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Another Successful Pizza Hut Hockey

Tournament Closes

By H. Armstrong tournament,” said Dillabough, “I
placed ads on all of the adult hockey
At the Benson Centre on the sites.” The 16 participating teams
weekend of January 11th 13th it was from North Bay, Renfrew, Ottawa,
Pizza Hut and nothing but as the Montreal, Morrisburg, and Cornwall
popular pizza chain hosted another responded to his ad. These teams

successful tournament. were placed according to caliber
in one of three divisions: the Bud
In the Pizza Hut Hockey
Tournaments the champions division, the Bud Light division and
the Blue division.
received endorsement prizes and
bragging rights, but the hockey It is always a good sign when
played during the tournament was teams return to a tournament in
intense and competitive. Off-ice, the subsequent years and the Pizza Hut The Rye Knights of Cornwall winners in the Bud Light division in the Pizza Hut
Hockey Tournament. Photo by H. Armstrong
players were joking and renewing Tournament is no different. North
friendships. Chad Gagnon of the Bay, for example are returnees.
North Bay Bardown Beauties was “They were here from last year
watching a teammate tape a stick and they won their division,” said

when he explained it was his first Dillabough.

time in the tournament. “I’m down In the Bud division the 4 Saisons
here to have fun, play some hockey (Valleyfi eld) won 3-2 in a shootout
and meet some new people, he said.” against All Swede, No Finish
Once the skates were laced however, (Ottawa). The MVP was goalie
it was “game on.” Dan Durant of Maxime Beaudin.

the Brockville Badgers was already In the Bud Light division the
dressed and obviously ready for the Rye Knights (Cornwall) defeated
game when he said, “We’re the team CrazyMutts (Ottawa) 6-5 in
who is going to beat North Bay!” overtime. Pat Mainville was the The Badgers from Brockville winners of the Blue division in the Pizza Hut
Hockey Tournament. Photo by H. Armstrong
The championship games showed MVP.
the determination of each player. The favoured Bardown Beauties

This resulted in very close finishes. (North Bay) were defeated by the

The championship games were each Badgers (Brockville) 2-1 in the Blue
decided by a single, hard-fought division. The MVP was goalie Will
goal. McIntyre.

Labatt Brewery, who supplied As they say, it’s not bragging if you
all of the prizes and stocked the can back it up. Badgers Dan Durant
beer garden, sponsored the popular referred to his earlier comment as
tournament. Bill Dillabough, local he stepped off the ice after his team
Pizza Hut owner and event organizer defeated the North Bay Bartown
for the past six years says great effort Beauties.
was made to attract a wide-range of
“Told you so,” said Durant with a
teams. “It is an open division hockey The 4 Saison Team from Valleyfield Quebec winners of the Bud division in the

smile.
Pizza Hut Hockey Tournament. Photo by H. Armstrong
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