6th Annual Ladies
Recreational
Hockey Tournament
10 minutes and 15km north of Calgary is the small city of
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, with a population
of about 20,000 people. The
Airdrie Nutty Housewife League (NHL) womens
ice hockey team makes this fine city home.
April 4-6, 2003 are the confirmed dates for the Airdrie
Nutty Housewife League Tournament planned to be played at
the Twin Arenas in Airdrie. Saturday night post game
activities will feature a dinner and entertainment.
Tournament Update:
It looks like the tournament has now gone officially to 12 teams,
and not only inter-provincial with teams from as Alberta, British
Columbia and Saskatchewan, but also international with two teams
coming from the United States.
The returning Rebels and the hosting Airdrie Nutty Housewife League
are two of the twelve sign teams for this tournament. Here is the
current list, in alphabetical order, of the other ten participating
teams.
A team from Drumheller, AB and the
Lightning, Invermere, BC (last participated in 2001 tournament).
Returning teams since the 2001 Tournament:
Boomerangs, Edmonton, AB
Cobras, Fox Creek, AB
Cranbrook Shooters, Cranbrook, BC
Returning teams since the 2002 Tournament:
Babes on Blades, Regina, SK
Family Dental Extractors, Swift Current, SK
New teams for the 2003 Tournament:
Chicks with Sticks, Millet, AB
Kermodie Classics, Terrace, BC
Panthers, Drayton Valley, AB
Recommended accommodations are:
Super 8 Motel
East Side,
815 East Lake Blvd., Box 3237, Airdrie, AB, Canada, T4B 2A2
1-800-800-8000, central reservations or (403) 948-4188
It is across the parking lot (can walk with equipment to rink)
from Twin Arena. Close to Wendy's, Tim Hortons and other
restaurants.
Best Western Regency Inn
- http://www.bestwestern.com/ca/regencyinn
West Side,
121 Edmonton Trail, Airdrie, AB, Canada, T4B 1C2
1-800-558-4844 or (403) 948-3838
You would need transportation to rink. Has its own restaurant
and is close to McDonalds, A&W, KFC and Our Flames Restaurant.
Also, check out the local Calgary/Airdrie weather conditions at this website:
http://www.weatherpoint.com
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