Lebanon, NH – Dartmouth Health Children’s and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHaD) announce the rosters for the 18th annual Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship. The annual game, featuring police officers, detectives, marshals, state troopers, sheriffs, department of corrections officers, firefighters, dispatch workers, EMTs, and other first responders from around the Granite State, will take place at Manchester’s SNHU Arena on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale the first week of December for the 2026 Battle of the Badges Game – don’t miss out on this family fun event to support the first responder community and the patients and families served at Dartmouth Health Children’s and CHaD. Tickets can be purchased starting Friday, December 5, by visiting CHaDHockey.org. Proceeds from the Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship provide kids with critical services such as support when they are in pediatric intensive care and management of chronic illnesses, as well as patient and family support services.
The Team Police squad will be led by Lt. Stephen Soares (Epping Police Department), who has played in the game for years. He will be assisted by Capt. Chris Vetter (New Hampshire State Police, retired). Team Police’s roster includes 25 players representing over 16 departments throughout New Hampshire including, but not limited to Epping, Hampstead, Portsmouth, Hampton, Hudson, Nashua, Kensington, Litchfield, Danville, Londonderry, Manchester, and the New Hampshire State Police.
Team Fire will once again be led by head coach Chief Tom Nault (Concord Fire Department). He will be assisted by Firefighter Timary Malley (Derry Fire Department), and Chief Dennis Comeau (Bow Fire Department). Prior to stepping up as head coach, Nault was a founding player of Team Fire. Malley and Comeau have also previously played and coached in the game. Team Fire’s roster includes 23 players representing over 20 departments throughout New Hampshire including, among others, Bedford, Bow, Concord, Nashua, Derry, Laconia, Keene, Merrimack, Salem, Hollis, and Conway.
Both teams have begun practicing and will continue, months leading up to the game on Sunday, March 15. For more information, please visit CHaDHockey.org or email CHaDHockey@Hitchcock.org.