Zac Rinaldo is holding his annual Hockey Night in Hamilton celebrity hockey game at Gateway Arena in Stoney Creek Saturday to raise funds for Food4Kids and to honour his late friend Ray Emery.

A fellow Hamiltonian who also played in the NHL, Emery drowned just hours after taking part in last year's charity event.

HNIH gets underway with a barbecue at noon. The game - which features several NHLers, including Wayne Simmonds, Darnell Nurse, Devante Smith-Pelly and Max Domi, as well as Team Canada members Sarah Nurse and Laura Fortino - starts at 1 p.m.

Tickets are available online at Eventbrite.