Over $600,000 were raised as a result of the game that saw students from the commerce and engineering programs atgoing at it, in a friendly bout of hockey. With a final score of seven to three, the commerce side took the win. But it was cancer research that ultimately prevailed at the end of the game on March 14.The Cure Cancer Classic saw players from Queen University’s engineering and commerce departments duking it out in a hockey game to raise funds for cancer research.
The game itself raised $338,344, with the funds then being matched by the Canadian Cancer Society. The final total raised was $624, 103, going to the Canadian Cancer Trials Group top news stories from Canada and around the world.Read