Bonino Hoping Stanley Cup Visit to Avon Means Big Donation to CCMC

AVON, CT – National Hockey League star Nick Bonino is bringing the Stanley Cup to Avon Old Farms for the second year in a row in an effort to raise money for Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

The Cup is scheduled for a Sunday appearance at the school.

Bonino was on the 2017 Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguin squad. He is a 2007 graduate who grew up in Farmington and played high school hockey at Avon Old Farms under coach John Gardner.

While at Avon Old Farms, Bonino captained a New England Championship hockey team his senior year.

He went on to play for Boston University and helped lead the team to a NCAA Championship.

Before joining the Penguins, Bonino played for the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks.

Bonino recently signed a four-year contract with the Nashville Predators.

The 2017 Championship was the Penguins’ fifth Stanley Cup win. As a member of the cup winner, Bonino was given the chance to have the cup for a day — an NHL custom that plays out year-after-year.

To raise money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, this year Bonino will be charging $10 per person for admission - cash only, and is limiting admission to the first 3,000 people.

The event is scheduled to begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday and Bonino will be visiting the Center immediately after the event at Avon Old Farms.

He Tweeted that his goal is to raise $30,000, up from the $6,000 he donated last year from the Cup viewing event.

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