Hockey player shares his passion and gives youths a ‘Chance to Play’
Many kids have never played hockey, let alone seen it – but thanks to a high school senior, they're getting a big opportunity.
News 12 Staff
•
Oct 25, 2021, 7:25 PM
•
Updated 902 days ago
Share:
More Stories
2:28
Exclusive: Lost Stamford High School class ring turns up at seminary after almost 80 years
yesterday
Send us your positive story ideas!
4ds ago2:14
Café at Stamford courthouse offers employment and empowerment
22ds ago2:16
Stamford student-athlete remembered for his lasting impact in the baseball community
22ds ago1:36
NFL star and New Canaan native team up for a good cause
28ds ago1:53
Darien High School football program raises more than $12,000 to help fight Type 1 diabetes
48ds ago2:28
Exclusive: Lost Stamford High School class ring turns up at seminary after almost 80 years
yesterdaySend us your positive story ideas!
4ds ago2:14
Café at Stamford courthouse offers employment and empowerment
22ds ago2:16
Stamford student-athlete remembered for his lasting impact in the baseball community
22ds ago1:36
NFL star and New Canaan native team up for a good cause
28ds ago1:53
Darien High School football program raises more than $12,000 to help fight Type 1 diabetes
48ds agoMany
of the kids at the Hall Elementary School in Bridgeport have never
played hockey let alone seen it – but thanks to a high school senior, they're
getting a big opportunity.
John
Vallilo is a captain on the Fairfield co-op hockey team and goes to Fairfield
Ludlowe High School. He came up with the idea of growing the sport of hockey
with kids in the inner city.
On
Monday, he was at Hall Elementary to show off his skill and the sport to grades
3-6.
"I
find so much joy in reaching the kids and seeing the smile on their faces and
hearing the screams of joy for an hour,” he told News 12.
Vallilo's
program is called Chance to Play. He's working with USA Hockey and the
Bridgeport Islanders to hopefully get some equipment for the students so they
can make it easier to play.
