Who will win the Community Cup?

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Falcons and police are going head to head on the ice tomorrow.

“It's the second annual Community Cup hockey challenge in support of the United Way,” said Fanshawe College President Peter Devlin. “It's a fantastic hockey game between the London Police Service and the Fanshawe Falcons hockey team.”

This is Devlin's first Community Cup, but that doesn't mean he isn't confident. “Sadly for [Police Chief] Brad Duncan and his police team, they will be destroyed on Tuesday evening ... There is no doubt in my mind that the passion and the heart of the Fanshawe Falcons players is such that it's a matter of how merciful we are on the police team.”

But the London Police are refusing to go down without a fight. “The rumour that came back to me was that President Devlin said we were going down,” said Duncan. “I have the greatest respect for the president, but if those are the terms coming from the president's office, well I'd just have to counter ... I love a good challenge.”

Last year, the police team emerged victorious, and the Community Cup currently sits proudly in the showcase in the Police Headquarters. “In fact, I came into work today and was admiring it,” Duncan said.

The spirit of competition is in the air, but it's all in good fun.

“Fanshawe's got a good team, and we've got many hockey players a lot with semi-pro experience,” Duncan said. “I hope people come and watch because it's actually good hockey.”

The game is being played for a good cause: Fanshawe's annual United Way campaign. Admission to the game is by donation, and $500 was raised from that alone last year. “We're hopeful that we will raise $500 again this year,” Devlin said.

Fanshawe's annual United Way campaign has raised more than $100,000 for the last few years it has run. “We are just a little over half-way of our goal,” Devlin said.

“I think it's really important in our community that, those of us that have good jobs and have an ability to give back. That's the message we give to our members, because many the organizations that United Way helps to fund, we touch those organizations in our day-to-day interactions with the community,” Duncan said. “It's also nice to help those organizations that help us do our job better.”

Support the Falcons and the United Way at the game tomorrow at Stronach Arena (1221 Sandford St., just north of the college) at 7 p.m. Be there early because the first 200 attendees will receive a free cup of coffee. There are also 10 London Knights autographed hockey pucks that are being auctioned during the game.