Northern teams compete in hockey challenge
7 teams from N.W.T., Nunavut and Quebec to face off in weekend games
CBC News
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 4:26 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2013 8:25 AM CST
Related
External Links
(Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)
For the first time, teams from Inuvik to Kuujjuaq will be vying to be the hockey champions of the North.
Men’s teams from Yellowknife, Hay River and Inuvik, N.W.T., Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet and Repulse Bay, Nunavut, and Kuujjuaq, Que., will compete in the Northern Hockey Challenge over a series of weekends playing home and away games.
First Air is helping with the teams’ travel between communities.
“It's a very, very exciting endeavour and very challenging due to the logistics,” said Darrell Greer, the commissioner for the Hockey Challenge.
The teams have been divided into Western and Eastern divisions. Once the round robins are completed, the top two teams in each division will advance to the playoffs.
A best-of-five-games series will decide the division champions, then the Eastern and Western division champions will face off in another best-of-five series for the Northern title.
The first games are Friday night with Hay River at Inuvik, and Iqaluit at Kuujjuaq.
Share Tools
Latest North News Headlines
- 2 climbers rescued off Yukon mountain after 5 days
- Two climbers were rescued off Mount Eaton this weekend in Kluane National Park in Yukon. more »
- Nunavut MLAs say public housing units not fairly distributed
- Some Nunavut MLAs are raising questions, as the majority of new public housing units will be built in cabinet ministers' communities. more »
- Yukon not protecting group home workers, says former employee
- A former group home worker says the Yukon Department of Health and Social Services isn't doing enough to protect the safety of employees and youth in Whitehorse. more »
- Yellowknife rental units still pricey, despite more vacancy
- New condominiums and homes are popping up in Yellowknife like mushrooms, and the city's vacancy rate is the highest it has been in years. Despite that, those looking to rent are still struggling, and paying high prices. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- 'Very upset' Harper wants fast Senate spending reform
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the Conservative caucus this morning that he's "upset" about the recent conduct of some senators and his own office, and he wants Senate spending rules tightened quickly. more »
- Children driven around too much, Canadian report suggests
- Fewer Canadian kids are commuting by walking or biking as a new report reveals a marked decline among young people using active modes of transportation. more »
- Keith Boag: Have you heard about the murderous abortion doctor?
- The gruesome trial and murder conviction of Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell is unlikely to change American abortion law, Keith Boag writes. But it has U.S. journalists questioning their priorities and how they cover such a sensitive issue. more »
- Schoolchildren describe Oklahoma tornado terror
- Schoolchildren and their teachers got a sudden lesson in survival after Monday's deadly tornado levelled two schools in Oklahoma City and nearby Moore, Okla. more »
- Nunavut spent half as much per student as N.W.T., Yukon
- Bell Mobility to appeal ruling in 911 lawsuit
- Long-awaited mental health centre opens in Iqaluit
- Yukon flood victims advised to register with government
- Yellowknife rental units still pricey, despite more vacancy
- Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, digs out from record snowfall
- Canadian students compete in northern history film program
- Agnico-Eagle worker found alive after blizzard
- NDP wants RCMP inquiry into $90K payment to Duffy
