Members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the southern Alberta city’s premiere sports team, traded their skates for aprons to help support the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen.
It’s the fuel they needed to feed their souls. The junior hockey team is helping the vulnerable and taking some off-ice life lessons.
Kooper Gizowski is a forward typically found on the left wing, but on Tuesday evening, he was found supporting his community.
“It’s honestly a big step for us and I think it gives us a better point of view of life, too,” said Gizowski.
The soup kitchen relies heavily on volunteers and appearances from the Lethbridge Hurricanes help motivate others to follow suit.
“If it’s a group that’s known in the city, especially with this team, they’re out and about a lot, they see them here, I think it shows them to say ‘Hey, I can do that as well’,” said Bill Ginther, executive director of the …