raise money for the causes.”
Source: NHLPA