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In the end, Fried had enough money for nine time slots on Friday nights and enrolled 90 kids, divided into three sessions of 30 players. The camp counseling, facilitated by 11 current and former Harvard players, proved to be the easiest part.
“Ninety percent of the work was off the ice, getting insurance and all of that stuff,” Fried said. “It was great when Friday night rolled around and we actually met the kids.”
And all of it—right down to the shoelaces on the used size-five Tacks—came courtesy of Fried. You could say he was the founder, president, CEO, CFO, general manager and head coach of this outfit. In fact, the Crimson City Hockey Clinic might become...
Fried is planning for the clinic’s future, and hopes junior Rob Flynn and others will help keep the camp going this summer.
“It’s extremely important to get role models in front of the kids,” Fried said. “Everyone has some older kid they met at a camp that made them want to pursue their dream.”