{"id":368115,"date":"2026-07-10T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368115\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:00:09","slug":"houstons-guns-n-hoses-charity-hockey-game-returns-as-supporters-fight-to-save-memorial-city-ice-rink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368115\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Guns N\u2019 Hoses charity hockey game returns as supporters fight to save Memorial City ice rink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The annual Guns N\u2019 Hoses charity hockey game returns Saturday at Ice Skate Memorial City, raising money for a firefighter battling cancer while drawing attention to the rink\u2019s planned closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A longtime Houston tradition is returning to the ice this weekend, but organizers say this year\u2019s event carries added significance as the city\u2019s skating community fights to preserve one of its few remaining ice rinks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The annual Guns N\u2019 Hoses charity hockey game is between Houston firefighters and police officers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">This year\u2019s game comes just weeks before the rink is scheduled to close on July 31. Supporters hope a strong turnout will not only raise money for a local firefighter battling cancer but also highlight the need to keep the facility open while a long-term solution is explored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to organizers, Houston has just four full-size ice rinks, leaving limited options for hockey players, figure skaters and recreational skaters if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iceskatememorialcity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.iceskatememorialcity.com\/\">Memorial City closes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cA lot of folks are very supportive, want to see the game and really hope we keep the ice open or get another sheet of ice in the area,\u201d Chief Larry Baimbridge of Spring Branch ISD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Charlotte Nall, who is helping lead efforts to save the rink, said the loss would leave many skaters without a place to practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cIf this were soccer, you could just go to the next field, but for ice skaters there\u2019s nowhere to go,\u201d Nall said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Puck drop is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Admission is free, but donations will benefit the Houston Bravest Charitable Organization and a Houston firefighter who is currently battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Organizers encourage the community to attend, support the charitable cause and show support for preserving hockey and ice skating opportunities in the Houston area.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The annual Guns N\u2019 Hoses charity hockey game returns Saturday at Ice Skate Memorial City, raising money for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[130400,56,96815,58,130401,57,130402,130399,130398,53055,18269],"class_list":["post-368115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-firefighter-cancer-fundraiser","tag-houston","tag-houston-figure-skating","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-ice-skating","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-police-officers","tag-houston-skating-community","tag-ice-rink-preservation","tag-memorial-city","tag-skating-rink"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}