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THURSDAY, January 7, 2016
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Liam Rowan and Bhavin Serown try to move the rubber past Denise Jackson at a Peter Puck event at the Ice Box Arena in 2013. The program has a new home.
YOU GOTTA MEET THE BABY!
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Paramjit Kaur Chahal had not yet named her baby when she was visited by Deven Sideroff (from left), Connor Ingram, Collin Shirley and Ryan Rehill of the Kamloops Blazers on Monday at Royal Inland Hospital. The Blazers were at the hospital to deliver stuffed animals collected on Teddy Bear Toss Night at Sandman Centre on Dec. 5. Fans threw to the ice 2,215 stuffed animals and 653 winter accessories, up from 1,856 stuffed animals and 497 winter accessories in 2014. The Blazers played host to the Prince George Cougars last night after KTW’s press deadline. For the game story, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.
Spence wins silver at nationals Josie Spence has added another medal to her trophy case, the first of 2016. The Kamloops product, a member of the River City Racers Speed Skating Club, finished second in the 5,000-metre event at the 2016 Canadian Single Distance Long Track
Championships, crossing the line in 7:18.44. The event, which was held
at the Calgary Olympic Oval, wrapped up yesterday. Earlier this season, Spence captured her first World Cup medal, finishing second in the B group of the 3,000m at an event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She was the fastest Canadian in both the A and B groups of the race.
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Peter Puck is making a comeback. When mechanical failure at the Ice Box Arena in July left the nearly 30-year-old learn-to-skate program for kids without a home, owner Dianna Hartnell was devastated. Hartnell has been on a mission to find ice time — like many other displaced user groups in town — and finally received good news last week. Peter Puck sessions, which can also include puck-handling drills and short hockey scrimmages, will be held at Memorial Arena on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. starting on Jan. 18. “I know it’s not a great time because kids get out of school at
Ethan Sanders notched four goals and an assist for the Kamloops Blazers in a 15-2 blowout victory over Kelowna in peewee tier 1 play at Valleyview Arena on Sunday. Also recording points for the Blazers were Logan Stankoven (3G, 7A, Reagan Milburn (3G, 4A), Carson Evoy (1G, 3A), Matt Ward (1G, 1A), Branden Toye (1G, 1A), Tristan Allen (1G, 1A), Jason Carroll (1G), Owen Barrow (1A), Devin Benson (1A) and Jakob Sherwood (1A).
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2:30 p.m. but, come on, mom, get the hockey gear in the truck, pick up your kids and get them to the arena,” Hartnell said. “Peter Puck is back. I’m excited.” Registration for the program for children ages four to 12 will be held at Dolson’s Source for Sports on Jan. 13, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, go online to peterpuckhockey.ca or call 250376-0072. Hartnell is suffering from a degenerative disc disease and cervical stenosis, a slowly progressive condition that pinches the spinal cord in the neck, so she is unable to help out on the ice. “I’ll be there for every class, though,” she said. “I’ll probably be teaching from the boards. I hope my classes fill.”
Sanders nets four
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Falling short
Kelowna edged Kamloops 3-2 in midget tier 1 play at Memorial Arena on Sunday. Rylan Van Unen (1G, 1A), Luke Recchi (1G), Conan Poss (1A) and Sam Fuoco (1A) had points for Kamloops in
Kamloops Minor Hockey
BRIEFS support of goaltender Ethan Langenegger.
Road woes
Hometown Revelstoke downed the Kamloops Scotiabank Blazers 7-3 in atom development play on Saturday. Jacob Cupello (1G), Nik Dimopoulos (1G), Ryan Finney (1G), Maddox Kinnee (1A), Carson Sutherland (1A) and Lorenzo Bennett (1A) had points for Kamloops. Kaiden Goddard backstopped the Blazers.
Lions do the job
The KGHM Ajax Lions edged the KGHM
Ajax Chiefs 7-5 in midget recreation play on Monday. Finding the scoresheet for the Lions were Andrew Hall (2G), Chad Petrie (1G, 1A), Connor Humphrey (1G, 1A), Lee McMinnon (1G, 1A), Jake Boileu (1G), Evan Wynne (1G), Chase Bratten (2A), Mike Hackman (2A), Ty Fraser (1A), Kyle Pitts (1A), Jacob Pilon (1A) and Ryan Powell (1A). Bryan Callier posted the win between the pipes and registered one assist. Scoring for the Chiefs were Carter Grice (2G, 2A), Tyler Baker (1G, 1A), Wendel William (1G, 1A), Skye Connors (1G), Cordell Davidson (1A), Jordan Devries (1A), Jake Stanley (1A), Brayden Patterson (1A) and Madison Ouellette (1A). Josh Harris backstopped the Chiefs.