Bantam AAA tournament begins today
By Ryan McCracken on November 16, 2017.
Medicine Hat News There will be plenty up for stake at arenas across the city tonight. The puck drops on the 45th annual Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Tournament at 5 p.m. with players from 16 different teams all vying for the storied title with scouts from teams across the Western Hockey League watching from the stands. The South East Athletic Club Tigers will make their debut in tonight’s 8:30 p.m. matchup against the reigning champion Pursuit of Excellence at the Kinplex in one of eight games on the docket. The tournament officially gets underway at 5 p.m. with Swift Current taking on Delta Academy at the Hockey Hounds Arena, Grand Peace facing off against the Calgary Edge at the Moose Recreation Centre and Edmonton’s South Side Athletic Club hitting the ice against Spruce Grove at Kinplex 2. Balgonie and Sherwood Park round out the early games at 5:30 p.m. in the Kinplex 1. The action continues at 8 p.m. with West Central and St. George’s at the Hockey Hounds, Prince Albert against Lloydminster at the Moose and Fort Saskatchewan versus the Edmonton Knights of Columbus at the Kinplex 2. Group play carries on with games from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, after which the top teams will face off in elimination play Saturday with the championship and consolation games scheduled for Sunday. The final is slated for 12:30 p.m. at the Kinplex 1. 8-7
