The Empire State Winter Games made a stop in Batavia with the Olympic Torch on their way to Buffalo on Saturday. Representatives from Empire State Games stopped by the Batavia Ice Rink, soon to be known as the David McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena, about 8:00 a.m. The torch arrived through the front doors and was passed down to a group of about 30 Rampart players, ages beginner to Pee Wee level. Genesee Amateur Hockey Association Rampart players then participated in a lap around the rink, passing the torch off to other Rampart players. A platoon of City of Batavia Firefighters, City Manager Rachael Tabelski and City Council President Eugene Jankowski also stopped by.
The torch will make about 3 stops a day before reaching its final destination on February 3, 2022
The opening ceremony for the Empire State Winter games is this coming Thursday in Lake Placid, NY.
LINK- ESWG 2022 | Empire State Winter Games