Players prepared to take the ice Saturday afternoon at Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills as parents helped secure helmets and remove skate guards.

Fans packed the stands to watch the Chicago Blackhawks Special Hockey team, the Gateway Locomotive Special Hockey Program from suburban St. Louis and the Wisconsin Timber Wolves Special Hockey team play in the annual Thanksgiving Shoot Out held Friday through Sunday.

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