Hundreds of kids hit the ice at Affinity Place, the Civic Auditorium and the Lignite Miners Centre on the weekend for the annual Estevan Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) Initiation Tournament.
Abbey Webber, EMHA initiation director, said the Estevan Wild, Bruins, Leafs, Sharks and Hawks hosted 11 out-of-town clubs from Carlyle, Crosby and Weyburn in the tournament. She said each player in the tourney earned a participation trophy as well as an Under Armor shirt, mini stick and gift bag courtesy of their numerous sponsors.
“The community was more than generous in donating,” said Webber. “It was great.”
The initiation tournament featured each club playing three two 27-minute period games over the Saturday and Sunday competition, with no rankings of wins and losses in the standings. Thanks to the various sponsors, a raffle and 50/50 draw were also held on Saturday to help raise money for the EMHA initiation program.
Webber said this year's tournament expanded on the 12-team competition they had last year and its success came through the work of all the dedicated sponsors, coaches and volunteers who helped pull it off.
“We thank all the support from the community that we had, especially in a hard year like this,” said Webber. “It’s been just awesome.”
