Goons 4 Good uses
hockey to raise
money for worthy
Minnesota causes
IT STARTED OUT as a couple of small business owners getting
together for an informal adult league hockey tournament called The
SotaStick Classic in 2018. The tournament, with an elevated volume
of interested sponsors, quickly evolved into ways it could be utilized
to bring in money for The Hendrickson Foundation—a Richfield-based
organization focused on disabled hockey.
With a high level of interest, The SotaStick Classic returned in 2019
with more money raised for The Hendrickson Foundation.
Thus, the Goons 4 Good idea was born.
"It was encouraging to see and hear how many more people were
interested in just playing hockey in a fun and different environ-
ment with the ability to help out a charity or foundation," explained
co-founder Landon Johnson, who along with Jesse Bentrup and Scott
Swanson brought Goons 4 Good fully to life in 2021. "It was just a great
way to utilize hockey for something good in the community."
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