Ice Dogs Forward Scott Stephenson shaking hands with Westbus CEO Jim Glasson

The Ice Dogs would like to extend a big thank you to one of their 2009  major sponsor’s Westbus, for supporting the Sydney Ice Dogs and the Pups Club.

Every year Westbus  continuously give back to the community and in 2009 they decided to invest in the often neglected ice hockey community through the Ice Dogs and the Pups Club.   The Pups Club  is made up of registered ice hockey players in the Atoms (under 11) and Peewees (under 13) age grades around Sydney, who receive free passes to all Ice Dogs Home Games.

The purpose of the Pups Club aligns with the Ice Dogs mission statement which is “to retain the youth of the game, by providing a pinnacle they can aspire to”.  “The most important thing to come out of the AIHL and Ice Dogs at the end of the day is that kids come to the games with their families and stick to the sport, because they want to play at that level in the future” says Captain Anthony Wilson.   Wilson goes onto say “It is great to find a partner like Westbus who not only understands this, but shares the same vision”.

In 2010, the Ice Dogs are looking to take everything to the next level, including the Pups Club.  “We want to give more to the younger players who come to the Ice Dogs games” says forward Scott Stephenson. “We want to have the Atoms and Peewees playing games in our intermissions, receiving free posters and go that extra mile beyond letting them have first dibs on broken sticks (and even complete sticks sometimes).  It is just a matter of setting up the infrastructure over the off-season to grow the Pups Club”.

So thanks again to Westbus and if you live in the Western Sydney area and are looking for a public transport alternative please check out www.yourbus.com.au and help support the company that supports us!