Red Deer plays great host to action packed Provincials

June 28, 2014

By: A.J. Mike Smith

When it was all said and done, and the champions had been crowned, AMRHA could look back on yet another successful running of the annual roller hockey provincial’s tournament.

A variety of skillsets and age groups were on display this past weekend. It was amazing to see the adult/junior division fly around out there for an hour, displaying the best Alberta roller hockey has to offer. But then, what was really amazing is the young guns, the U8 division, came out and while they offered a slower, easier game to follow up and down the floor, they knew how to play the team game of roller hockey as well. So entertainment was available to supporters and fans of every team and player who competed in the provincial tournament.

The games, barring the occasional lopsided affair, were all pretty close and nail-biting worthy, too. Multiple ties in the Junior division lead to some headaches for the tournament organizers.  Which set up a very entertaining, or should I say suspenseful day for teams, players, and especially parents on showdown Sunday. Several gold and bronze finals went down to the wire, and made for a stressful last few seconds for antsy hardcore parent fans.

A big thank you from AMRHA goes to every team for coming out and showing your stuff. Congratulations to the teams who brought home some hardware, as listed below: 

U8

Gold Tier 1 - Wetaskiwin Jr. Ice

Silver Tier 1- Didsbury Silver

Gold Tier 2 - Red Deer Gunners Green

Silver Tier 2- Red Deer Gunners Yellow

U10 Competitive 

Gold - Calgary Roller Hawks

Silver - Northern Alberta Bulls (Edmonton)

Bronze - Red Deer Gunners 1

U10 Recreational 

Gold - Team Edmonton

Silver - Red Deer Gunners 2

Bronze - Didsbury Renegades

U12 Competitive 

Gold - Red Deer Snipers

Silver - Sherwood Park Bullfrogs

Bronze - Red Deer Camo

U12 Recreational 

Gold - Sherwood Park

Silver - Didsbury Renegades

Bronze - Wetaskiwin Jr. Ice

U14 Competitive

Gold - Sherwood Park Bullfrogs

Silver - Calgary Cyclones

Bronze- Edmonton Crusaders

U14 Recreational 

Gold -Team United (Edmonton)

Silver - Wetaskiwin Jr. Ice

U17 Competitive

Gold - Red Deer Snipers

Silver - Edmonton Wolf Pack

U17 Recreational

Gold - Wetaskiwin Jr. Ice

Silver - Calgary Scorpionz

Junior

Gold - Red Deer Jets

Silver - 4PAC Battalion (Edmonton)

Adult 

Gold - Lacombe Rednex

Silver - Red Deer Phantoms