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Seattle pride hockey league leader finalist for NHL award

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Among other accomplishments, the Seattle Pride Hockey Association takes credit for introducing four engaged couples and counting. No one has asked co-founder and president Steven Thompson to officiate — yet. While ordained on-ice minister isn’t on his hockey biography — yet — the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award finalist is front and center. Thompson was recently named one of three U.S. finalists for the award, given to an individual who has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society through hockey. The Seattle Pride Hockey Association was founded in April 2019, and the showpiece event is the Seattle Pride Hockey Classic each summer . A newer tournament, the Frozen Pride Classic, took place in February in Winthrop. While SPHA was brainstorming a few short years ago, volunteer organizers looked around at other major cities’ tournaments and wanted to do things differently. The more traditional model is putting together a team and sending it as is. “What you don’t get is that community.…

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