The Sherring Gold Pee Wee AA Yorkton Terriers hockey team qualified for a tournament which took them to Quebec for 10 days.
Following their season finale of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League in which they beat Moose Jaw in back to back games, the Terriers were then getting ready to leave town for a little bit. It should be noted that the Pee Wee 'AA's went 20-0 in regular season play in the South Sask Pee Wee 'AA' Hockey League this season, and have several players who've put up huge numbers.
This team has been together for the most part, since Atom, where they created a 'AA' Atom team that won back to back league titles.
Awaiting them in Quebec was what head coach Ed Zawatsky said is a very highly regarded tournament.
The Tournoi International de Hockey Pee-Wee de Quebec was held Feb. 9-19 and the Sherring Gold Terriers were invited to play.
They played against teams from all over and likely seeing how well they stack up against some of them.
Things started off well for the young Terriers when they opened up against Drummondville, took them to a shootout and won 5-4, said Zawatsky.There are two Swiss teams in Yorkton's Division, as well as several Canadian and American opponents. A total of 16 countries, including Ukraine, Austria, Italy, Russia, and Finland are represented at the tournament.The Quebec tournament is similar to the Mac's tournament which the Midget AAAs attend and not everyone gets invited to it.
Team trainer Corey Geddes said the tournament in Quebec wasn't a surprise to any of the players. The coaching staff decided it would be a good idea to make the application at the start of the season.
The Yorkton Pee Wees were notified in October that they had been accepted into one of the biggest Pee Wee tournaments in the world.
Over 250 applications are submitted for this tournament. From 16 different countries.
One hundred and fifty are turned down.
According to trainer Geddes, the tournament was hoping for some good representation from around Canada (and around the world).
