Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This evening I have the opportunity of returning home again to take part in a great event. My colleague Mrs. Groenewegen and myself drop the puck for the Northern Hockey Challenge. The YK Flyers are going to play the Hay River Huskies tonight. I’d just like to talk about the Northern Hockey Challenge and the activities that are going on.
The Western Arctic and Nunavut are having two different competitions where the two will meet the winners of… The two divisions will play each other later.
Back in the early ‘90s, senior hockey was taken out of the Arctic Winter Games, and since then the numbers of senior hockey has kind of dwindled. A couple strong individuals believed that it was time to rejuvenate the senior men’s hockey and they created the Northern Hockey Challenge. It’s taken on a great interest throughout the North. I’d like to thank the major sponsor, First Air, for getting people around, but also there are several other sponsors. I’d like to thank them.
Currently in the standings, the YK Flyers have two wins. The Hay River Huskies have one win, one loss, and Inuvik has one win and three losses. We’re in the middle of the competition and I have challenged Mr. Dolynny from Yellowknife, and Mr. Moses from Inuvik, and I’m looking forward to seeing them, hopefully, wearing Husky colors for a photo opportunity.
Once again, I’d like to thank all those organizers, those people who have tried to rejuvenate the senior men’s hockey throughout the North, and I look forward to tonight’s competition. Thank you.
The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
