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The Central Perth Predators girls’ teams had a successful weekend at the B.A.D. Blazers annual hockey tournament, with the U13s winning gold and the U15s losing a nail biter in the semifinals to the Chatham-Kent Crush, 1-0. The U13s pulled out a 2-1 shootout win versus the Lambeth Lancers to claim g

The Listowel Cyclones somewhat salvaged what had been an otherwise dismal start to 2023, when the junior club took a pair of wins from the Caledon Bombers in decisive fashion last weekend.

The inaugural Listowel Hockey Days event was held at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel on Jan. 28-29, with most of the Listowel Minor Hockey Association in action over the course of its two-day running.

Points are at a premium with the 2022-23 PJHL regular season beginning to wind down, and the Wingham Ironmen picked up four they desperately needed over the weekend to maintain pace with the teams they’re chasing in the North Pollock Division standings.

The Walkerton Junior Capitals have named a new head coach.

The Wingham Ironmen U9 Tier 2 team had a successful weekend at the Silver Stick Tournament in Parkhill last weekend, finishing as finalists and silver medalists. Wingham tied Drayton 2-2 in the first game of the tournament, and followed that game with a pair of wins over East Lambton (8-1) and South

The Wingham Ironmen defense corps was dialled in on Sunday afternoon at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex, limiting the visiting Hanover Barons to 21 shots en route to a 4-1 win for the home side.

Four games, four losses – the past week wasn’t a good one for the Walkerton Capitals.

Hockey Day in Howick returned in fine fashion on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Howick Community Centre, where 11 teams within the Howick and Upper Maitland Mustangs organizations put their skills on display for another exciting event that received tremendous spectator support.

The Listowel Cyclones are still struggling to find their footing since the turn of the calendar into 2023, with the local junior squad dropping three more contests last week while being outscored 12-5.

The Milverton 4 Wheel Drives senior hockey organization hosted a special alumni event on Jan. 21 at the Perth East Recreation Complex, with a pair of games featuring past players 35+ and 45+. The well-attended event raised an impressive $3,205 for the Barney Dale Memorial Fund.

Following a successful bottle drive earlier this month, parents and coaches of the Listowel U13 LL1 Cyclones left it up to the boys for what they wanted to do with the money.

The Steve Kerr Memorial Complex is typically a busy spot on any given weekend throughout the winter months, but the minor hockey action will be unprecedented on Jan. 28-29.

The Wingham Junior Ironmen are hoping to see a big stack of empties at the entrance to the North Huron Wescast Community Complex on Sunday afternoon.