Since January, fans attending games have been treated to between-periods video of the Try Hockey Day on January 17. Over 50 blind Coloradans went out on the ice that day, some for the first time, others with a stick in their hand for the first time. Fans are impressed by the video, but it is little more than an historical artifact now.
Back in January the Colorado Avalanche hosted a “Try Hockey” event for prospective blind hockey players. It featured several blind hockey players from across Canada and the United States and was coordinated by and the . Forty-two blind participants, including youth and some, like me, who were much older, took to the ice that day. About half of those participants came from CCB.