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Decades of former Great Neck Bruin hockey players came out on Saturday, October 30, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., to participate in the Great Neck Bruins Alumni game at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink.

The teammates were made up of past Bruins players including six sets of brothers, all of whom played for the Park District back in the day.

It was a spectacular event filled with a mixture of emotions, fond memories and exhilaration.

The greatest eye-opener was taking a look at how many years have past and realizing that everyone still played with the same gusto. All of the players have a love for the game that has not changed with time. Their love for hockey has never died and their fervor for being back on the ice together, as a team, is true unbridled passion.

“I realized after playing in this game that myself, my teammates and coaches are Great Neck Bruins for life,” said Mark Feinsod, one of the alumni players. “It was such a great experience; it’s terrific that a group of guys that grew up together will stick together as teammates for life. That is what Fred Ondris, Gene Bradley and Peter Renick taught us. I am already training for next year’s game! After all of these years there is not a day that goes by where I don’t think about my days at the Parkwood Skating Rink and the Great Neck Bruins organization.”

That says so much about the Great Neck Park District Bruins and how they run their program. Everyone is looking forward to next year’s Bruins alumni game, as it has now become an annual event. All former players are invited to join in the fun!

It is never too late to become a member of the Great Neck Bruins. It is possible that you, too, can one day look back and remember the days with the Bruins as the best of your life.

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