This season, Chevrolet challenged teams to complete a Good Deed within the community that helped to make hockey more inclusive to people from all backgrounds and abilities. The Blazers decided to focus their efforts on ensuring that their local arenas would be built in a manner that would make them accessible for everyone in the community.
The idea to promote accessibility was prompted by the inability of a parent volunteer who uses a wheelchair to access the timekeeper box or find unobstructed views to watch the games. The team got to work developing a presentation and delivered it to the local city council to ensure that the new arenas being built included accessibility for fans and for local para-hockey teams such as see-through rink boards.
To demonstrate their passion and the need for accessible arenas, the team hosted a ‘try para-hockey’ event. This event brought attention to the sport, who can participate and ensured their message to make the new arenas accessible was heard by the community.