Lawmakers plan to face off against D.C. lobbyists in a March 6 ice hockey game to raise money for the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, and Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., are slated to play. Also on the lawmakers team will be a number of Hill staffers, including Jeff Burton from the Office of the Republican Whip, Stephen Kraly with the office of Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., and Tory Mazzola with Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada. Playing on behalf of the lobbyists will be Brad Card of the Dutko Group, Brooke Coburn of the Carlyle Group and John "Goody" Goodwin of the National Rifle Association.

"It's hard to believe it's been more than forty years since I took my first real cuts on the pond in Hew Hampshire playing in high school," said Kerry in a statement. "Then again, it's worth the risk for a chance to leave a few lobbyists on the ice."

The Fort DuPont Ice Hockey Club, a program to get inner-city youth on the ice, is soliciting support through corporate donations and will charge a $5.00 admission fee on the date of the event. The game will be played at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va.

                                                                                                       --Winter Casey