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CBRE Raises $10k for London’s ‘Hockey Helps the Homeless’ Tournament

May 16, 2025 3 Minute Read

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Randy Fisher and his three kids hit the ice with the CBRE London / CBRE Waterloo Region hockey team and raised $10,000 for London’s Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament.

CBRE’s squad got a big assist from retired NHLer Brandon Prust, who served as honourary chair of the tournament and was drafted by CBRE.

He proved to be a valuable addition. “Brandon’s a nice guy and an excellent hockey player,” says Fisher, noting that Prust, who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, hails from the area and played junior hockey with the London Knights. “He’s 41 but he still skates like the wind.”

In all the tournament raised $100,000, half of which will go to London Cares Homeless Response Services and the other half to Indwell Community Homes. In London it is estimated that 1,400 men, women and children are homeless on any given night. “It’s just not right,” says Fisher. “Everybody should have a roof over their head. So we’re trying to improve the situation.”

The CBRE London office is at King and Wellington streets, “one of those areas with a lot of homeless people,” Fisher adds. “We see the drugs, the carts – it’s not very nice. So you have two choices: you can complain or you can do something about it and hopefully make it better.”



The CBRE team, including netminder Joe
The CBRE team, including netminder Joe "The Wall" Benninger and CBRE Southwestern Ontario Managing Director Phil Coley, middle row second from right, beside team captain Randy Fisher.

All Hands on Deck

Fisher has been a part of the tournament for a decade now, and most years CBRE sponsors a team. “This year (CBRE Southwestern Ontario Managing Director) Phil Coley stepped up and did the sponsorship and got us a CBRE team.”

As in years past, Fisher and CBRE London colleague Larin Shouldice reached out to CBRE’s Waterloo Region office to assist in assembling the roster.

Fisher gives a shoutout in particular to CBRE’s Joe Benninger, who reprised his netminder role. “Joe has been a big supporter of this event for years,” Fisher says. “Anytime I call he comes down from KW and doesn’t give us any grief.”

“We call him Joe the Wall,” Fisher adds, “but this year he was more like Joe the Cowboy; he came out of the net and skated up to the blue line to make a play at one point. To be fair he made the save, so good for him.”

CBRE also iced an all-women line in the tournament, comprised of Fisher’s daughter Meredith and Rachel Greguol and Jessica Kouleas from the CBRE Waterloo Region office. “They did well and competed hard and contributed to the success of the team,” says Fisher.

Meaningful Contribution

The CBRE team set a goal of raising $7,500 for the tournament; they ended up besting that by a considerable margin. “Larin has been on the fundraising committee for this forever and he’s done a great job,” Fisher says.

Fisher along with his three kids – Meredith, Adam and Thomas – raised $2,500 for the tournament. “We were happy to do something positive,” says Randy. “It’s a small amount to try and tackle a big problem.”

“Small but meaningful,” adds Shouldice. “This is a one-day tournament bringing in $100,000, and it stays local. That’s a lot of meals. It makes a difference.”

He notes that Hockey Helps the Homeless has been expanding across Canada and that London was its first non-NHL city. “It’s pretty cool for London,” says Shouldice. “It’s a great organization and one that’s growing. It’s very much needed.”



Randy Fisher and his kids with Brandon Prust.
Randy Fisher and his kids with Brandon Prust.

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