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On Thursday, the ninth day of the 11 Day Power Play Community Shift at LECOM Harborcenter, the founders of the charity round-the-clock hockey game were a little stressed. They were still short of the $10 million cumulative fundraising goal for the annual tournament...

Daytime Buffalo: DJ Jickster talks about the 11 Day Power Play happening now! Watch here

Buffalo native and Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Gilbert was at the very first 11 Day Power Play in 2017, along with much of the local hockey community, watching with the goals of raising money to beat cancer while setting a world record for longest continuous...

The puck officially dropped on this year’s 11 Day Power Play Community shift Wednesday night with opening ceremonies at Harborcenter to kick off 11 straight days of nonstop hockey to fight cancer. The event is the brainchild of Amy and Mike Lesakowski. After cancer...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This week and into next, 2,300 hockey players are lacing up their skates and hitting the ice to help raise awareness for cancer research as part of the 11 Day Power Play. “The 11 Day Power Play was an idea that we had back in 2016 after we lost...

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The puck is down for the annual 11 Day Power Play celebration that will see an astonishing 2,300 players lacing up the skates between June 21 and July 1 at Harborcenter in Downtown Buffalo. The seventh 11 Day Power Play is expected to be the...

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A lot of hockey skates will be sharpened and laced up over the next 11 days. The 11 Day Power Play hit the ice at LECOM Harborcenter Wednesday morning in Downtown Buffalo. The marathon event began in 2017. "We have 2,300 players registered this...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The puck dropped on another year of the 11 Day Power Play at 9 a.m. Wednesday. With that puck drop comes another Community Shift dedicated to raising money to battle cancer. The 2023 edition makes seven years of the 11 Day Power Play. The Community...

Teams will be playing 3 hour shifts for the next 11 days. Watch Here

Amy and Mike Lesakowski sit down for the WGRZ Town Hall. Watch Here