From left: Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers alumni member; Bill Whitmore, chairman of the board of directors of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation; Willie O’Ree, Hockey Hall of Fame member and first black professional hockey player; Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania president; Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers president; and Michael Chism, Snider Hockey alumni member
The Alumni Showdown, part of the festivities of the National Hockey League’s Stadium Series in Philadelphia, served as an announcement of a $7 million donation from Snider Hockey to renovate the Class of 1923 Arena at the University of Pennsylvania, which will become operational year-round and a home to Snider Hockey programming.
