The Worcester Sharks remain extremely active during the off-season, with more than 100 community appearances throughout Central Massachusetts. Worcester Sharks Summer Days presented by Irving Oil includes player and mascot appearances, Sharks Street Brigades and SharkHead Shootouts.
"The Sharks are excited to be partnered with Irving Oil in [image-nocss] the central Massachusetts community," said Lehr, "The Sharks will continue to make it a priority to get more kids involved in hockey this summer and appreciate the support from Irving Oil."
The Worcester Sharks Summer Days presented by Irving Oil officially kicked off on June 4, as the Sharks Street Brigade visited the Flagg Street Elementary School Spree Day in Worcester, Mass. The Sharks Street Brigade is an interactive, mobile, street hockey experience geared toward elementary school-aged children in order to generate an interest in hockey and make it more accessible to local youth.
The Sharks Street Brigade staff will provide professional basic instruction and conduct drills and short scrimmages or provide an hour of fun for anyone involved. The scrimmages will be refereed by the team mascot, Finz.
Irving Oil Marketing Inc., based in Portsmouth, N.H., is a leading energy refiner and supplier serving retail and commercial customers in eastern Canada (based out of Saint John, N.B.) and New England with a range of finished energy products and complementary services. The company offers fuel at more than 700 dealers throughout Atlantic Canada and New England.
The company also sponsors the New England Special Olympics, New England Aquarium's Right Whale Program and Fuel the Care, which provides fuel assistance to families with young children who must travel back and forth to the hospital for treatment.
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