After fans covered the ice Saturday night with teddy bears, the Kelowna Rockets took those bears to Kelowna General Hospital Sunday to surprise some unsuspecting patients.

91裸聊视频淭his is the community coming together, particularly the Rockets fans, to provide a little bit of a merrier Christmas for people who have to spend it in the hospital or in receiving health care over Christmas,91裸聊视频� said Doug Rankmore, CEO of the KGH Foundation. 91裸聊视频淭his is a big tradition for the Rockets and we91裸聊视频檙e really grateful to them.91裸聊视频�

Fans flooded the ice with teddy bears Saturday night after Conner Bruggen-Cate scored the game91裸聊视频檚 first goal, leading to staff cleaning up four truckloads full of bears, a full truckload more than last year91裸聊视频檚 toss.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 getting more and more successful,91裸聊视频� Rankmore said. 91裸聊视频淎lmost everybody who comes to the game comes with a teddy bear. They91裸聊视频檙e incredible, incredible supporters, and this is a very caring community so lots of people know what good this does.91裸聊视频�

Rockets players grabbed arms full of teddy bears and were guided through the hospital, giving them to patients both young and old.

Two young patients that received bears were Kobei Schrenk, 9, and his brother Alex, 12.

91裸聊视频淚t was awesome,91裸聊视频� said Kobei91裸聊视频檚 father Darren Schrenk when the Rockets came in their room to visit. 91裸聊视频淲e were going to set up our Christmas tree today because it91裸聊视频檚 a family tradition that we do it on the 1st. We finally got a hall pass so we can get out and decorate the tree today, but as soon as I got home the nurse phoned and goes, 91裸聊视频楾he Rockets are coming! What a time for you to leave. Do you want to come back?91裸聊视频� And I91裸聊视频檓 like 91裸聊视频榳ell yeah!91裸聊视频� and [the kids] are all like, 91裸聊视频榶eah!91裸聊视频� so we came back here.91裸聊视频�

About two weeks ago, Darren got a call from Kobei91裸聊视频檚 school that Kobei was pale, sick, and limping. Two days later he was brought to the hospital with an infection in his leg that antibiotics weren91裸聊视频檛 removing, which led to doctor91裸聊视频檚 opening his leg to flush out the infection. He has been in hospital for two weeks and he will remain in hospital for two to three weeks more with six weeks of home care after that.

91裸聊视频淭hey enjoy the Rockets,91裸聊视频� Darren said. 91裸聊视频淭hey love them.91裸聊视频�

With so many bears given away Saturday night, Rankmore says that literally everybody in the hospital will get a bear for Christmas.

91裸聊视频淛ust a huge thank you to the Rockets club and all the fans who were there last night to be so generous,91裸聊视频� Rankmore said.

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