New York woman suits up for Trashers

Published on February 21, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


Molly McMaster, 29, of Wilton, NY, is making history during March as she plays for every team in the United Hockey League, a men's professional minor league. On March 1 at 7:00 p.m., she will take the ice with the Danbury Trashers at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, CT as the Trashers face the defending Colonial Cup Champion Muskegon Fury.

McMaster, who has been playing amateur hockey for 11 years, will join a select number of women who have played men's professional hockey, and an even smaller number who have played out of the net. Her first professional game will be on February 26 for her hometown team, the Adirondack Frostbite.

McMaster's ice time in March will be the highlight of "The UHL Cross-Checks Colon Cancer," the UHL's 2006 campaign for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The Trashers and the entire UHL are supporting colorectal cancer awareness through an alliance with The Colon Club, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating about the disease in out-of-the-box ways. McMaster, President and Co-Founder of The Colon Club, was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer on February 19, 1999 - her 23rd birthday. She celebrated her 30th birthday and her seventh year cancer-free exactly one week before playing her first professional game.

This latest stunt is just one of many in which McMaster has participated since her diagnosis. She inline skated 2,000 miles across the country in 2000 for "Rolling to Recovery;" in 2002 created the nationally-known Colossal Colon®, a crawl-through model of the human colon; co-founded The Colon Club in 2003; and in 2005 unveiled the first ColondarSM, an annual calendar of young colorectal cancer survivors.

"Colorectal cancer is not just a 50-year-old white man's disease. It can happen to anyone at any time," said McMaster.

The alliance between the organizations is made possible by the generosity of Fleet Laboratories. Activities will include McMaster's game participation, announcements, and educational handouts at all games in March. The Trashers and all UHL players will wear patches on their home jerseys that depict a blue star, the universal symbol for colorectal cancer, and Fleet will provide fun and educational giveaways for fans at the game on March 1. Fleet's mascot, EneManTM, will also make a special appearance at the game.

Tickets for the game are available at www.DanburyTrashers.com or by calling the Trashers box office at (866) 565-PUCK. For more information about the Danbury Trashers, visit www.DanburyTrashers.com. For more information about colorectal cancer, Molly McMaster, and The Colon Club, visit www.colonclub.com. For more information about Fleet Laboratories, visit www.cbfleet.com.

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