The hockey season has officially started for the Novice Elks in Île-des-Chênes. This year, there are all three divisions—A, B, and C—of Novice Elks. After a September training camp, and evaluations done by GT Performance Hockey, the teams began their practices.
The season-opener took place on October 22, with all three teams of excited seven- and eight-year-olds hitting the ice. Novice is the first chance that players get to play full-ice games, so afterward there were some tired girls and boys.
The level of experience varies, with some players in their fifth season and others in their first. The improvement amongst young players is amazing.
This year’s Novice tournament is full for all divisions and will take place February 3–5. Teams will be participating from all over Manitoba.
The league is also running three daycamps by Billy Keane on in-service days. These camps will be open to Novice, Atom, and Pee Wee players and should be a great way to spend the day off school.
In October, Île-des-Chênes started offering Sticks and Pucks on Wednesdays for their 7:00 a.m. skate, and it’s open to all levels.
The Île-des-Chênes Minor Hockey Association would also like to thank all the coaches and volunteers for their contribution in the past couple of months.
