Buffalo police and fire battle it out on the ice for K9 officers

It's a long time hockey rivalry - Buffalo Police versus Buffalo Fire.

They went face to face at the Harbor Center Saturday to raise money for an additional Buffalo Police K9 officer.

DUE WITH THEAPPLICATION.FIRST RESPONDERSHERE IN BUFFALO ARETAKING THE AREA'SLOVE FOR HOCKEY TOA WHOLE NEW LEVEL."THE BLUE LINE FORBUFFALO" EVENT...TAKING PLACE TODAYAT HARBORCENTER.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTEROLIVIA PROIA HASMORE ON THE GAME...AND WHAT THEPROCEEDS ARE GOINGTO BE USED FOR.NAT SOUND CHEERINGAFTER GOALIT'S A LONG-TIMERIVALRY.NAT SOUND STICKSBUFFALO POLICEVERSUS BUFFALOFIRE.VINCENT: IT'S BEENGOING ON FOR FOR ASLONG AS I CANREMEMBER.

I HAVE 24YEARS IN THEDEPARTMENT.

AND IT'SBEEN GOING ON ATLEAST THAT LONG.

ANDI USED TO PLAY ON THEFIRE TEAM.VINCENT MUSCARELLOIS A FIRE CAPTAIN ANDA FORMER HOCKEYPLAYER.VINCENT: WELLOBVIOUSLY FIRE'SGOING TO WIN NOMATTER WHAT.EVERYONE LIKESFIREMEN BETTER.HE'S JUST A LITTLEBIASED.VINCENT: EVENTHOUGH ON THE ICEIT'S COMPETITIVE, ASSOON AS THE CAME ISOVER EVERYONE'SFRIENDS AGAIN ANDEVERYONE WORKSTOGETHER VERY WELL.HE SAYS THE GAME ATTHE HARBOR CENTERIS A GREAT PLACE FORFIRST RESPONDERSAND THEIR FAMILIESTO HAVE A LITTLE FUN.VINCENT: IT'S A GREATVENUE TO GETTOGETHER WITHFRIENDS AND ENJOYSOME FAMILY TIMEBECAUSE THE KIDSLOVE IT.GIRLS: THIS IS ELLA.

I'MCLARA.MEET ELLA AND CLAIRMYERS.

THEY'RE TWOAND FIVE.GIRLS: MY DADDY'SNUMBER 59.THEY'RE CHEARINGON NUMBER 95.

THEREHE IS ON THE ICE...READY TO TAKE ONTHE FIREDEPARTMENT.OLIVIA: DO YOU LIKETHAT DOGGY OVERTHERE?

CLARA: YES!POINTSBUT THERE'SSOMETHING A LITTLEMORE INTERESTINGTHAN WHAT'SHAPPENING ON THEICE.

THE PUPS.ELLA: THEY'RE REALLYCUTE.THAT'S WHAT THISENTIRE GAMESURROUNDS - RAISINGMONEY FOR ANOTHERBUFFALO K-9 OFFICER.DAWN: ALL TICKETSALES, DONATIONS,AND THE SILENTAUCTION GO STRAIGHTTO THE K9 UNIT.SO DOGS LIKE THISCAN KEEPPROTECTINGBUFFALO.VINCENT: IT'S ALLABOUT THE CHARITY.IT'S ALL ABOUT DOINGTHE BEST WE CAN FORTHE K9 UNIT.

IT RAISESSOME MONEY FOR IT.IN BUFFALO, OLIVIAPROIA, 7EW