Daily News | Oak Lane native Sean Grevy is showing inner-city hockey players they belong — just like his dad did
Sean Grevy was on his way to a party in Yardley 20 years ago when his father pulled over their white Ford Bronco. He would soon drop Grevy off at the house of a hockey teammate but first Sean Grevy Sr. had some advice for his teenage son.
And now Grevy is giving that same advice to inner-city hockey players in New York City, helping them overcome the challenges of advancing in a sport that often leaves them behind. Grevy left Oak Lane every weekend to play in a hockey tournament somewhere in the suburbs, the troubles of his neighborhood seeming to fade away as he drove down North Broad Street. Hockey, Grevy said, was his escape. He knew he didn’t have as much as his buddy in Yardley but he didn’t feel that on the ice.
Grevy played triple-A hockey for the Mercer Chiefs and still marvels at how his parents pulled it off. Triple-A hockey, Grevy said, costs a minimum of $10,000 per year as a 14-year-old so it’s easy to see how the sport can price out players. His foundation wants to eliminate that. So he started the foundation, raised money from people he knew back in Philly, and was able to support seven kids. It was a start. He partnered last year with UBS, the Switzerland-based financial company, as they wanted to get involved in hockey at the grassroots level after buying the naming rights for the New York Islanders arena. Grevy’s foundation proved to be a match.
“If you’ve spoken to Sean, you know his commitment is kind of contagious. The unbending commitment he has to his organization. We just really felt like we could get in on the grassroots level and make a significant impact on the players who were involved.”Three players the foundation assisted are now playing college hockey with “way more on the way,” Grevy said.
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