
Community effort leads to Nanaimo team hosting U15 hockey provincials
NANAIMO — A true team effort has helped plan, and will host hundreds of players, parents and team staff over the next three days.
The U15 Tier-2 BC Hockey Championships will be held at the Nanaimo Ice Centre from Saturday, March 15 through Tuesday, March 18 and see seven visiting teams take on the host Nanaimo.
Matt Hughes, director of operations for Nanaimo Minor Hockey, told NanaimoNewsNOW hosting events like this on a near-annual basis is a big challenge, but one which provides amazing opportunities for players.
“The reason we want to step up and try and host one of these operations every year was to give two Island teams a chance to compete in provincials. It’s a really neat opportunity for kids at all levels, and we’re really happy to be able to put it on and the help of our volunteer parents to help put these things together.”