The
Widnes Wild & Riverside Raiders are delighted to announce that their
Charity game on December 27th will be named after local Ice Hockey Player
Antony Morris, who sadly passed away recently.
Widnes Wild Head Coach Scott Mckenzie had this
to say about the news:"To
be able to name this game after Antony is a massive honour for the Widnes Wild
& Riverside Raiders. I was fortunate enough to have spent time on the ice
with Antony during the summer when I first arrived here in Widnes and also on
the Clarke & Co Hockey Camp, so to learn about his passing was a real shock
to me. I am glad that we can create a memorial cup that will be named in his
honour and played for annually."
Sprakes
& Sons have kindly offered to sponsor the event. This is what they had
to say about the Antony Morris Memorial Cup and being a part of it:
‘We at Sprakes & Sons Ltd already sponsor Widnes Wild so when we heard that a new cup was to be played for annually in Widnes we thought it would be a perfect idea to sponsor this cup and name it the Antony Morris Memorial Cup in memory of Antony.’
Antony's
family and his fiancee were contacted to ask if they would be agreeable to this
gesture and they said that they appreciated all the support and respect that
the Widnes Ice Hockey family have shown towards Antony, and that he himself
would have been delighted and honoured to have a cup in his name.
The
Widnes Wild and Riverside Raiders will be raising money for Ronald McDonald
House on the evening of the game so we urge fans to come down and enjoy the
game of ice hockey, played the right way, for a great cause, in memory of a
great man.
