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Wrap-Up Edition Midget males win hockey gold for Team Yukon 2-1 over NWT at Takhini Arena on Saturday, March 10 Photo credit: MARK KELLY published by Trophy Winners & Final Ulu Count...2 Gold Medal Games Photos...6 Closing Ceremonies...7 2 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games WINNERS & TROPHIES Chef de Mission Jeffrey Seeteenak of Nunavut accepts the coveted Hodgson Trophy from Gerry Thick, AWG Interna- tional Committee President, at the closing ceremonies on AWG ULU COUNT Saturday, March 10 (Photo by Bruce Barrett) Final count TEAM NUNAVUT CONTINGENT TOTAL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TAKES HOME Alaska 61 67 62 190 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HODGSON TROPHY Yukon 46 47 29 122 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• At each Arctic Winter Games, the AWG International NWT 32 30 54 116 Committee presents the Hodgson Trophy to the contingent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• whose athletes best exemplify the ideals of fair play and Alberta team spirit. North 40 37 27 104 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Hodgson Trophy is on display at the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in Whitehorse, Yukon. A framed photograph Yamal 50 34 17 101 of the trophy is presented to the winning contingent of each •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Arctic Winter Games. Greenland 18 15 17 50 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Past winners of the Nunavut 51629 50 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hodgson Trophy: Nunavik Québec 10 14 12 36 Alaska ..................................1978 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Yukon .........................1980–1988 Sápmi 445 13 Alaska ..................................1990 NWT ....................................1992 Greenland............................1994 NWT ....................................1996 FAIR PLAY PIN Yukon ..................................1998 The Arctic Winter Games promotes the philosophy that fair play and sportsmanship are as important as athletic com- Nunavut ..............................2000 petition. Greenland............................2002 The awarding of a Fair Play pin recognizes those indi- viduals who go “above and beyond” and demonstrate respect Nunavut ..............................2004 for other people and the community, and who are excellent Alaska .................................2006 ambassadors for their sport and their contingent. For a list of this year’s 2012 Fair Play Pin recipients, visit Nunavut ..............................2008 AWG2012.org Alaska .................................2010 Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games • Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ULU News 3 FROM THE PODIUM 1 Dog mushers share the podium with some four-legged members of their teams (Photo by David Musselwhite) 2 Gold, silver and bronze ulus on display 3 Speed skat- ing medal winners pose together (Photo by Bruce Barrett) 4 Junior female hockey play- ers for Team Yukon receive their bronze ulus from Comissioner Doug Phillips (Pho- to by Bruce Barrett) On behalf of Mayor and Council, I’d like to thank all athletes, coaches and visitors who came to Whitehorse for the 2012 Arctic Winter Games. We hope you enjoyed your time in our city. Sincerely, Bev Buckway Mayor City of Whitehorse 4 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games AWG CULTURE 1 Finale at the cultural gala held at the Yukon Arts Cen- tre (Photo by Bruce Barrett) 2 Dancers perform for a gath- ered crowd at the CGC (Pho- to by Tina Brobby) 3 Roy Ness performs at the Yukon Arts Centre as part of Cold Spell: How We Winter (Photo by Ruth Borgfjord) 4 Snow sculpture outside of the WPYR building depicts two contestants in the Finger Pull (Photo by Bruce Barrett) 5 Nicole Bauberger works on her segment of the Exquisite North project (Pho- to by Bruce Barrett) 6 Ground- work Sessions perform at the ATCO Stage in the CGC (Pho- to by Bruce Barrett) Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games • Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ULU News 5 6 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games GOLD MEDAL GAMES 1 Alberta North’s bantam male hockey team wins gold over NWT 13-6 (Photo by Ruth Borgf- jord) 2 Yukon’s junior male vol- leyball team remained unde- feated and beat Alberta North in the finals 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 (Photo by Ruth Borgfjord) 3 Team Yamal celebrates their victory over Greenland 4-3 in the ju- nior male soccer final (Photo by Omaar Reyna) 4 Sápmi inter- mediate females win gold in soccer over Yukon 2-1 (Photo by Omaar Reyna) 5 Junior male basketball finals give Yukon gold over Alaska 83-62 (Photo by Bruce Barrett) Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games • Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ULU News 7 CLOSING CEREMONIES 1 Group performance at the closing cer- emonies 2 Contingents celebrate under a giant Arctic Winter Games flag as it passes over the crowd 3 Musical performers on stage at the closing ceremonies 4 Nu- navut’s Chef de Mission holds up a photo of the Hodgson Trophy, which has been awarded to his team for 2012 5 Rick Han- sen spoke to the crowd at the closing cer- emonies (All photos by Bruce Barrett) 8 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games SPORTS & GAMES 1 An athlete competes in the Alaskan High Kick (Photo by Ruth Borgfjord) 2 A team pushes hard in the Pole Push (Photo by Ruth Borgfjord) 3 Badminton finals(Pho - to by Bruce Barrett) 4 Catching some air in the snowboard half-pipe event (Photo by Cozmo Ace Malzarby) 5 Referees con- vene at the junior male basketball semi finals (Photo by Ruth Borgfjord) 6 An ath- lete makes a return during a table tennis match at Porter Creek Secondary (Photo by Bruce Barrett) 7 A wrestler attempts to pin his opponent yukon energy keeping tradition in play Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games • Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ULU News 9 NWI_4066_AWG_Ulu_News_Thank_You_Volunteers_Ad.indd 1 12-02-10 4:24 PM 10 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games FROM THE STANDS AND IN THE HALLS 1 The crowd outside the Canada Games Centre on Saturday waiting to enter for the Clos- ing Ceremonies (Photo by Bruce Barrett) 2 Pin trading proved to be a popular hobby for both contingents and spectators (Photo by Tim Hogan) 3 The crowd voices its encouragement at the midget male hockey game (Photo by Tim Hogan) 4 Soir de Semaine performs on the ATCO Stage at the CGC (Photo by Bruce Barrett) Xerox Canada Ltd. salutes the athletes of The Arctic Winter Games Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games • Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ULU News 11 The 2012 Arctic Winter Games would not THANK-YOUbe possible without the following sponsors! Partners Funding/ Community Legacy Partners Klondike Presenting Presenting Gwìch’inat Eenjit Gàdatr’igwijìlcheii Gidilii Gwich’in Tribal Council Arctic Gwich’in Development Corporation Boreal Official Suppliers Polar Lackowicz & Hoffman NORTHERN CROSS • Business Development • Staples • Northern Trailer • BMO • Dennis Shewfelt • RBC • Cheryl Smith Bank of Canada • Kiwi Contracting • Manitoulin Transport • Gilday Holdings • Karen Chu • Bank of Montreal • Acme Analytical Labs • Centennial Motors • Tribute Ava Milner • Madge Jensen • Northerm • Victoria Gold • MacKay LLP • Tribute Molly Milner • Marlene Koppang • Vandelay Systems • Medicine Chest • G-P Distributing • Tribute Isidore/ • Terry and Hilda Hogan Pharmacy • Super Save Propane Romeo Champagne • Catherine Veale • Integraphics • Karen Barnes • Nicole Wynnyk – • Yukon-Nevada Gold • Easy Home • Yukon Geological Survey • Jason Bilsky Team Yukon Coaches • Yukon Chamber of Mines • Northern Tales • ALS Minerals • Lorraine Rutherford • The Electrical Shop • Yukon Gold Mining Alliance • Jacob’s Industries Ltd. • Kluane Drilling • Kyla Buys • Patrick Roberge • Walmart • First Nations Bank • Bev Buckway • MacPherson Rentals • Yukon Government Department • Stuart Olson Dominion • Tait Trailers of Education • Patrick Royle • Arctic Construction • Don Pumphrey • Jane Koepke •Yukon Government Economic • Wildland Fire • Yukon Government • Lucy Coulthard • Floyd or Joyce Holmes Development Management Highways and Public Works • Florence Roberts (In memory of Gordon • Physio Plus • Meadia Solutions • Laurel Parry Holmes) Games Supporters • Yukon Federation of Labour • Melissa Sepelak – • Barbara Dalziel (In memory • Challenge Community • First Nations Bank • Tait Trailers Friends of the Games Team Alaska of Gordon Holmes) Vocational Alternatives • Great Northern Oil • Yukon Yamaha • EDI • Stantec Friends of the Giving Tree 12 ULU News Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Whitehorse 2012 Arctic Winter Games TO ALLTO PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS ATCO Play Your Part Art Contest Grade 8 Winner, Akilah Boulton Del Van Gorder School, Faro CONGRATULATIONS ATCO salutes all participants, volunteers and organizers of the 2012 Arctic Winter Games! 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