DETROIT – Union College men's ice hockey senior Jason Walters will participate in the fifth annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit. Walters was originally selected as an alternate but will replace Ben Smith of Boston College, which is participating in the Frozen Four.

The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two female goaltenders.

Tickets for the event are $10 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800/745-3000. The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern, and will be preceded by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award at 7 p.m. and the Hockey Humanitarian Award at 6:30 p.m.