{"id":923616,"date":"2026-10-07T04:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923616\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:58:11","slug":"sfs-vs-sps-surrey-showdown-charity-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923616\/","title":{"rendered":"SFS vs SPS \u201cSurrey Showdown\u201d charity hockey game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PAGE-8-LOGO-SPS.webp\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PAGE-8-LOGO-SPS-696x928.webp\"   alt=\"\" title=\"PAGE 8 LOGO SPS\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SURREY Fire Services (SFS) and Surrey Police Service (SPS) are renewing a professional rivalry almost as old as time itself, as they come together to play in the inaugural \u201cSurrey Showdown\u201d charity hockey game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, October 10, at 7 p.m., at the South Surrey Arena, SFS firefighters and SPS police officers will be donning gear of a different kind as they hit the ice to play against each other. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the second intermission, the excitement continues as pipe bands from the SFS and SPS take to the ice for a special and unique \u201cBattle of the Bands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a family-friendly event that will help support Surrey youth initiatives including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.bc.ca\/what-we-do\/sports-and-programs\/youth-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Special Olympics BC-Surrey Youth Programs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wckfoundation.ca\/programs\/city-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westcoast Kids Cancer Foundation \u2013 Surrey City Camp<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/heroshockey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HEROES Hockey \u2013 Surrey Program<\/a>. Tickets are only $10 per adult, $5 for youth aged 6-17, and kids under 5 are free. Tickets are available for purchase at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-CA\/ticketing\/surrey-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Surrey Showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is more than just a hockey game, it\u2019s an opportunity to meet your local heroes, cheer on your favourite team, and be a part of the beginning of what is sure to be a long-lasting heated rivalry, say SFS and SPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When: Saturday, October 10 (Doors open 6:30 p.m. and puck drops 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p>Where: South Surrey Arena<\/p>\n<p>Who: Surrey Fire Services vs. Surrey Police Service<\/p>\n<p>Event Highlights:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBattle of the Bands\u201d (SFS Pipe Band and SPS Pipe Band)<\/p>\n<p>Activities for kids<\/p>\n<p>Duck toss<\/p>\n<p>Food truck, concession, and beer garden<\/p>\n<p>50\/50 draw<\/p>\n<p>Giveaways and more<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SURREY Fire Services (SFS) and Surrey Police Service (SPS) are renewing a professional rivalry almost as old as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-923616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}