BREAKAWAY Day 5 Male Division Results Day 5 Female Division

THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Thursday December 31th, 2015
Sherwood Park J
Ennis Kings
Lloydminster Bandit
Pipeline Bobcats
Game 51MB1 9:00am
Winner of Game 51
Winner of Game 53
Game 53 MB1 12:00pm
Game 55 MB1 3:00pm
Game 56 MB1 6:00pm
Cariboo Cougars
Calgary Flames
Regina Pat Canadians
Game 52 FDB 9:00am
Vancouver NW Giants
Winner of Game 52
Winner of Game 54
Winner of Game 55
Male Gold Medal Game
Scotiabank Saddledome 4:00pm
Belarus National U17
Game 54 FDB 12:00pm
SSAC Boston Pizza
Athletics
Winner of Game 56
Fraser Valley Rush
Game F25 MB2 1:00pm
Northern Capitals
Winner of Game F25
Female Gold Medal Game
Scotiabank Saddledome 12:00pm
Winner of Game F26
Rocky Mountain
Raiders
Game F26 MB2 4:00pm
Sherwood Park Fury
Day
5
Male
Division
Results
California
Wave
Valley
West
Hawks
Vancouver
Northwest
Giants
Calgary
Buffaloes
Ontario
Avalanche
Vancouver
Northeast
Chiefs
Eastman
Selects
Yorkton
Rawtec
Maulers
Prince
Alberta
Mintos
Calgary
Royals
1
1
1
1
1
0
8
4
1
1
SSAC
Boston
Pizza
Athletics
Sherwood
Park
J
Ennis
Kings
Austrian
National
U18
Red
Deer
Optimist
Chiefs
Cariboo
Cougars
Moose
Jaw
Generals
South
Island
Royals
Lloydminster
PWM
Steelers
Belarus
National
U17
Regina
Pat
Canadians
10
5
1
6
5
2
0
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
Westman
Wildcats
Sherwood
Park
Fury
Northern
Capitals
Calgary
Fire
2
3
2
2
Day
5
Female
Division
Results
Fraser
Valley
Rush
Edmonton
Thunder
Vancouver
Island
Seals
Melville
Fox
FM
Praire
Fire
THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Thursday December 31th, 2015
Snapshot of a Super Shooter
All-star photographer helps out at the Mac’s
Byline: Amanda Ducheminsky
Michael Kwas likes to get on the ice, when hes not capturing photos of the game.
(Photo: Michael Kwas)
A passion for the industry and a love
for the sport is the only form of compensation this volunteer photographer
requires at this year’s Mac’s AAA Midget
World Invitational Hockey Tournament.
Kwas’ open ended albums on social media have given team access to up-close,
high quality images. This tournament is
only one of the highlights on his impressive resume.
In 2012, he took pictures for the
World Juniors Championships, held
in Calgary. During the event, he was
coached from a professional International Hockey Federation (IHF) photographer and was selected as one of the
Russian team’s personal shooters.
“To me it was really neat to be a part
of because it was such a big stage. The
whole world was watching, and people
from around the world got to see my
work,” says Kwas.
A life-long-hockey player, Kwas
was scouted to the University of Colorado, after playing for Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology (SAIT) College.
He majored in communications/business, and picked up photography on the
side. He says being a player gives him an
advantage behind the camera because
“he can keep track of the plays, know
where players are and follow the puck
for better shots.”
At the rink he’s clearly a well-known
guy, with friends in and around the
arena. This will be his second
year helping out full time for the event,
and his photos have since been featured on CBC and other news outlets.
Though the photo biz is competitive,
he still enjoys opportunities like this to
flex his creative muscles, while working
towards getting his full fire firefighter
credentials. Never in the spotlight and
always behind the scenes, those of us
at the Ricoh Breakaway and the Mac’s
Tournament would like to say a special
thank you to this year’s on-site game
day photographer.
THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Thursday December 31th, 2015
7
Standings
Contest 6
Male
Division
Pool
1
Calgary
Northstars
U17
Belarus
National
Team
Prince
Albert
Mintos
Sherwood
Park
J
Ennis
Kings
Valley
West
Hawks
Pool
2
Calgary
Royals
Eastman
Selects
Lethbridge
Hurricanes
Regina
Pat
Candians
South
Island
Royals
Pool
3
Foothills
CFR
Chemical
Bisons
Lloydminster
Bandit
Pipeline
Bobcats
Cariboo
Cougars
Yorkton
Rawtec
Maulers
Ontario
Avalanche
Pool
4
Calgary
Buffaloes
U18
Austria
National
Team
Vancouver
Northwest
Giants
Tisdale
Trojans
Red
Deer
Optimist
Chiefs
Pool
5
Calgary
Flames
Vancouver
Northeast
Chiefs
Moose
Jaw
Generals
SSAC
Boston
Pizza
Athletics
California
Wave
GP
4
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
4
W
1
2
0
2
2
W
2
1
2
4
0
W
2
4
3
1
0
W
1
2
3
2
1
W
3
1
2
3
0
L
1
1
3
1
2
L
1
3
1
0
4
L
2
0
1
3
4
L
3
1
0
2
3
L
1
3
1
0
4
T
2
1
1
1
1
T
1
0
1
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
0
T
0
1
1
0
0
T
0
0
1
1
0
GF
9
15
8
16
13
GF
11
16
11
28
2
GF
16
23
16
10
4
GF
11
6
11
10
9
GF
16
10
10
23
6
GA
8
12
16
11
14
GA
8
18
11
7
24
GA
12
6
11
15
25
GA
15
6
5
12
9
GA
11
16
8
9
21
PTS
4
5
1
5
5
PTS
5
2
5
8
0
PTS
4
8
6
2
0
PTS
2
5
7
4
2
PTS
6
2
5
7
0
GP
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
GP
4
4
4
4
W
3
3
0
1
W
2
1
4
1
W
2
1
0
4
L
1
0
4
3
L
1
3
0
2
L
1
3
4
0
T
0
1
0
0
T
1
0
0
1
T
1
0
0
0
GF
14
9
7
6
GF
9
7
9
6
GF
9
5
4
19
GA PTS
7
6
3
7
16 0
12 2
GA PTS
6
5
10 2
3
8
8
3
GA PTS
8
5
9
2
18 0
4
8
Female
Division
Pool
6
Rocky
Mountain
Raiders
Fraser
Valley
Rush
Lloydminster
PWM
Steelers
St.
Albert
Slash
Pool
7
Calgary
Fire
Melville
Fox
FM
Prairie
Fire
Northern
Capitals
Vancouver
Island
Seals
Pool
8
Westman
Wildcats
Edmonton
Thunder
Kootenay
Wild
Sherwood
Park
Fury
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Hidden Heros of the Mac’s
The Children’s Wish connection within the tournament
Byline: Amanda Ducheminsky
Elisha Jackson and Shadee Marhi pose by the rink
during the live breakfast television braodcast
The Mac’s AAA Midget World Invitational Hockey Tournament doesn’t just
bring together some of the world’s best
midget players, but it can also connect people in special ways. This year’s
tournament media lead, Elisha Jackson,
is also the Canadian Children’s Wish
Foundation manager of resource development. A hidden hero within the rink,
she is in charge of raising the dollars
that help grant over 23,000 children’s
wishes nationally.
As a Mac’s volunteer and wish coordinator, Jackson heard about an 18 year
old that was in need of a pick me up. “It
was extra special to have met Shadee
through the tournament. Maybe, if I
hadn’t have volunteered, we may never
have found him,” says Jackson.
Shadee Marhi was a hard working
midget hockey player, who wasn’t afraid
to put it all on the ice playing defence
for his Calgary Northstars team. In the
season of 2014, he sought help for a
painful shin injury. The irritation was
caused by a rare cancerous Synovial
Sarcoma mass.
Marhi’s hockey future came crashing to a halt. Even though his long-term
health is unclear, his positivity and
winning attitude are what makes him
a perfect candidate for a Children’s
Wish experience. “When I called him to
let him know that he would probably
qualify for a wish, the first thing he said
to me was, ‘that sounds really great,
but I would hate to take it away from
another child,’” Jackson explains.
Marhi is now on track to meet
his NBA hero, Kevin Durant, from the
Oklahoma City Thunder. In the process
he has become a bit of a hero himself, as
a Children’s Wish ambassador. He says
it was easy to want to give back to an
Skate sharpening and SSAC Boston Pizza Athletics warm up.
organization, and the people within it,
that have done so much for him.
“Being diagnosed with cancer is not
easy for anyone. In a dark time like that,
when people are around to support you,
it definitely makes a difference. It honestly leaves me speechless sometimes.
The lengths they go for someone they
don’t even know, it’s crazy,” says Marhi.
Jackson has been with the organization for five plus years, she and the
Children’s Wish Foundation help grant
over 120 Alberta wishes in a year alone.
Anyone can refer a child, it can be a
neighbour, a teacher or even the child
themselves. The organization doesn’t
receive any government funding and
is directly supported by community
fundraising. She says being a part of the
fundraisers and seeing the first hand
generosity of others is what keeps her
going.
“It’s pretty remarkable how entire
communities comes together to make
things like this happen, for one common
goal: to grant wishes,” she gushes.
To help Jackson and Marhi make
more wishes come true, learn more and
donate today at www.childrenswish.ca