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JANUARY 2018 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 7 December may be the season of giving, but October is the season of saving thanks to a campaign designed to help goaltenders turn saves into cash for cancer research. The October Saves campaign encourages youth hockey goalies to get family, friends, coaches and teammates to pledge money for each save they make during the month with the proceeds benefitting some of the country's leading cancer research organizations. Organizations track each goaltender's progress on the October Saves website, while many clubs follow the competition using large pink bricks pasted on the wall in the lobby of their local ice rink. Goalies with the most saves at the end of the month were also eligible to win prizes such as Vaughn goalie gear, a custom painted goalie mask or a GoPro goalie kit. The Washington Capitals also invited the top 75 fundraisers from the Potomac Valley region to attend a game. To learn more about the campaign, go to OctoberSaves.org BY THE NUMBERS SAVES TO SHUTOUT CANCER COMMUNITY k October Saves has become a team effort to raise funds and awareness. Top Fundraising Club: The Washington Little Capitals — $26,066 Second Place: Reston Raiders of Reston, Va. — $18,490 Third Place: Ashburn Xtreme of Ashburn, Va. — $17,666 Top Fundraising Goalie: Benjamin Skowronek, Washington Little Capitals — $15,528 Second Place: Keegan Groom, Nassau Lions — $9,544 Third Place: Nikolas Agathis, New Jersey Rockets — $6,650 Total Funds Raised: $325,000 Number of Participants: 685 Number of Clubs: 155 Countries Involved: United States and Canada NHL Goalies Participating: Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer and Jake Allen Beneficiaries: Inova Schar Cancer Institute; Life with Cancer; Stand Up 2 Cancer; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The October Saves/Goalie Guild Scholarship