Spokane Chiefs' fans toss thousands of teddy bears for kids

Fans of all ages hurled 5,175 teddy bears and other stuffed animals of all shapes, colors and sizes onto the ice after Chiefs’ right wing Yannick Proske netted a goal to put the Chiefs up 1-0 with 1:55 left in the first period.

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Sat., Dec. 4, 2021

Thousands of stuffed toys are thrown onto the ice after Spokane Chiefs forward Yannick Proske (27) scored the first goal of the night trigging the annual teddy bear toss during the first period of a WHL hockey match with Seattle, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the Spokane Arena. The stuffed toys and bears will be donated on Monday to the Christmas Bureau and given to needy families.

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The Spokane Chiefs have some fun with some of the large stuffed animals that were thrown onto the ice during the teddy bear toss Saturday during the first period in the Spokane Arena.

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Boomer, the Spokane Chiefs mascot, is buried in bears and stuffed toys that were thrown on to the ice during the teddy bear toss after Spokane Chiefs forward Yannick Proske (27) scored a the first goal of the night in the first period of a WHL hockey match with Seattle, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the Spokane Arena. The thousands of stuff toys gathered from the ice will be donated to the Christmas Bureau to help needy children and families.

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The Spokane Chiefs have some fun with some of the large stuffed animals that were thrown onto the ice during the teddy bear toss during the first period of a WHL hockey match with Seattle , Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the Spokane Arena. The bears will be donated on Monday to the Christmas Bureau and given to needy families.

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The Spokane Chiefs have some fun with some of the large stuffed animals that were thrown onto the ice during the teddy bear toss during the first period of a WHL hockey match with Seattle, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the Spokane Arena. The bears will be donated on Monday to the Christmas Bureau and given to needy families.

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Spokane Chiefs forward Luke Toporowski (22) and volunteers jam into a pickup truck as many of the thousands of stuffed animals that were thrown by fans onto the ice during the teddy bear toss event during the first period of a WHL hockey match with Seattle, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the Spokane Arena. The annual teddy bear toss benefits the Christmas Bureau, where the stuffed toys will be given to needy families.

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