Male Division Female Division

THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Sunday December 27th, 2015
Male
Division
#
Time
Rink Pool
Home
Visitor
11
9:00am
MB
2
South
Island
Royals
Regina
Pat
Canadians
12
9:00am
FDB
3
Cariboo
Cougars
Llyodminster
Bandit
Pipeline
Bobcats
13
11:45am
MB
4
U18
Austria
National
Team
Red
Deer
Optimist
Chiefs
14
11:45am
FDB
2
Lethbridge
Hurricanes
Eastman
Selects
15
2:30pm
MB
3
Foothills
CFR
Chemical
Bisons
Ontario
Avalanche
16
2:30pm
FDB
1
Sherwood
Park
J
Ennis
Kings
Prince
Albert
Mintos
17
5:15pm
MB
1
Calgary
Northstars
Valley
West
Hawks
18
5:15pm
FDB
4
Tisdale
Trojans
Vancouver
Northwest
Giants
19
8:00pm
MB
5
Calgary
Flames
Moose
Jaw
Generals
20
8:00pm
FDB
5
SSAC
Boston
Pizza
Athletics
Vancouver
Northeast
Chiefs
Female
Division
#
Time
F7
9:30am
Rink Pool
Home
MB
#2 CO Melville
Prarie
Fire
8
Sherwood
Park
Fury
Visitor
St.
Albert
Slash
F8
12:00pm MB
#3
Kootenay
Wild
F9
2:30pm
MB
#4 CO Llyodminster
PWM
Steelers
Rockey
Mountain
Raiders
F10
5:00pm
MB
#5
7
Northern
Capitals
Calgary
Fire
F11
2:00pm
MB
#6
8
Edmonton
Thunder
Westman
Wildcats
Day
1
Male
Division
Results
South
Island
Royals
Vancouver
Northeast
Chiefs
Moose
Jaw
Generals
U17
Belarus
National
Team
Foothills
CFR
Chemical
Bisons
Red
Deer
Optimist
Chiefs
Prince
Albert
Mintos
Lloydminster
Bandit
Pipeline
Bobcats
Eastman
Selects
Calgary
Buffaloes
1
4
4
5
4
1
2
8
2
2
Lethbridge
Hurricanes
Calgary
Flames
California
Wave
Sherwood
Park
J
Ennis
Kings
Yorkton
Rawtec
Maulers
Tisdale
Trojans
Calgary
Northstars
Ontario
Avalanche
Calgary
Royals
U18
Austrian
National
Team
3
7
2
5
1
2
2
0
3
3
Edmonton
Thunder
Fraser
Valley
Rush
Lloydminster
PWM
Steelers
Melville
Prairie
Fire
Vancouver
Island
Seals
Kootenay
Wild
1
1
2
0
0
1
Day
1
Female
Division
Results
Calgary
Fire
St.
Albert
Slash
Sherwood
Park
Fury
Northern
Capitals
Rocky
Mountain
Raiders
Westman
Wildcats
4
0
4
3
2
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THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Sunday December 27th, 2015
Mac’s 2015/16 Newcomers Have Come to Play
It’s aboot time we welcomed this year’s international teams
Byline: Evan Manconi, Kent Newton
U18 Austria National Team (photo: Mitchell Anderson)
Those of us at the Mac’s AAA
Midget World Invitational Hockey Tournament would like to give a warm welcome to this year’s international teams.
The California Wave joined the returning Western States Hockey League
(WSHL) Ontario California Avalanche,
while the Austrian U18 National Team
and the Belarus U17 National Team
skated for the first time at the Mac’s, on
Dec. 26th.
Ontario Avalanche
Hailing out of Ontario, California, the returning Mac’s Tournament
Ontario Avalanche, is off to a great
WSHL 2015/16 American season. New
head coach, Jaime Thompson, has led
the team to a 17-10 record so far. He is
hoping to maintain that record, upon
returning to regular league play in early
January.
Tiffany Favilla, mother of Avalanche player #19 Ryan Favilla, said, “I
think the boys are really excited about
being here. They were really pumped
up before the game and ready to play.
They’ve been working hard on and off
the ice practicing.”
While the enthusiasm is there,
the team has suffered several setbacks
leading up to the tournament. With
players unable to play at the Mac’s due
to injuries and off ice issues, the teams’
hardship is apparent by just looking at
the amount of players they have on the
bench.
Off to a rocky start in Canada,
the boys lost 8-0 to the Lloydminster
Bandit Pipeline Bobcats in their first
game, on Dec. 26th at the Father David
Bauer Arena. In last year’s Mac’s Tournament appearance, the team finished
2-2 in the round robin, but did not
advance to the quarter final round.
California Wave
Also from Ontario, California, this is the California Waves’ first
year competing at the Mac’s. Although
they’re new, Head Coach Michael
Lewis said the team has played several
games in the Okanagan, and they are
not strangers to the Canadian style of
hockey.
“It’s Canadian hockey. It’s
rough, it’s tough, it’s skill; so you’re
playing the entire game, and I think
that’s what the kids need to do to get
better and move to the next level.”
With only six returning players, Lewis added that the team is still
growing. He says they still have room to
improve in order to play at the highest
level, but regardless he is excited about
the experience that the Mac’s Tournament can offer.
“It’s such a prestigious tournament. We had a hard time getting in.
I’ve had a midget team for probably
the last 10 years. It’s hard because the
top teams are here. We were over the
moon to get an invite this year and to be
accepted. It’s probably the best midget
tournament in terms of how it’s run, you
know it’s an honour.”
In their first tournament game
yesterday against the Moose Jaw Generals, the Wave fell 4-2 in a heated game.
U18 Austria National
“This is a very special experience for the young players. To attend a
game or a tournament in Canada, one
you do not forget so quickly,” said head
coach Dieter Werfring, translated to
English from the U18 website.
In the 2015 Austrian Hockey
Board Tournament, held in in November, the team is coming off a 2-1 victory
over Slovenia, a 5-3 victory over Hungary and a 3-2 loss against Italy.
Traditionally, the U18 Austria
National Team has one of the most
intense programs of all of the Austrian
Ice Hockey Federation national teams.
[story continued on next page].
THE
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The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Standings
Male
Division
Pool
1
Calgary
Northstars
Prince
Albert
Mintos
U17
Belarus
National
Team
Sherwood
Park
J
Ennis
Kings
Valley
West
Hawks
Pool
2
Lethbridge
Hurricanes
Calgary
Royals
Regina
Pat
Candians
Eastman
Selects
South
Island
Royals
Pool
3
Foothills
CF
Chemical
Bisons
Lloydminster
Bandit
Pipeline
Bobcats
Cariboo
Cougars
Ontario
Avalanche
Yorkton
Rawtec
Maulers
Pool
4
U18
Austria
National
Team
Tisdale
Trojans
Vancouver
Northwest
Giants
Calgary
Buffaloes
Red
Deer
Optimist
Chiefs
Pool
5
Calgary
Flames
Moose
Jaw
Generals
SSAC
Boston
Pizza
Athletics
California
Wave
Vancouver
Northeast
Chiefs
PTS
1
1
1
1
0
PTS
2
2
0
0
0
PTS
2
2
0
0
0
PTS
2
2
0
0
0
PTS
2
2
0
0
0
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Sunday December 27th, 2015
Days of
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Team provincial and country on-ice flag bearers for the Mac’s Opening Ceremony.
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This year the Mac’s AAA Midget World Invitational Hockey
Tournament, and its social media team, are excited to offer
the 7 Days of Tournament Giveaways. Each day of the week
the #Macstourney team will be giving away big ticket items.
From Saturday, Dec. 26th to Thursday, Dec. 31st, you could
win two tickets to the tournament’s Championship Day, held
at the Scotiabank Saddledome. New Year’s Day, they will
also be offering two chances to win a Championship Day
Mac’s Convenience Store and tournament swag pack. Follow
the Mac’s Tournament social media accounts daily for your
chance to enter.
Contest 2
Sunday, Dec. 27th
Tag the Mac’s Tournament in your Facebook post with 50
words on why hockey parents are so special for your chance
to win!
facebook.com/macsmidgettournament
@MacsTournament
@macstournament
Female
Division
Pool
6
Rocky
Mountain
Raiders
Fraser
Valley
Rush
St.
Albert
Slash
Lloydminster
PWM
Steelers
Pool
7
Calgary
Fire
Norther
Capitals
Vancouver
Island
Seals
Melville
Prairie
Fire
Pool
8
Westman
Wildcats
Sherwood
Park
Fury
Edmonton
Thunder
Kootenay
Wild
(Photo credit: Mitchell Anderson)
THE
BREAKAWAY
The Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Newsletter
Sunday December 27th, 2015
Crowd Goes Mad at the Mac’s for Parents
Mac’s Tournament Hosts Opening Ceremony at Max Bell
Parents were honoured at the 38th Mac’s AAA Midget World Invitational Hockey Tournament Opening Ceremony. On-ice
parents were asked what it was like to be the guardians of an elite hockey player. One response said it all, “It’s an adventure.”
A Calgary Buffaloes player, laced up for his team’s feature match against the U18 Austria National Team, commemorated the
parents with a universal, “Thank you for all that you do for me.” Cheering erupted as a packed Max Bell Arena crowd cheered
for all the hockey teams, volunteers, friends, fans and family that help make the event possible.
Mac’s Newcomers story continued
From the season
kick-off in late May, the
summer training camp
in late July, the Olympic
Hopes Competition at the
end of August and the
Austrian Hockey Tournament Board in Telfs, the
Austrian National team
has plenty of tournament
experience to bring to the
Mac’s Tournament.
“This trip with
lots of games in a few
days is a new experience. I’m glad we got the
chance to participate in
this tournament. This trip
will give players in their
development a big boost,”
said coach Werfring.
The team has
been in Alberta since Dec.
20th in anticipation for
their game against the
Calgary Buffaloes, which
they won on Dec. 26th
3-2.
U17 Belarus National
According to
their website, the U17
Belarus National Team
is equipped with the
best U17 athletes in the
country. Their two year
systematic training camp,
prepares the team for
high quality U18 junior
national team play.
U17 Belarus
National Team manager,
Klochkov Vladislav, said,
“It’s a great experience to
play in the Mac’s Tournament, and that it’s
important to come play in
Canada where the sport
was born. “If you want to
be a good hockey player
one day, you must be
here,” added Vladislav.
He emphasized
how important it is to a
player when they wear
their country’s colours on
their jersey. “It gives you
more power to represent
the country, represent
your relatives and represent your president,”
Vladislav added.
{Top to left down) 1. Annual ceremony annoucer with
featured parents. 2. U17 Belarus National Team. 3. Austria & Buffaloes puck drop with Chariman Mike O’Neil
& Chair Mac’s Convenience Store West Marketer
Ron Thompson. 4. Canadian flag bearer (photo credits:
Mitchell Anderson & Bob Newton).