More hockey fans filled the stands on Sunday than for a seat-gripping final game this past Saturday. Having won game 16 against the Hay River Shockers, the Hay River Ptarmigan Huskies moved on to game 18 against Fort Providence. J.J. Hirst scored first against Fort Providence and Steve Rosendahl scored second tying the teams up.
It was a virtual revolving door last weekend of hockey bags, hockey players, and an outstanding and dedicated group of coaches reticent to toot their own horns. The Hay River Minor Hockey Association hosted 132 players from across the territory at the 2011 Ice Breaker Hockey Development camp from Oct. 7-10. The camp is [...]
Hockey players in Hay River and around the territory will soon have the chance to break some ice, better. The Hay River Minor Hockey Association will be hosting the 2011 Ice Breaker Hockey Development Camp from Oct. 7-10 here in town.
It may not be first, but it’s close. The Ptarmigan Inn Huskies recently returned from the 2011 First Air Recreational Hockey Championships in Yellowknife as champions of the Labbats “B” division. The minor hockey team started their lead off early on April 22 against Carls Carpet Cleaning with a 3-1 win in game one. Goalie [...]
Along with 38 teams and a Don Cherry impersonator, great sunny weather made the third annual Polar Pond Hockey tournament another great success. Three general team pools along with a women’s pool and old timer pool played on eight rinks on the river at the Fisherman’s Wharf this past weekend, with proceeds going towards a [...]
Despite some game changing plays by the Hay River Huskies during this weekend’s novice tournament, they were unable to come out on top after a 6-1 loss in the final to High Level. The Huskies were able to turn around their game against Yellowknife late on Saturday, recovering from a 4-1 deficit. The goals just [...]
Four of Hay River’s minor hockey players have made the cut to represent the Northwest Territories during next month’s Canada Winter Games. Carter Hill, Joel Demarcke, Gavin Broadhead and Connor Goudreau all excelled during the last few months at a training camp in Yellowknife, making it to the top 20 players selected. Hill, Demarcke and [...]
A total of nine young female hockey players from the South Slave Region were on the ice over the weekend for the first high-performance hockey camp of its kind. Sponsored by Hockey North and Hockey NWT, the camp was designed to introduce new players to the game, improve the skill of existing athletes, and create [...]
The Hay River Hazard Women’s hockey league strapped on their skates for a weekend of training to help new and experienced players prepare for their season. The two-day camp included on and off ice training including power skating, positioning, stick handling, and the rules of the game. There were around 15 women who enrolled for [...]
