St. Cloud hockey games scheduled in honor of player killed in crash – SC Times

ST. CLOUD St. Cloud Crush Hockey will be hosting two hockey games in remembrance of Charlie Boike, a 17-year-old Technical High School student who died in a car accident Dec. 10 on his way home from his high school hockey game.

The games will take place on Dec. 30 and "will transform the annual battle between cross-town rivals St. Cloud Crush and St. Cloud Cathedral into a celebration of Charlies impact on both teams, their families, and the community," said the St. Cloud Crush Boys Hockey Booster Club in a press release Thursday.

A junior varsity game will start at 3 p.m. and the varsity game will start at 7 p.m. at the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex.

There is no better way to celebrate Charlies approach to life than his friends and teammates competing in the arena that houses so many fond memories, said St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association President Jared Smith.

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Community members are asked to wear white clothing to the game in celebration of Boike's life and impact. The first 1,000 attendees will receive a commemorative t-shirt at the door.

You can buy tickets to the games at the door or online at http://www.stcloudmac.com.

A GoFundMe started to support the Boike family surpassed $57,500 as of Thursday morning, exceeding the family's initial $10,000 goal. According to a post on the site, the family is planning to create a Charlie Boike Memorial Fund that will help others play hockey, whether it be with equipment, registration costs, team fees or more.

"They hope to help as many kids experience the sport that meant so much to Charlie and so much to the entire Boike family," wrote organizer Amber Hedin, speaking on behalf of the family. "They want to have Charlie live on (through) so many as they take the ice."

Becca Most is a cities reporter with the St. Cloud Times. Reach her at bmost@stcloudtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter at@becca_most.

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