ROME — The ninth annual Face Off Against Colon Cancer benefit game will be played in memory of coach Peter Mastracco at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at John F. Kennedy Arena, 500 W. Embargo St.

The Rome Free Academy hockey team will face off against Ontario Bay.

The district invites fans, friends, family and the community to join them as they remember Mastracco and continue raising awareness for colon cancer. Mastracco served the community as a teacher and coach in the Rome City School District and died in 2016.