The Estevan Strippers Hockey Club ran another successful Molson Spring Bust recreational hockey tournament despite being somewhat under the cloud of the Humboldt bus crash Friday evening that claimed the lives of 15.
The games went on as scheduled in the 36th annual tournament at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre, with a few games in Bienfait this year, and tournament winners were crowned but there was a difference this year with many teams getting together at centre ice before their games in a show of solidarity with the community of Humboldt and their hockey team.
Many players wore ‘H’ or ‘HB’ on their helmets in yellow tape, one of the primary colours of the Humboldt Broncos.
“I think it shook everyone up,” said Jason Dutka, captain of the Estevan Tower Wolves team as the tournament wrapped up Sunday night. “Hockey and the fun times here kind of took a back seat to what was going on in Humboldt with the kids.”
For more on this, please see Wednesday’s Mercury.
