LGBTQ Adults Interested In Playing Hockey Have Opportunities In Coachella Valley

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — A program to teach hockey to LGBTQ adults and offer opportunities to play in tournaments in Palm Desert will launch later this year, the Coachella Valley Pride Hockey Association announced Tuesday.

In collaboration with One Valley Foundation and Berger Foundation Iceplex, the "CV Pride Learn to Play Hockey" program will feature four one-hour professionally coached hockey lessons, full set of equipment and an opportunity to join the hockey league.

Applicants will need to pay $99 to participate.

The program will take place in September at Berger Foundation Iceplex, located at 75702 Varner Road.

"Coachella Valley Pride Hockey Association strives to be an avenue to create opportunities for LGBTQ+ athletes, advocates and their friends to learn about and play this great sport," organizers said.

For more information, contact Paul O'Kane, president of Pride Hockey Association, at 802-310-7347, or palmspringsgayhockey@gmail.com.

To register, go to https://www.cvpridehockey.org/.