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CASTLETON, Vt. – The Vermont State University Castleton men's hockey team will be hosting its third annual Breaking the Ice on Mental Health game in partnership with the Rutland Regional Medical Center at 7 p.m. on February 2, 2024, at Spartan Arena in Rutland.
 
Castleton is a pioneer of the event, becoming one of the first men's NCAA ice hockey programs to host an annual mental health awareness game back in 2022. Proceeds from the event benefit Rutland Regional Medical Center's Behavioral Health Services. Through two years, the event has helped raise more than $16,000 for RRMC.
 
Special jerseys will once again be auctioned off, and a raffle with three great prizes donated by local businesses will help bolster the donation to RRMC along with all proceeds from ticket and t-shirt sales. Raffle prizes include tickets to a Boston Bruins game at TD Garden courtesy of F.W. Webb, a foursome with carts at Rutland Country Club courtesy of F.W. Webb and a ticket voucher to the Paramount Theater. To bid on the game-worn uniforms, click here. To purchase raffle tickets, contact head coach Kyle Richards or any member of the Castleton men's ice hockey program.
 
In addition, fans will have the opportunity to purchase commemorative Breaking the Ice on Mental Health t-shirts at the event on February 2, and the first 200 fans through the door will receive a custom green towel courtesy of Foley Enterprises.. The cost of admission is $7 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students as the Spartans battle the University of Southern Maine.
 
For more information about the upcoming Breaking the Ice on Mental Health game, go to www.castletonsports.com or www.rrmc.org or call 802-747-3634.
 
Are you or someone you know in crisis? Help is available. Dial 988 or text "VT" to 741741 to speak with trained crisis counselors.