Regehr And Other NHLers Getting Behind Right To Play
07/09/2008 07:28
TORONTO - When sitting in an NHL arena in the biggest city in Canada, the grass huts of Maputo, Mozambique couldn't seem any further away.
Even that didn't affect Robyn Regehr's memory while talking about a recent trip he took to the country in Southeast Africa.
The Calgary Flames defenceman travelled to Mozambique with Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara as Right To Play ambassadors in late June. They visited areas of the country where the organization has set up programs to try and help poor children through sports.
It was similar to the trip NHLers Andrew Ference and Steve Montador took to Tanzania last summer and it's something Regehr would like to see others do in the future.
"I'm a big believer that we should get as many people as possible to go over there every five or six years," he said Friday before playing in the Festival Cup charity hockey game. "It readjusts your perception level of everything. All we see of Africa is what a lot people want us to see, what certain media outlets wants us to see.
"By going over there yourself, you get to see something different. It's a real good experience."
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Not only is this a very noble cause, I’ll bet it really opens up the eyes of some of today’s over-paid, ultra-pampered NHL hockey brats.