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Celebrating 20 Years

of Building Lives & Uniting Communities

Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education is celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2025. Read more about the transformative impact we’ve had on youth in Philadelphia below.

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20 Years of Memorable Moments

Ed Snider announced the creation of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

October 2005

Ed Snider announced the creation of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation at the Class of 1923 Arena, surrounded by our first Snider students. Since that day, the Foundation has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of students and their families.

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Snider Girls Meet US Women’s National Team in Boston

October 2017

In October 2017, a group of #SniderHockey & Education girls were invited to Boston to meet members of the @US Women’s National Ice Hockey Team. After our student-athletes watched Team USA take on Team Canada in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, they met with the players to ask them questions and hear more about their experiences playing hockey at the national team level.

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Alumni Showdown at Class of ’23 Arena

February 2019

In February 2019, a team of Snider alumni took on the Flyers Alumni at Class of 1923 Arena for an Alumni Showdown. Over 2,500 fans packed the rink to support both teams as this friendly competition was held in anticipation of the Stadium Series game taking place at Lincoln Financial Field the same weekend. Thanks to the great support of the Flyer Alumni, this event raised $75,000 in direct support of Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education programs.

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Snider Hosts Fit to Lead Conferences

The Fit to Lead: Student-Athlete Leadership Conference began in 2022 as an in-person leadership conference for high school and college student-athletes. For the last three years, hundreds of student-athletes have participated in discussions with sports industry leaders at Neumann University. The conference has given student-athlete leaders the opportunity to discuss contemporary issues in large and small-group settings led by outstanding motivational speakers, professional and Olympic athletes, college facilitators, and Snider alumni.

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More Memories to Come…

Check out our social media (@sniderhockey) for more memorable moments!

Check Back 20 Years

See How We Celebrated Ed Snider Day in 2025

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Your Support Goes Further

Thanks to the foresight of our late founder, Ed Snider, every dollar donated to the Snider organization is matched 2:1 – thereby, tripling your impact on our students.

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