Estevan Strippers '

By David Willberg

The largest recreation hockey tournament in the province is going to bring five days of entertaining games to Estevan and Bienfait.

The Estevan Strippers’ Molson Spring Bust Tournament will run from April 12-16 at Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Arena and the Bienfait Memorial Arena.

Thirty-six teams will be entered between the tournament’s nine divisions.

The first four games will be played April 12, starting at 6 p.m. Additional contests start at 6 p.m. on April 13.

The action ramps up with games at 3 p.m. on April 14 and 10 a.m. on April 15.

The championship games for each division will begin at 10 a.m. on April 16. The final games are at 4 p.m. that day.

Steve Godfrey with the Strippers said roughly half of the teams are from out of town and will stay in local hotels, so the tournament carries a big economic spinoff

“Everybody that comes in always stops and eats here, and it generates all of the revenue for not only the town but the Strippers, with the amount of work that the Strippers do and donate to local charities,” said Godfrey. The tournament also features a strong social element. The Power Dodge Curling Centre will be the site for beer gardens each night. They run from 4 p.m.-2 a.m. the first two nights, 2 p.m.-2