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Organizers of International Heroes Hockey Night in Kingston coming up on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Leon’s Centre in Kingston are hoping for a sellout.

Tickets are currently on sale at the arena’s box office, but organizer Kerri Tadeu hopes the game will be sold out by Sept. 1.

The Montreal Canadiens alumni are scheduled to play against the Our Nation’s Heroes team, made up of soldiers, veterans and civilian first responders.

The game is a fundraiser for the Portraits of Honour Foundation, started by artist Dave Sopha and his daughter Terri Sopha.

The foundation donates a portion of the funds it receives to a number of organizations that aid veterans and first responders recovering from operational stress injuries (post-traumatic stress disorder).

The evening is also a way to focus on mental health to combat the epidemic of suicide among veterans and first responders, said Tadeu, a registered psychiatric nurse. There will also be displays in the concourse of the Leon’s Centre, and representatives from a number of organizations will speak about what they do with and for soldiers, veterans and civilian first responders and the veteran community to affect change in the community and the country.