Coach4Food(Submitted) The North Bay Minor Bantam AAA Savignac Trappers have boosted Tom Hedican’s Coach4Food Program above 5 tons, adding more than a ton of food to this year’s total.

Sponsored by the the North Bay Police Association, the Trappers added 3,176 pounds to the fundraiser for the North Bay Food Bank pushing this year’s total to 10,373 with one week remaining in Hedican’s final year of practices.

This year, the top collecting girls and boys team will be honoured before a North Bay Battalion game and receive a practice from the Battalion coaching staff.  

The third place team will also receive a practice from the Battalion.

Hedican, a professional goaltending consultant, founded Coach4Food in 2005, inspired by rock legend Bruce Springsteen and his work with food banks around the world. 

Coach4Food has been endorsed by Springsteen and NHL coaches Ken Hitchcock and North Bay’s Mike Yeo.

Next summer Yeo will meet with local coaches who participate in this year’s program.

Practices will run until December 21.