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‘Ice Angels’ Ready for Competitions
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Aldergrove’s Ice Angels synchronized skaters performed beautifully for the intermission during the Aldergrove Kodiaks junior hockey team’s final home game of the year at Aldergrove Arena on Dec. 16. The Ice Angels will be competing against western Canadian synchro skating teams over the coming weeks.
Minor Hockey goes all-out for good causes By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
It was a great night of fun, community spirit and remembrance, with a dash of silliness thrown in for good measure. Billed as the “Ugly Sweater Night” it featured some of the most garish Christmas sweaters one will ever hope to see — or perhaps not to see. Hosted by Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association (AMHA) on Dec. 18 at Aldergrove Arena, it centered around a pair of midget hockey games but also served to raise awareness of good sportsmanship as well as raise food and funds for the Coleton Claus charity. There was also some Christmas cheer spread with a generous sharing of baked Christmas goodies. In the first game of the night Aldergrove Midget A1 defeated
Mission Midget A1, 3-2. The second game featured Aldergrove Midget A2 versus Ridge Meadows A3, a 7-1 win for the visitors. A “Coleton Claus” food drive filled a hockey net in memory of the late Coleton Nelson. The night also promoted BC Hockey’s brand new program called Sportsmanship Starts in the Stands. It is a program designed to remind fans that hockey is a game to be enjoyed by all. The Aldergrove Midget A1 Bruins embrace this program and encourage excellent sportsmanship. The joke line of the night was, “If it gets too stressful to watch, have a shortbread!” The Ugly Sweater Contest was KURT LANGMANN PHOTO just a fun thing to do in the stands to Competing in the Ugly Sweater Contest at the Aldergrove Minor Hockey fundraiser were (left) Chris Fischer, bring out the festive spirit. SEE: Page 4 Ryan Schmunk, Riley Jones, Devon James and Ryan Bencze.
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