For more information about the International Fire & Police Winter Games, visit http://www.ifpwg.com/.

LEWISTON — If you enjoy hockey and supporting a pair of good causes, then make your way to The Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Jan. 17-19 for the International Fire & Police Winter Games.

Opening ceremonies at the Lewiston rink at 190 Birch St. will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, led by the Kora Temple Shriners. There will be a color guard and bagpipers playing “Amazing Grace.” The Special Olympics Torch will make an appearance, and a moment of silence will be observed for first responders.

The inaugural hockey tournament will feature six teams: the Lewiston Police Department, Maine Fire, the Third Watch Hockey Team of Bangor, the Sanford Police Department, the Maine Air National Guard of Sanford and the Boston Fire Hockey Team.

On Monday, teams 1 and 2 play at 8 a.m.; teams 3 and 4 at 9:40 a.m.; and teams 5 and 6 at 11:10 a.m.

On Tuesday, teams 1 and 6 play at 8 a.m.; teams 4 and 5 at 9:40 a.m.; and teams 2 and 3 at 11:10 a.m.

On Wednesday, the bronze medal game will be played at 9 a.m., with the silver medal game at 10:40 a.m. The gold medal (final) game will be played at 6 p.m. Closing ceremonies will follow from around 7:30 to 8 p.m.

General admission in advance is $7 (call 357-5687) and $8 at the door. Children under age 10 will be admitted for free. Tickets are available at the Rumford Falls Times on Congress Street.

Proceeds will be divided between the Shriners Hospital Children’s Burn Center and the Special Olympics.

Commemorative T-shirts and caps will be on sale.

Sponsors include Owens Corning, which is offering two free giveaways, a finished basement or garage system, installed and fully furnished, or a house full of high-tech, state-of-the-art replacement windows.

Pedro O’Haras is offering anyone with a hockey ticket 20 percent off during the event from Monday to Wednesday for Wednesday’s final game.

The International Fire & Police Winter Games is an all-volunteer group that includes Jim Bennett and Lt. Jeff Angevine of the Bethel Fire Department; Chief Rick Eichler of the Gorham (N.H.) Fire Department; Chief Bruce Pierce of the Newry Fire Department; Don Nelson, retired Canadian Police; and Eric Giroux, a Rumford firefighter.