PUCHOG, Inc.

What Is PUCHOG?

Players Using Competition Helping Others Grow, Inc. (PUCHOG) is a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) organization. We strive to enhance the lives of wounded veterans and their supporters by organizing tournaments and other fun events to bring awareness to the issues they face while raising funds to help their cause. All of the members are volunteers and all proceeds and donations from every event go directly to support our teams.

The PUCHOG hockey program is designed to get wounded warriors and their supporters on the ice to play ice hockey. The program is intended to provide warriors a chance to gather with fellow veterans with shared experiences and share the camaraderie they felt while in the service. The game of hockey allows these warriors to participate in a fast moving, quick thinking game that can be rough. Hockey therefore is an excellent form of physical, mental and emotional therapy.

UPCOMING EVENTS
DATETIMEEVENTLOCATION
Friday March 228:45pm - 9:45pmFree Skate & GreetTwin Ponds East
Sunday April 286:00pm - 7:00pmFree Skate & GreetTwin Ponds East
Friday May 17 -6:00pm6th Annual Hockey for Heroes TournamentTwin Ponds East
Sunday May 19

Why we do what we do

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some videos of warriors enjoying ice hockey:

The benefits of playing sled hockey (Spoiler alert: One of them is that it is fun!)

Spot featuring the Navy Wounded Warrior Sled Hockey Team

Want to see even more? Watch the 2014 U.S.A. sled team train for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi here.

PUCHOG Board of Directors

John Jones

United States Marine Corps 1985 - 1990, 1991. After the Corps, Earned a finance degree from Penn State, then an MBA from S.U.N.Y Oswego. Has been attempting to play hockey since 1980 after watching the US win Gold.

Jim Jones

While I have no direct military service, I live in Carlisle and claim sufficient experience to be a vet through all of the area retirees. My hockey career is "maturing" as I am now paid to attend games as opposed to paying to attend them.