Some activities begin as refreshing diversions and build up to annual events. Such an activity is the eighth annual Procyshen floor hockey tournament. What began as an off season conditioning program for a group of friends turned into an annual tournament held at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre. In addition to the local participants, one player returns every year. Mike Matich drives from Calgary to take part, claims tournament organizer Kelly Procyshen.
The invitational event invited 36 people this year. Only 26 were able to attend, Procyshen notes. As a result this year saw four teams competing.
In addition to the championship cup this year, prizes included cash and team shirts, Procyshen reports.
In the round robin, Darcy Zaharia's team finished with a 3-0 record. The Wasyleniuk squad finished second with a pair of wins and a loss. Greg Hall placed third with a win and two losses and Tim Roussin's team finished with an 0-3 record.
All teams made the playoffs under the page playoff system. In the first round of the playoffs Zaharia downed Wasyleniuk 7-3. In the second round Hall beat Roussin 4-3.
Wasyleniuk dropped down to play Hall in the semi-final. Hall won 4-2 to advance to the final.
Zaharia and Hall met in the tournament final. Hall won to claim the tournament title.
