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Everblades Teddy Bear Toss game 2012

Dania Maxwell/Staff Sarah Velencia stands with a teddy bear watching the Florida Everblades warm up on the ice at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. Velencia and hundreds of others who brought teddy bears will toss them onto the rink after the first goal. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.

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Dania Maxwell/Staff Sarah Velencia stands with a teddy bear watching the Florida Everblades warm up on the ice at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. Velencia and hundreds of others who brought teddy bears will toss them onto the rink after the first goal. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.

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  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Patrick Kuck, 13, helps to pick up the teddy bears tossed onto the arena after the Florida Everblades scored their first goal against Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Bruce Gorniak, front left, and his partner Lillian Moody, second left, toss teddy bears onto the arena after the Florida Everblades scored their first goal against Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. Gorniak and Moody brought 28 bears to donate. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Thousands of teddy bears are tossed onto the arena after the Florida Everblades scored their first goal against Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Florida Everblades Mathieu Roy (15) attemps to make a goal against the Greenville Road Warriors in the second period of the game at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff The Florida Everblades celebrate a goal made by David Rutherford (91) in the second period of the game against the Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff A scene from the Florida Everblades game versus Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff After getting into a fight in the first period, Greenville Road Warriors' Brendan Connolly (9) is escorted of the rink at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff A scene from the Florida Everblades game versus Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff A scene from the Florida Everblades game versus Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Florida Everblades Tommi Kivisto (6) races to the puck against Greenville Road Warriors Andrew Yogan (21) in the second period of the game at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Florida Everblades A.J. Jenks (22) races with the puck against Greenville Road Warriors Lee Baldwin (6) in the first period of the game at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Sarah Velencia stands with a teddy bear watching the Florida Everblades warm up on the ice at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. Velencia and hundreds of others who brought teddy bears will toss them onto the rink after the first goal. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Thousands of teddy bears are tossed onto the arena after the Florida Everblades scored their first goal against Greenville Road Warriors at Germain Arena on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Estero, Fla. All stuffed toys will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and other local charities.

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