Twelve Novice hockey teams faced off in a fun tournament held at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Saturday, Jan. 3 and Sunday, Jan. 4.
The tournament featured all four Stettler Storm Novice teams — white, black, blue and yellow — as well as the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Bow Valley Flames, Cochrane Flyers, Endmoor Thunder, Forestburg Thunderstars, Kneehill Chiefs, Mayerthorpe Mustangs and Red Deer Little Caesars.
While the scores were kept in each game, novice director CJ Oprea explained that no winners were declared at the end of the tournament, as it was intended simply as a fun event to give the kids lots of time on the ice.
“Some of the kids got their first goal,” she said, adding that each team got to play three games over the weekend.
After each game, “Heart and Hustle” awards were presented to one player on each team, and a “Freezie shootout” was also held on the ice.
The Stettler Minor Hockey Association has a total of 58 children enrolled in Novice hockey this year, divided over four teams.