Friday, Oct. 11, 2013
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Arena from page 3 known as Mites, next oldest is Squirts, then PeeWees and Bantams. Last year, many Sartell teams advanced to the state tournament, including the Bantam A team, the PeeWee A team and the PeeWee B team. For each category there are three types of teams: A, B, C. At the tournament in the metro area, the PeeWee B team came very close to defeating an Edi-
7 na hockey team, rated as one of the best in the state. With one minute remaining to play, Edina tied the game and then that team won in overtime. That kind of competitive success, say Sartell hockey enthusiasts, can be traced directly to players’ access to quality ice time, the presence of the arena and hundreds of hours of practice, sometimes on the many ponds in the Sartell area. As the 11th year of the arena begins, hockey players and fans predict even bigger successes in the coming years.
photos by Dennis Dalman
Above: A swirl of skaters enjoy the ice during the 10th birthday celebration of the Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. Left: Zayda Thalacker of Sartell and her brother, Judson, prepare to put their skates on for some ice-skating fun Oct. 5 at the Bernick’s Arena celebration. Judson is on a “Mite” team for the Sartell Youth Hockey Association.
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