Annual hockey tournament raises money in memory of soldier from Oxford killed in Afghanistan
Tyler Todd killed in 2010; proceeds from tourney to non-profit Wounded Warriors organization
By
Mark Schadenberg
Tyler
Todd died at the age of 26.
He
was in Afghanistan for all Canadians, but for people of Oxford County, his
death in active duty, really hit home.
There
are many links and stories online, including a few below (YouTube musical
tribute included), but the grad of Woodstock’s Huron Park Secondary School,
apparently was killed when he stepped on a land mine or what is referred to as:
an improvised explosive device, while on foot patrol.
The
currently published Woodstock Sentinel-Review story (below) promotes an upcoming 4th
annual memorial 3-on-3 co-ed hockey tournament in Plattsville in Private Tyler
Todd’s honour. Proceeds for the weekend (April 3-5) event will be directed to www.woundedwarriors.ca,
which is a foundation created to assist Canadian war veterans who are inflicted
with both physical injuries and mental illnesses upon returning home. The newspaper
story notes the tournament raised $35,000 last year and a total of $60,000 over
its first three years.
Tyler
Todd, who was from Bright, was involved in minor hockey in Plattsville and was
also a volunteer firefighter.
Todd was nearing the end of a six-month assignment near Kandahar City on April 11, 2010 when he was killed, and was a member of the 11th Platoon, Delta Company, 1st
Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry regiment, which is
based at CFB Edmonton.
I personally did not know Tyler Todd.
One of the reasons I’m writing this is to recall those events
of 2010.
Another reason, is tourney organizers are seeking the
involvement of 158 minor hockey players to participate in a ceremony in the
lunch hour on Saturday, April 5, where each young hockey player would skate in
a ceremony with the picture of one of the Canadians killed in Afghanistan.
A specific third reason to simply attend the event at some time
that weekend is that the Portraits Of Honour will be on display.
To register a team or find out more info, contact Trevor Baer
at 519-635-3507.
Sentinel-Review LINK:
Additional LINKS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QerRytM2CJk . . . a musical tribute
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