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 wasn’t hard to see Curtis Rowe’s divided loyalties during the final of the Hay River Peewee Hockey Tournament on Sunday at the Ben Sivertz Arena. On one side, there was the undefeated Hay River Huskies White team, who came into the final well-rested following a 2-1overtime win over the Fairview Lions in the first [...]
Simply playing the game was the driving factor for young athletes during this weekend’s hockey tournament. Teams from Yellowknife and Fort Smith made the trip into town to compete at the initiation level for a weekend of skill building and tournament exposure. The teams were all mixed with five and six year olds, and the [...]
It was a battle between two Hay River teams during the Rec Hockey League’s annual tournament this year. Eleven teams from across the Northwest Territories and Alberta met on the ice at the Ben Sivertz Arena for three days of highly competitive hockey. Friday evening saw three games played after the teams had arrived and [...]
There were many hockey players, coaches, parents, family, friends, and hockey volunteers with smiling faces at the annual end-of-year hockey banquet at the Royal Canadian Legion on April 14. Players were recognized for their dedication, hard work, success, and perseverance on and off the hockey rink. Patrick Smith, the Hay River Huskies Bantam player who [...]
