Positive feedback for Neepawa Minor Hockey

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Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Photos by Eoin Devereux. The Neepawa Midget girls team facing the Melita Bisons during the round robin portion of the weekend.

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

It was a weekend of non-stop minor hockey action as the Neepawa Minor Hockey Association recently hosted the second annual Keith Jordan Memorial Tournament. Girls bantam and midget teams from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan assembled at the Yellowhead Centre for 20 games over the course of three days.

At the end of the weekend, it was a club from Regina which claimed the bantam championship while Birtle/Hamoita were the winners in the midget category. The team representing Neepawa in the bantam division earned a third place finish, closing out the tournament with a 4-0 victory over Weyburn in the consolation final. As for the midget category, Neepawa ended the weekend with a close 2-1 shootout loss to Rock Lake, which resulted in a fourth place finish for the host club.

The entire weekend was organized by representatives with the Neepawa Minor Hockey Association. Board member Jamie Davie said that a large contingent of volunteers put in a lot of time to ensure that the event went off without a hitch. Davie said that the effort was noticed and great appreciated.

“The tournament was a great success. The feedback we received indicated that all the players, coaches and parents had a good time and enjoyed the weekend,” noted Davie. “They told us that it was well organized and on scheduled. That doesn’t happen without a lot of people behind the scenes working tirelessly. We had a great group of volunteers. People who worked all weekend. Neepawa Minor Hockey would like to thank everyone that was involved. Parents, referees, time keepers and arena staff for their help in keeping everything running smoothly.”

 The Neepawa Bantam girls team was able to blank Weyburn 4-0, in their final game of the weekend.