By Zephram Tino
The North Thompson Sportsplex was the place to be Jan. 26-30, with Hockey Days showcasing the talents and skills of local players hosted by the Clearwater Minior Hockey Association.
There was also tropical-theme curling bonspiel held by the Clearwater Curling Club.
Hockey fans of Clearwater attended the annual Hockey Days over the weekend with the games continuing on Feb. 2.
Multiple hockey games played by the various age categories were played, with age categories of the teams including U18, U15, U13, U11, U9, and U7.
As part of intermission of the U18’s evening game on Jan. 27, the U7 team faced off in an intramural game pairing off into two teams to show off their hockey skills. Despite a few tumbles onto the ice by teammates, the team in red pinnies was able to score the winning goal.
When the intermission concluded, the Icehawks and the North Okanagan Knights skated back onto the ice for their second period. The Icehawks skill and intensity on the ice perfectly encapsulated to spectators their determination to win. During the second period, the Knights were able to secure their first goal. However, shortly thereafter the Icehawks scored to create a tie and it was anybody’s game. In the last 10 minutes of the game the Icehawks scored, gaining one point on the Knights. Within the last five minutes of the game the Icehawks scored yet again, securing their victory over the Knights. The final score of the game was 4 – 2.
Over at the curling rink, meanwhile, was the “Love Where You Live” Curling Bonspiel. The two evening events had a sizable amount of participants who were encouraged to dress in their best tropical attire, as per the theme. The bonspiel seemed to be full of fun for all the players and as spectators as many locals were in good spirits throughout the evening.
Hockey days has proved itself to be very popular this year once again, as well as highly enjoyable for the community.