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Tofino youth play hockey with pros

Former NHLers Brendan Morrison and Sven Butenschon hosted a special game of pick-up on July 14.
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Brendan Morrison rounds up the young squad on July 14 at the Wickaninnish Community School. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)

Local youth played a game of pick-up hockey with former NHLers Brendan Morrison and Sven Butenschon on Friday, July 14 at the Wickaninnish Community School.

The special game kicked off the eighth annual Tofino Saltwater Classic fishing derby, which has raised over $350,000 for community initiatives in the last seven years.