The 31st annual Spring Bust tournament hosted by the Estevan Strippers will be the biggest one yet.The annual oldtimers' tournament, which begins today and wraps up on Sunday, has expanded to 36 teams.That includes four new women's teams and two newcomers on the men's side.The women's division, called the Century 21 Division, now features six teams.The new entries are the Dauphin Dinos, Souris Blue Ice, Swan Valley Extreme and Allan Miss Conducts.In the men's over-30 division, the new entries are the Regina Nordics and the Carnduff Chiefs.There are 20 teams in the over-30 category, split into five divisions: the Sherritt Coal Division, the Einar/Rod Fagerheim Memorial Division, the Days Inn Division, the Tap House Division and the Preston Meyer Memorial Division.There are 10 over-45 teams entered. They will be divided between the Ray Frehlick Division and the Bill Dutton Division.All three arenas, Spectra Place, the Civic Auditorium and the Icon Centre, will be used during the tournament.The Spring Bust tournament is only open to over-30 and over-45 rec players who have not participated in any other form of hockey this season. An exception has been made for the women's category, where players must be at least 19 years old and must not have played college, university or professional hockey this season.Along with a hospitality room at the Estevan Curling Club, there will also be two cabarets in that building. One will be on Friday night, with local band Crossroads, and the other is Saturday with Yorkton band Third Degree Birnz. Both events begin at 9 p.m.All games will be comprised of two 20-minute periods, using stop time.
