Battle of the Badges
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While hockey tends to be full of grit and hard hitting action - there can be a softer side to the sport--- or at least its participants.
Kimt news 3's alex jirgens hit the ice ahead of the 10th annual battle of the badges in mason city.xxx battle-pkgll-1 battle-pkgll-2 it's a strong annual tradition in north iowa - the battle of the badges.
Battle-pkgll-3 this year's battle will feature these new jerseys.
That's not the only change- this marks the first year the frozen battle will take place in the new arena.
Lieutenant matt klunder has been organizing the battle since day 1.
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Matt klunder cerro gordo co.
Sheriff's dept.
"there are some other police fire games i'd seen around the country doing charity things."
Battle-pkgll-5 for klunder, the most important thing about the battle is being able to grant a child with a critical illness a special wish.
"love seeing those kids, and the things they go through are a lot of hardship for the kids and their families."
Mike hackbart is a firefighter paramedic - but on saturday - he's a defenseman.
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"we have some defensemen that are really good puck handlers, that's not me, so they'll try and score a goal.
But you won't see me on the far end."
Battle-pkgll-7 hackbart has been touched by the many children who look up to police and firefighters.
""the pd has a kid that is crazy about them.
We've got a kid that's crazy about us, and more than that likely.
But the kids make it all worthwhile."
We couldn't help but wonder if these weekend warriors have any particular strategy.
"we're gonna go out there and work hard, hopefully they get tired before we do.
I think that's both of our strategies is seeing which team gets tired first."
In mason city - alex jirgens - kimt news 3.
/ as it stands right now - the police have won the majority of the battles with a 6 and 3 record.
If you have not gotten your tickets yet - some will be for sale at the front door for 5 bucks.
Puck drop is at 7 p-m.
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