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2019 PEE WEE FEMALE BC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS March 20-24, 2019 HOSTED BY: WEST KOOTENAY WILDCATS GREATER TRAIL MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION TRAIL, BC 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION Page 3 • HOST ASSOCIATION • GTMHA COMMITTEE • BC HOCKEY REPRESENTATIVE BC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION Page 4 • DATE OF CHAMPIONSHIP • BANQUET INFORMATION • OFFICIALS / COACHES / MANAGERS MEETING • OPENING/CLOSING CEREMONIES • PRIZE TABLE ARENA AND MAP Page 5-6 MEDICAL FACILITIES Page 6 TEAM SERVICES Page 7 THINGS TO DO Pages 7-8 TRANSPORTATION ROUTES Page 8 WEST KOOTENAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Page 9 MAP OF TRAIL Page 9 WEST KOOTENAY INFORMATION Pages 10-14 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Pages 15-16 RESTAURANTS Page 17 2 Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association Trail Memorial Centre 1051 Victoria Avenue Trail, BC (250) 364 – 0888 (250) 368 - 6484 HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS Mark Buckley Cell: (250) 368-7279 Email: [email protected] Clare DeWitt Cell: (250) 231-7496 Email: [email protected] Michael Conci Cell: (250) 231–6453 Email: [email protected] BC Hockey Championships Contact Sean Orr, Senior Manager, Leagues & Events BC Hockey [email protected] 250.652.2978 3 BC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION The 2019 PEE WEE FEMALE BC Hockey Championships will commence on Wed. March 20 th with a Team Banquet and Coaches Meeting. The tournament games will start Thursday March 21st ending with the Championship Game on Sunday, March 24 th , 2019. Games will be held at the Trail Memorial Centre: located at 1051 Victoria Avenue, Trail, BC. Due to possible conflicts with Junior hockey playoffs, some games may have to be played at a different arena in the association. Banquet: The mandatory banquet for players/coaches/managers/officials will take place on Wednesday, March 20 th at 5:30 pm at the Riverbelle, located at 1350 Esplanade Ave, Trail, BC V1R 3V7. Teams will be requested to pre-order dinners; order forms will be forwarded to qualifying teams. For banquet pre-order confirmation, please contact Clare DeWitt at [email protected] Coaches Meeting: Coaches meeting to be held at March 20 th at 8:30 pm in the McIntyre room located in the Trail Memorial Centre: located at 1051 Victoria Avenue, Trail, BC. Opening Ceremonies: The on-ice opening ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday, March 21st time TBD. Participation in the opening ceremonies is mandatory for all teams. Players are asked to arrive at Trail Memorial Centre 15 minutes prior to scheduled opening ceremonies in team jerseys. Teams scheduled for play immediately following the opening ceremonies will be fully dressed. Closing Ceremonies: The on-ice closing ceremonies will be held immediately following the final scheduled game. Provincial Apparel: Provincial apparel will be available by pre-order (order forms will be forwarded to qualifying teams). For apparel pre-order confirmation, please contact Clare DeWitt at [email protected] Prize Table/Programs: Souvenir Programs will be sold along with tickets for the fantastic prize table which will be located near the entrance to the Trail Memorial Arena Ice surface. 4 ARENA Trail Memorial Centre (Cominco Arena) The Trail Memorial Centre (Cominco Arena) is a 176,000 sq. foot building that houses a multitude of facilities. The main ice rink facility is of an NHL standard 85’ x 200’. The facility has seen upgrades to all of its major systems in the past five years including the arena glass, video re-play screen, new video score clock, heaters and seating to name just a few. The facility is truly first class in terms of its operations, size, history and layout. The quality of the ice surface is recognized as one the very best in the province and the maintenance staff is very experienced and professional, having worked and prepared ice for many international hockey events. 5 WHERE WE ARE Trail is the center of the Greater Trail Area. When teams come to the area, they will often choose to get a hotel in Trail, Rossland or Castlegar – all are easily accessible to the arena in Trail. There are also great restaurants located throughout the West Kootenays. Accommodations are listed on Pages 15-16 – these are the approximate distances to the arena. • Rossland: 10 km drive (west) • Fruitvale: 10 km drive (east) • Castlegar: 26 km drive (north) • Nelson: 67 km drive (north) MEDICAL FACILITIES Trail is home to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, which is one of the largest in the interior of the province. Over 80 doctors and specialists have privileges to practice there. The hospital is located one kilometer from the ice rink facility. In case of an emergency contact (250) 368-3311 Local ambulance services are provided by the BC Provincial Ambulance Service, which includes highly trained paramedics and very fast response time. First responders from the Regional Fire Services located a few blocks from ice rink facility, also service the City of Trail and Area. Columbia Family Medicine 302-1101 Dewdney Trail, BC (250) 368-9394 Riverside Family Medicine 304-1101 Dewdney Trail, BC (250) 368-5656 6 TEAM SERVICES Skate Sharpening/Hockey Equipment T r a i l : Gerick Cycle & Sports , 930 Rossland Ave - located at the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 3, across from the City’s Fire Hall. Contact (250) 364-1661. Hours of operation: Mon – Thurs 9:00 – 5:30 pm, Fri 9:00 – 7:00 pm, Sat 9:00 – 5:30 pm, and Sun 10:00 – 4:00 pm Castlegar: Mallard’s Source For Sports 6 6 0 – 18 th Street, Castlegar, BC 250.231.5588 Hours: Mon- Sat: 9:30-5:30pm and Sunday - 10:00am-5:00pm THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN GREATER TRAIL Visit the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre. Built in 1996, this multi-million dollar facility has won awards for its design and structure. Amenities include state of the art fitness centre and aquatic facilities (25m competition pool, leisure pool, slide, hot tub and steam room). Visit the Waneta Mall, the Kootenays largest mall, located 5 km east of downtown Trail on Highway 3B. Wal-Mart, is located 1 km further east of the Waneta Mall on Highway 3B. 7 Visit Trail’s Brand New Riverfront Centre: Built in 2018 this modern facility is home to the library, museum and visitor information centre. Stop by to learn about the history of the area and to find out what the beautiful Kootenays has to offer: Movies: Trail’s Royal Theatre is located at 1597 Bay Avenue. For show information, go to http://www.royaltheatretrail.com . Kootenay Centre Cinemas in Castlegar is a six theatre complex with daily matinee and evening showings. For show information, contact (250) 304-2224. Bowling: Bowling is available at Glenmerry Bowl, 3110 Highway Drive. For reservations, contact (250) 368-6211. TRANSPORTATION ROUTES The City of Trail is situated 10 km from the US border in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Major transportation routes from the west include: 307 km from Kelowna BC, via Highway 33 to Rock Creek, continuing on Highway 3 through Midway, Greenwood and Grand Forks. Continue east taking the Highway 3B turn off of Highway 3 to Rossland/Trail. 628 km from Vancouver BC via the Hope Princeton Highway and continuing on Highway 3 through Princeton, Keremeous, Osoyoos, Rock Creek, Midway, Greenwood and Grand Forks. Continue east taking the Highway 3B turn off of Highway 3 to Rossland/Trail. The transportation route from the east is via Highway 3. Trail is located 214 km west of Cranbrook. 8 WEST KOOTENAY AREA INFORMATION Further general information about Trail can be found on the following web sites and/or by phone contact as follows: City of Trail - www.trail.ca (250) 364-1262 Area Information - http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/RegionsCities/Trail.htm South Kootenay Area Information – www.southkootenay.com Trail and District Chamber of Commerce www.trailchamber.bc.ca (250) 368-3144 9 THE WEST KOOTENAYS – HOME OF THE WILDCATS The Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association includes players from Trail and its neighbouring communities: Montrose, Fruitvale, Warfield and Rossland. The GTMHA is also host to the West Kootenay Pee Wee Wildcats. In order to have enough female athletes to make up a team, the West Kootenay Wildcats invite girls from around the area to participate. The 2018/2019 Wildcats Team is proud to have girls from Trail, the Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nelson and Nakusp. Can you imagine the dedication and commitment level it takes for a player and her family to drive over two and a half hours to come to practice and games, or to have to cross an often snowy-mountain pass a couple times a week? It is a fact of living in a small community in the Kootenays. The West Kootenay Pee Wee Wildcats are so thankful for those who are willing to allow their daughters the chance to play female hockey. We hope these short write-ups provided by team members can provide just a brief look into each of the wonderful communities that make up the West Kootenay Wildcats. Greater Trail: Team members from the GTMHA are: # 11 Isabella Conci, #4 Ashyln DeWitt, #31 Paige Fennell, #14 Mya Griffiths, #12 Natalee Hesson, #10 Emma Murphy and #16 Jill O’hearn- Stone from Trail, #19 Brynn Gallamore and #17 Makena Eggie from Fruitvale, #6 Jordana Jones from Montrose and #5 Alyssa Dickson from Warfield. The City of Trail is located in the Columbia River Valley of southeastern British Columbia, 19 km north of the US border. The Greater Trail area has a population of just over 18,000 people including the beautiful Beaver Valley. The City of Trail is well known for its hockey tradition, which includes: the founding of Minor Hockey Week and being home to the 1939 and 1961 World Hockey Championship Trail Smoke Eaters.