Justus Edmundson, left and Jordan Belveal

Rivals in business, but teammates on the ice, Realtors from across Central Vancouver Island faced off in a fundraiser for the Nanaimo Community Hospice Society.

“Our goal is for this to be the first of many,” says one of the event’s organizers, Justus Edmundson of Re/Max of Nanaimo. “When we first put the idea out there that Realtors should put on a hockey game as a charity fundraiser, I had 20 skaters and two goalies confirm within two days.”

“It’s not just a Nanaimo event either,” says fellow organizer Jordan Belveal of Coast Realty Group. “We had players coming from Duncan and Parksville as well. If this were to take off I can imagine future versions being a round robin affair with more than two teams participating.”

The first game raised $1,100.