An inclusive ice hockey team from Colwood on Vancouver Island is raising money to replace two sets of its goalie equipment that were stolen recently from the Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre.

“Losing both sets of goalie gear is a real kick in the nuts,” said South Island Ravens general manager Gus Ascroft, who formed the team 13 years ago so his daughter Georgia had somewhere to play.

“She has Down syndrome and autism and loved hockey and wanted to play,” said Ascroft.

He said the family had moved from Kelowna, which has an inclusive hockey team where Georgia played, but Colwood had no such team.

“So I got the word out there, rented a sheet of ice and 10 people showed up and we went from there,” Ascroft said.

The club now has 40 members and two teams, one for under-18s and the other ove

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