It is finally starting to look like hockey season outside. Inside the rink, Clipper Ice Sports (CIS) is continuing to see some great success.
The Squirt division has started to play games in the new Hockey Manitoba cross-ice format, which allows for more puck touches and quicker development.
The Novice A team recently travelled to Portage la Prairie for a tournament and were very successful, going 4–0 while facing teams they normally do not have an opportunity to play.
In Niverville, the Pee Wee division hosted a tournament. The A team had a hard-fought tournament and came out on top as their division winners. The C team also had a great tournament but unfortunately did not make it to the finals.
In the New Year, Niverville will host a Novice level tournament as well as the Bantam Girls Provincials. Like all tournaments we host, these events are strongly supported by our local business community.
League play for all Novice and Bantam teams is proceeding. While the results are mixed, the kids are having fun and improving their skills at the same time.
On behalf of the CIS Executive and our membership, I would like to wish everyone nothing but the best in 2016.
