NHL Player Inclusion Coalition hosts seminar at Nevada Boys and Girls Club

Andy Bischel, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, said the donation is the culmination of Reaves’ vision to bring a hockey facility and rink to a place that might not have otherwise had one.

“It’s his vision and his ongoing commitment,” said Bischel. “This is an athlete who follows his words with actions.”

Reaves, a forward who played 49 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, was unable to make it to Thursday’s event, but other coalition members were present in full force to conduct an indoor hockey seminar.

Toward the end of the session, Boys and Girls Club members took turns competing against an all-star roster of current and former NHL and professional players, including Whitecloud, coalition co-chair and “NHL on TNT” analyst Anson Carter, co-chair and ESPN analyst PK Subban, Seattle Kraken television analyst JT Brown, former forward Georges Laraque, former forward Anthony Stewart, former defenseman Mark Fraser, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris, PWHL New York defenseman Abby Roque and four-time U.S. Women’s Olympic Team forward Julie Chu.

“It’s important for the development of the game. And more importantly, the development of the game is getting people comfortable with the game, getting into the game and feeling like they’re a part of it,” Subban said. “I’m already seeing kids who didn’t know how to hold a hockey stick and shoot the ball.”