On Dec. 2, the Estevan Bruins held the Estevan Mercury Teddy Bear Toss for the second straight year.
The popular Christmastime event sees fans toss teddy bears onto the ice after the home team scores their first goal.
The Bears are donated to local children by the Salvation Army, and all proceeds go to the community service organization.
In this case, the fans had to wait less than five minutes, as defenceman Josh Rieger scored the Bruins' opening goal against the Notre Dame Hounds at the 4:37 mark.
It's believed that just shy of 500 teddy bears were thrown on the ice.
The Bruins were selling bears at the game for those who hadn't purchased them elsewhere.
Bruins operations and marketing manager Clark Munroe said it was an impressive display of community support.
"I was at the Regina Pats' teddy bear toss and it looked as though we equalled or surpassed their teddy bear totals, just from a visual perspective," he said.
"That just goes to show you how amazing and caring the Estevan community is."
Prior to the event, Salvation Army Lieut. Brian Bobolo told the Mercury this is an important time of year for the organization.
"These events are really important. It really brings people together to support people in our community. All the funds go to support people right here in Estevan."
