As the season quickly approaches for the Golden Knights, star center and alternate captain Jack Eichel has made the most of his off season by hosting his third JE9 premier youth hockey camp.
Eichel was completely hands-on throughout the week-long camp, personally welcoming boys and girls of all skill levels from across North America. His passion for the game and desire to give back to the sport that has given him so much at an early age led him to establish the program.
The camp provides the young hockey players with the opportunity to learn from Eichel and other top-level coaches, as well as participate in on-ice drills and games designed to enhance their skills and understanding of the game. The camp welcomes players of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players, and focuses on individual development and team-building.
Jack Eichel completed the third JE9 Hockey Camp in Las Vegas, a week of coaching youth hockey players. His camp benefitted Best Buddies, a non-profit which creates opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a cause he’s been involved with… pic.twitter.com/xAqQwVM2X7
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His commitment to making a difference off the ice is evident through his long-standing support of Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Beyond being a hockey camp, the program has donated $120,000 to Best Buddies International.
Additionally, through his participation in the Battle 4 Vegas charity softball game, he directed $150,000 to the organization. Altogether, Eichel has contributed $270,000 to Best Buddies during his time in Las Vegas, helping to empower volunteers and expand inclusive opportunities for those the organization serves.
“It’s an organization I've been involved with for seven or eight years now and there's connections with our family,” Eichel told Golden Knights reporter Gary Lawless. “My sister studied it in school, and she worked in special needs education when she got out of school. I feel like it was always something that I had a passion for. When you're in the position that a lot of us are in and having the ability to make an impact and give back, I looked at Best Buddies as an organization that I felt like I had a lot of passion for and wanted to get involved with and had the opportunity to meet, Anthony Shriver [CEO, Best Buddies] and go to a few Best Buddies events and continued that relationship in Buffalo and then started one in Vegas when I moved there.”
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