Oreo, NHLPA deliver $200,000 in hockey equipment grants to Canadian youth hockey teams

Who: Oreo

What: The brand, in partnership with the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) have announced its inaugural OREO Stay Playful For All grant recipients. 

The grant provided 14 hockey organizations with $200,000 in hockey equipment from OREO and NHLPA Goals & Dreams to youth hockey organizations across Canada. 

"By partnering with the NHLPA and its longstanding NHLPA Goals & Dreams program, our goal is to remove the barriers that often prevent access to the game Canadians love and give more kids the opportunity to get on the ice and experience the joy of hockey," said Sonia Bongiorno, Canada team lead, partnerships/scale activations, & shopper marketing, Mondelez Canada Inc. 

See the inaugural OREO Stay Playful For All grant recipients below. 

$25,000 Grant Recipients

Bill Bolton Arena (Toronto, ON)

Vancouver Female Ice Hockey Association (Vancouver, BC)

Sensory Motor Instructional Learning Experience (S.M.I.L.E) Program (Wolfville, NS)

La ligue de hockey les Mini-Palettes Roses (Laurentides, QC)

$10,000 Grant Recipients

Take A Shot Sports (Windsor, ON)

London Blizzard Sledge Hockey (London, ON)

North Bay North Stars (North Bay, ON)

Fort Hope First Nation Hockey (Fort Hope, ON)

Carmacks Minor Hockey (Carmacks, YT)

Hockey New Brunswick (Dieppe, NB)

L'Association de Hockey Mineur de Villeray (AHMV) (Montreal, QC)

Association du hockey mineur de Rocher (Chandler en Gaspesie, QC)

Association du hockey mineur de Mont-Joli (Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC)

Huntingdon Minor Hockey Association (Lac St-Louis, QC)