{"id":789214,"date":"2026-05-11T17:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/789214\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:33:36","slug":"news-chicago-blackhawks-boys-girls-clubs-of-chicago-bring-community-together-for-floor-hockey-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/789214\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Chicago Blackhawks, Boys &#038; Girls Clubs of Chicago Bring Community Together for Floor Hockey Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Blackhawks Foundation and Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) brought together youth, families and community members this past Saturday, May 9, at the Bartlett J. McCartin Club for the 5th Annual Floor Hockey Tournament \u2013 an event that celebrated competition, creativity and the continued impact of a longstanding partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, young athletes from multiple Clubs across the city competed in a series of games and skills challenges as part of the organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/blackhawks\/community\/foundation\/goal-program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G.O.A.L. floor hockey program<\/a>. The tournament served as a culminating experience for participants, providing an opportunity to showcase their skills while building confidence, teamwork and sportsmanship in a fun, supportive environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur work is rooted in investing in Chicago\u2019s neighborhoods and creating opportunities for young people to feel connected, supported and included,\u201d said <strong>Annie Davis-Korelc, Executive Director of the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation<\/strong>. \u201cThrough our partnership with Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Chicago, events like this tournament and projects like our Centennial murals bring sport and creativity together in ways that build confidence, strengthen community and create a lasting sense of belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Blackhawks Foundation and Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) brought together youth, families&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":789215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-789214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116557146764414536","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}