A month into the new year, the Niverville Clippers have picked up right where they left off at the end of 2018.
Continuing with their success, the Novice Blue and Novice White teams hosted a successful home tournament, winning gold in each of their pools. Niverville Novice Blue dominated their pool, remaining undefeated and beating Mitchell Blue 14–3 in the finals.
“The whole team was awarded player of the game by their coaches for their hard work,” says Travis Mason of Clipper Ice Sports. “Griffin Strain received his first career shutout as he was between the pipes for all the games.”
Exciting things are happening on the Atom side as well, with the Atom C hockey teams playing host to the 2019 Hockey Manitoba Provincials in Ste. Agathe from March 15–17. Opening ceremonies will take place on the Friday evening. The teams will face competition from Steinbach, Winkler, Brandon, MacDonald, and Thompson.
The hosting committee has been hard at work planning a memorable weekend and will be releasing more details in the weeks to come.
The Atom B group headed to Grand Forks, North Dakota for a tournament on January 18–20. Mason says the competition there was fierce.
“Fun was had by all players, coaches, family, and friends, and it made us realize that not all victories show up on the scoreboard,” he says. “Good teams never lose—they either win or learn, and with a current first place standing in the Eastman Atom B division, our team is looking forward to wrapping up our regular season strongly and heading into playoffs with much enthusiasm!”
All the Clippers teams are gearing up for the playoffs after seeing success in the regular season.
“As you walk through the rinks or schools, it’s a joy to see all of the kids so proud of their team as they rock the Clipper logo,” adds Mason.
