Rockyford Roughnecks host Tyke/Novice tournament

Times Contributor

 

The Rockyford Roughnecks were host to both a Tyke and Novice hockey tournament this past weekend. A total of eight teams participated in the packed out event. 

Players, coaches and families came from Airdrie, Carstairs, Indus, Rockyford, Standard and Strathmore to play in the tournament. There were 4 Tyke teams and 4 Novice teams competing.

The families that helped out during the tournament were pleased with the generous donations from family, friends and the businesses in Rockyford and the surrounding area. The two big wins of the weekend were Tiffany Campbell who won the 32” TV, and Lacey Wheeler was the winner of the I-Pod.

Tournament organizer Natasha Koester said, “We aim to make our tournaments all about the kids and having fun and being able to show off their hockey skills to family and friends.” She said they received a lot of positive feedback and comments about their packed raffle table. There were a lot of things to choose in the raffle for both kids and adults.

The first Tyke game between Rockyford and Standard on Saturday morning had a record crowd almost making it standing room only in the bleachers. Everyone cheered everybody else’s kids on and it was a great game to watch. The little guys played full ice and for the full amount of time (making them quite tired at the end of it all).