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And this morning I got to see my son score a goal for the first time.
For former New York firefighter Rob Serra, hockey gave him back his sense of normalcy after the attacks on 9/11.
We sat down with Rob in 2020 to talk about his experience that day and what hockey means to him.
@SerraRob | #NeverForget
youtu.be/Yc7Cj089LeQ
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In the early 2000s a few guys from the @FDNYhockeyteam and I played in a celebrity sled hockey tournament @ChelseaPiersNYC. At one point Brendan Fraser and I fake dropped the gloves and wrestled each other out of our sleds. The entire time he yelled at me in a pirate voice. 🏴☠️🏒
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Dear @YESNetwork no offense to these guys but this ain’t it. It’s bad enough that we already need 5 different apps to watch @yankees games. Now you won’t let those who already pay a premium for direct TV watch a proper broadcast? When is it enough?
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At a hockey tournament with my son and more than 50% of the parents are carrying their kids bags. Absolutely ridiculous. #youthhockey
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Yes three sports teams losing is definitely the same as my family watching my FIL die on live tv with 3k other people. And losing the the 3k that have died since to 9/11 related illnesses, like Suhail.
24 May 2025
mets knicks and yankees lose. tonight is our umm that day in september that something kinda significant happened
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The only reason I’m bothering to post this is I literally just said to a congressional staffer that the reason 9/11 first responders and survivors are still fighting for healthcare is because 9/11 has become a meme. These jokes are lazy. And if u watch a stand up special you’ll/
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16 May 2025
Friends - See you Monday DC! We are far from done. We won this week, and no celebrating. Now back to legislation. You either support H.R.1410 & S.739 ($3 billion for the WTCHP) or you don't. Either way we will get this done. We don't lose! #DCIsMyPlayGround #YouWorkForUs
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Rob Serra retweeted
13 May 2025
Get your bids in. Proceeds to benefit the @RayPfeiferFDTN which helps 9/11 first responders with medical costs not covered by insurance.
CLOSING AT MEIGRAYAUCTIONS.COM 🚒
This auction features 15 lots of @FDNYHockeyTeam jerseys, nameplates, a goalie mask, a stick & gloves from the 51st Annual Hockey Heroes Game between FDNY & NYPD, held at UBS Arena on April 12, 2025.
Lots begin closing TONIGHT at 9 PM ET.
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Rob Serra retweeted
13 Apr 2025
Thanks to @UBSArena for helping make the 51st annual @FDNY v @NYPDnews charity hockey game a success. To the fans that turned out and to those that watched on @LISportsNetwork we can’t thank you enough. It’s our honor to play for you and to serve the greatest city in the world!🔥
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Rob Serra retweeted
12 Apr 2025
If you can’t make it to @UBSArena tomorrow stream here.
youtube.com/watch?v=NNsyYfoi…
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Rob Serra retweeted
11 Apr 2025
You gotta set the tone. #BravestHockey @UBSArena
Tomorrow will be the 51st Annual FDNY vs. NYPD Heroes Hockey Game at UBS Arena. The FDNY Bravest Hockey team is (6-0-1) against the Finest in the last seven matchups. Let’s go Fire!
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The @NHL_On_TNT forcing me to watch this game just so I can hear Sam and JD one last time. I guess it’s gonna have to last a life time… #NYR
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I met him in the hallway of a 6 alarm🔥. I went to the room on the right he went left to search. I lost the door and got turned around. 🔥quickly worsened and readied to bail out the window.I heard him banging on the wall and yelling. Despite running out of air he waited for me.
Today, we remember FDNY Marine Pilot and former ferry captain Thomas Phelan, who we lost in 2018 to 9/11-related cancer. On September 11, 2001, Phelan was at the helm of a Statue of Liberty ferry, bravely aiding in the evacuation of Lower Manhattan and assisting the FDNY by
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When we went back the next day to go over what happened the floor of the room I was in was completely burned through. At the very least he save me from attempting to bail out of a 5th floor window. But it could have ended much worse than that. I found him in the street/
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