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The Saugeen Shores Storm Ladies hockey league hosted the annual Caitlin Cobain Memorial Silver Stick event that featured 4 divisions, a pancake breakfast, expertise competitors and raised cash for most cancers survivors and kids’s sports activities Dec.13-15 at The Plex in Port Elgin.
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The Saugeen Shores Storm Ladies U11 ‘C” team, sponsored by Remax Land Exchange, tied two games, won two and lost won to make it to the semi-finals of the Caitlyn Cobain Memorial Silver Stick Tournament Dec. 14 at The Plex in Port Elgin.
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After her 2008 death to brain cancer at age 13, family and friends of the former Saugeen Storm player Caitlyn Cobean began to honour her annually with the tournament designed as a fun fundraiser.
The 21st annual tournament hosted by the Storm featured 34 teams in four divisions – U11, I13, U15 and U18 – and was a “wonderful weekend of great hockey, once the weather cleared,” tournament director Michelle McGregor said in a Dec. 16 telephone interview.
Organizers were forced to cancel the first two hours of play on Dec.13 forcing the loss of two U11 games, but they rescheduled four of the U13 affected games. Along with The Plex, tournament play took place in Southampton and Tiverton.
“All the team had really good goaltending all weekend and it was a really good, high calibre of hockey – they were all really good athletes,” McGregor said.
With a tie, two wins and a loss, the U11 C Storm Remax team was eliminated by Wingham 86ers in the semifinal.
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The Caitlyn Cobean Community Crusaders staged two pancake breakfasts to raise money for Tara “Boom” Houston Children’s Basis to enhance the lives of households whose youngsters face life -threatening diseases.
McGregor mentioned half of the cash raised by means of event entry charges and sponsorships goes to the Caitlin Cobain Crusaders and final 12 months that was $7,000 f that the Crusaders then donated to the Tara Increase Houston Kids’s Basis to enhance the lives of households whose youngsters face life-threatening diseases.
“We also donated $7,000 to Jump Start but held that donation until June, which is Jump Start month and Canadian Tire matched it with $6,000 so we had $20,000 donated back to the community last year and we’re hoping to do the same or better this year,” she mentioned.
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Together with the hockey, there was a expertise contest and Bruce Energy hosted a meet-and-greet with PWHL Toronto Sceptres’ Caitlin Willoughby Dec.14, giving followers an opportunity to get autographs.
The U18 Storm staff carried on the Storm custom of accumulating new pajamas to offer to these in want and 97 pairs have been donated over the weekend and shall be delivered to The Girls’s Centre of Gray Bruce.
McGregor mentioned the season and tournaments wouldn’t occur with out the help of sponsors and supplied particular because of the division sponsors together with: U11- KNK Garden Care and Previous Management; U13- Bud Rier; U15- Carson’s Provide; U18- G.O.A.T. Sport Provide.
The event division winners included:
U11: 4-3 – Woodstock Wildcats over Wingham 86ers
U13: 2-1 – St. Thomas Panthers over Wingham 86ers
U15: 2-1 – Central Perth Predators over Belmont Blazers
U18: 1-1 – Wilmont Wolverines tied Central Perth
The annual Caitlin Cobain Memorial Silver Stick hokey event was held Dec. 13-15 in rinks in Port Elgin, Southampton and Tiverton. -Submitted picture
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