BC HOCKEY JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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March 25, 2012

BC HOCKEY JUVENILE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

This weekend in Richmond, British Columbia is the BC Juvenile Provincial Hockey Championships. The Tournament started on Thursday March 22 and ends tonight,   Sunday March 25 2012. These are the eighteen, nineteen and twenty year old boys who have paid their 'Minor Hockey' dues. From early mornings practices to late night games, these boys have done it all for the passion of the game.

This year's games started at the Richmond Ice Center Riverport and are concluding at Minoru Ice Rink in downtown Richmond.

With teams representing the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Okanogan, this is a true BC Championship. The teams competing for the coveted Gold medal and BC Championship banner are as follows:

NANAIMO CLIPPERS	SURRREY THUNDER
SEAFAIR ISLANDERS	RICHMOND BLUES
BURNABY WINTER CLUB BRUINS	WINFIELD BRUINS

Juvenile Scholarship Tournament

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Tonight kicks off the 30th Annual P.C.A.H.A Juvenile Minor Hockey Scholarship Tournament in Coquitlam.

Game time is 8pm in the main arena and will see the Flames face off against Canucks.

 A player from each team at the end of the game will be selected as MVP's. A selection committee at each game selects their top three players. Points are accumulated and tabulated to present the top player from each of the three teams a $500 bursary. 

Admission is free and there will be commemorative programs available for purchase at a cost of $2. So come on out and enjoy some great hockey while supporting Minor Hockey in your community.

For more details, visit the P.C.A.H.A. website or feel free to contact the Tournament Coordinator Sher Boudreau via this post. 

MIDGET SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT NEWS

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MIDGET SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT NEWS

The Annual Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association is starting this weekend and one of the first games is right here in Pitt Meadows. 

At the newly renovated (still in renovation mode) Pitt Meadows Arena on Bonson Rd. The game gets under way at 4:45pm and goes until 7:45pm. 

The best part is my news! I'm thrilled to announce that the Stomping Ground Coffee House will be the concession vendor on site!!

Providing 'Fair Trade' coffee, teas and fantastic snacks for all the fans!

As it is a temporary location, cash will be the only type of payment available. So be sure to hit up the ATM before heading to the rink.

You can find the Stomping Ground Coffee House on Facebook or visit their awesome website for more information.

http://www.stompinggroundscoffeehouse.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001977863174

http://www.pittmeadowsarena.com/

TEAM CANADA HAMMERS DENMARK

TEAM CANADA 'HAMMERS' DENMARK

The 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships saw Team Canada trounce the Team from Denmark in a painful 10-2 on Thursday in front of a crowd of over 16,000 in Alberta.

Team Canada was playing with passion and determination despite the large goal differential. The scoring for Canada kicked off with Quinton Howden early in the first period. Team Canada posted 4 goals in the 1st period with the lone penalty going to Ryan Strome (Hooking).

The second period, saw Canada's sheer domination and hard hitting squad completely man-handle the boys from Denmark. Goals by Scott Harrington, Freddie Hamilton and Mark Stone extended Canada's lead to 7-0. Canada took the only 3 penalties for the period.

In the third period, Denmark appeared to show some life and scored 2 outstanding goals against Mark Visentin who was net minding for Team Canada. Canada saw the penalty box 4 times in the 3rd while Denmark had 1 penalty for the entire game.

Sebastian Feuk for Denmark was in net for the entire game and had a total of 41 shots, while Mark Visentin faced 24 shots for Canada. Player of the game for Canada was Brandon Gormley and Nicklas Jensen for Denmark.

Canada's great passing, excellent puck handling and amazing scoring opportunities has aided in their continued success thus far in the tournament. The real test to the boys of Team Canada will come on Saturday when they face their rivals from Team USA.

The game will be shown at 6pm MT/5pm PT from Rexall Place in Edmonton Alberta and will end Canada's Preliminary round in this year's tournament. 

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Yesterday marked the opening of the annual Ridge Meadows Juvenile Christmas Tournament. Hosted between Planet Ice in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arena in Pitt Meadows BC. 

A two tiered tournament that shows off the senior players involved in minor hockey. The 'Juvy' division is for the 18-20yr old to finish out their minor hockey careers. It has grown considerably in recent years with more and more boys wanting to continue on with the game they love so much. 

The tournament was the love child of Brek Stewart (who at the time was Managing the Ridge Meadows Juvy A1 team affectionately known as the 'MOOSE'). His love for the game and his commitment to volunteering brought this tournament to life. 

After six years of being the tournament's Director, Brek stepped away to open the door for others to take the reigns. This year the Director for the tournament is Bill Allen. A long time volunteer with Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey. His son, is currently playing on the A1 team. 

This year sees the addition of two teams from the Interior Region. It's the first time  that the tournament is hosting teams from the area. Previous years, there has been teams from Vancouver Island but never from the Interior.  

The tournament runs from Dec 27-Dec 30th. 

more to come

TEAM CANADA IIHF WORLD JUNIORS

TEAM CANADA KICKS OFF BOXING DAY IN 'FINNISH' STYLE

Team Canada kicked off the IIHF World Junior Championships taking place in Alberta, with a decisive 8-1 win over the team from Finland.

Early goals and great goaltending by Mark Visentin (who faced only 25 shots compared to Christopher Gibson who faced 42) led the Canadian boys to their domination over the Fins.

Mark Stone, scores his first hat trick of the tournament. Jonathon Huberdeau makes his mark with a 5 point game. Points were also racked up by Brendan Gallagher, Ryan Strome, the Hamilton brothers (Dougie and Freddie), Jaden Schwartz, Tanner Pearson, Nathan Beaulieu and Brandon Gromley.

The lone goal for Team Finland was scored by Alexander Ruutu who was also the MVP for the game along with Mark Stone for Canada.

Canada's power play unit went 2 for 2 in the 2nd period. Team Finland, has a good power play and great rush but it was unproductive today. Team Canada played cohesively and confidently compared to their exhibition games prior to today's tournament start.

The only downside to this win was the crucial loss of defenseman Devante Smith-Pelly, who was seen leaving the rink on crutches with an air boot. No word at this time as to what the issue is but x-rays have been performed.

Team Canada will face the team from the Czech Republic on Wednesday @ 6pm MT 7pm PT at Rexhall Place in Edmonton. 

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What's happening around Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows through my eyes. For my first installment, I present the following:

The Ridge Meadows Food Bank got a nice boost last Saturday, thanks to the boys of the Ridge Meadows Bantam A2 Hockey Team.

The boys sported their jerseys and were asking for a $5 dollar donation which translated into a large paper bag filled with dried goods for the food bank. The foods are pre-selected and placed into the paper bags ready for delivery to those in need.

The energy the boys had was terrific to see and they were all very polite and friendly to incoming and outgoing customers. With the addition and lure of a free candy cane, a $5 donation was an easy sell.

The boys kicked off their Food Drive at 10:30 this morning and by 11:30 had already collected $200 in donations! Thanks to them and their generous nature, alot more families in Ridge Meadows will have food on their tables.

Well Done Boys! 

Hokej Ceske (Czech Hockey)

My Vitkovice Steel jersey signed by Czech World Junior A team
Langley BC 2011

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU WONDER (satirical humor here)

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU WONDER

**warning the following is all satire and not meant to be serious at all**

• Is biting your nails considered cannibalism?
• Is an identical twin an actual copy?
• If Eve was so bad for eating an apple then why do all the scourges of women start with MEN?
• If only need one shoe, can you still get a BOGO?
• Why during menopause do you get to stop shaving your legs and start shaving your face?
• Why do they call them hot flashes? They are more like volcanic eruptions.
• If a man is watching hockey all alone, how does he get his beer?
• Do hookers get workman's compensation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Just a little humor to break up the day. Seriously, sometimes you need a little humor to make life tolerable.

Oh so Proud

Being a writer has always been fun and rewarding but never so much as right now. I wrote an article about my hubby's passion and love for volunteering and hockey and this is how it turned out.


Thanks to David Murray @PittMeadowsToday.ca for publishing it for me!