This year’s IDC/Lorette Comets are in the midst of a competitive season and expect to be in the running for the Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League championship. The Comets consists of players from Île-des-Chênes, Lorette, and the surrounding area.

The Jets are struggling to regain the form that got them into the playoffs last season. They are currently last in the Central Division and have numerous teams to pass in the standings in order to secure a wildcard spot.

It most certainly has been an exciting month of Clipper hockey in all divisions.

If you read the December issue of The Citizen, you’d know that Brynne Abgrall of Niverville went to Poland to compete in the World Dance Competition.

The Red River Rage U12 ringette team is made up of girls in Grades 5–6 (ages 10–11). The U12 team plays in both the Winnipeg Ringette League and the Eastman Ringette League. There are 14 players split between three towns: Niverville (12 players), Ste. Agathe (one player), and St. Adolphe (one player). Some girls have played seven years, and other players may only be in their second year of the sport. The team is coached by Melanie Hall and Jackie Dumaine, and managed by Stuart Ginter.

Thanks to a cold snap right before Christmas, a small army of volunteers led by Niverville Curling Club legend Kevin Stott managed to get the ice ready just in time for opening day, which took place on Tuesday, January 5. Thanks to this year’s super El Niño, the NCC was handed the task of making the playing surface ready in just two and a half weeks. In a normal year, we would generally take four weeks to prepare the ice.