Elite Hockey Academy's ‘Skate for a Cure’ Raises $6,000

NORTHFORD, CT —Elite Hockey Academy helped raise over $6,000 during its “Skate for a Cure” fundraiser earlier this month at the Northford Ice Pavilion.

The event benefited the research mission of Cure Rare Disease and 6-year-old Max Herzog of Branford, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disease that limits muscle development over time.

Elite Hockey President Peter Alden is a friend and neighbor of the Herzog family. The event featured a friends-and-family skate followed by a game between Elite Hockey and 18U rival Yale Junior Bulldogs.

Max is on track for a gene treatment, under development by Cure Rare Disease, in 2022.

To support the Boston-based nonprofit biotech’s mission, please visit www.cureraredisease.org.

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