The Tulsa Warriors Hockey Club supports veterans through the sport of ice hockey.
The players will have a tournament this weekend. In preparation for Saturday, club president Donnie Buehrig gathered the group for practice.
“It makes you feel complete,” Boilig said. “It makes you feel connected. It makes you part of a family, and when you're hurt or stressed or in physical pain during a game, you're there next to each other going through it together. There are people who will help you.”
Mr. Buhlig brought the club to Green Country a year ago.
“My son followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Navy,” Boilig said. “He was going through some issues and the people on the hockey team were also dealing with the same issues as him and they came together and it helped him heal. It changed my son's life. , and because it changed his life, I felt inspired to do the same.”
He's changing the lives of people like Chris Felts, who served 12 years in the Marine Corps.
“About three years before I started playing hockey, I went through a rough time. I was self-isolating a lot,” Felts said.
He didn't know it at the time, but he wasn't alone.
”I have been retired for 10 years and have lost about 13 brothers who served with me after I retired,” Felts said. “It's so common, and that's what really drew me into this. It's really fast-paced, and for an hour on the ice or in practice, everything just quiets down and disappears.”
A type of drug attached to skates.
“Even if you're not in a situation in your life where you need help, there's probably a brother or sister who is in a situation in their life who needs help,” Felts said. “We leave no one behind in battle. No one should be left behind here.”
The club will compete in the inaugural Battle of the Turnpike Tournament this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Wystreet Ice Center.
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