National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships is an annual competitive hockey tournament for Indigenous youth.[1]
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- April 2013: The 2013 championships took place in Kahnawake, Quebec, from April 28 to May 4. The event featured regional representative teams including Team Northern Ontario.[2]
- May 2013: The 2013 tournament concluded on May 4 in Kahnawake, featuring sixteen male and female teams from across Canada. The event serves as a premier competition for Bantam and Midget aged athletes from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. The championships aim to promote healthy lifestyles and celebrate the athletic achievements of Indigenous youth.[3]
- May 2014: The 2014 tournament was held in Kahnawake, Quebec, and concluded on May 3, 2014. The event featured 16 teams across male and female divisions, primarily consisting of bantam and midget-aged players. The Ontario girls' team secured a silver medal after losing the final to Saskatchewan.[4]
- March 2015: The 13th Annual National Aboriginal Hockey Championships took place around the time Dalton Demerah was recruited for Hit the Ice. During the 12th Annual National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, Dalton Demerah suffered a groin injury that prevented him from trying out for the second season of Hit the Ice.[5]
- May 2015: The 2015 tournament was held in Halifax and featured eight teams in both the girls' and boys' divisions. The Ontario girls' team won the silver medal in 2015 after a 3-2 loss to Saskatchewan in the final match.[6]
- May 2016: The 2016 tournament was held in Mississauga and featured 16 teams in the Bantam and Midget age categories. The Ontario girls' team secured a silver medal after a 1-0 loss to Saskatchewan in the gold-medal game. The event included eight female and eight male clubs.[7]
- April 2017: The 2017 tournament was scheduled to take place from May 1 to May 6 in Cowichan, British Columbia. The event features eight regional teams in the boys' division, including representatives from Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. The 2016 edition of this national competition was hosted in Mississauga.[8]
- April 2017: The 2017 tournament is scheduled to take place from May 1-6 in the Cowichan Valley region of British Columbia. The competition features sixteen teams divided equally between girls' and boys' divisions for Bantam and Midget aged players. Team Ontario has earned the silver medal at this event for two consecutive years, losing the 2016 final to Saskatchewan.[9]
- May 2017: The 2017 tournament was held on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The event featured teams including Team Ontario, Team Eastern Door and the North, and Team Atlantic.[10]
- May 2017: The 2017 tournament was held in Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The Ontario boys' team secured a silver medal after reaching the championship final in May 2017. The Manitoba team won the boys' gold medal with a 6-5 overtime victory against Ontario.[11]
- April 2018: The 2018 event was hosted by Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia from May 6-12. The tournament featured regional representative teams including Ontario North and Ontario South.[12]
- May 2018: The 2018 event was hosted by Membertou First Nation and featured 10 male and 10 female teams. The tournament has been held annually since 2002 and rotates to different locations across Canada. The 2018 competition marked the first time the Little Native Hockey League entered teams into the event.[13]
- April 2019: The 2019 event was scheduled for May 6-14 in Whitehorse.[14]
- November 2019: Mallory Graham competed in this tournament representing Team Ontario South from 2006 to 2011.[15]
- May 2022: The 2022 tournament concluded on May 14 in Membertou, Nova Scotia. Team Ontario won the gold medal in the male division of the 2022 championships.[16]
- March 2023: The 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships were held in Membertou, Nova Scotia, where Team Ontario won the gold medal. The 2023 event was scheduled to be held in Winnipeg during May.[17]
- May 2023: The 2023 tournament was held in Winnipeg, where Emerson Taylor competed for the Team Ontario male squad. The Team Ontario team secured a silver medal at the event after a final game against Team Manitoba.[18]
- May 2023: A chance meeting at this event led to the partnership between Lorie Young and Ted Nolan.[19]
- April 2024: The 2024 event was scheduled to take place from May 5-11 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The girls' division of the tournament featured seven teams, including a squad representing Ontario.[20]
- September 2024: The 2012 tournament in Mississauga served as the meeting place where Lorie Young and Ted Nolan discussed opening a business.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Business leader bursting with pride opening Tim Hortons in Nipissing First Nation", Anishinabek News, 10 September 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Cousins compete last time", Anishinabek News, 15 April 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Nish boys help Ontario skate to silver", Anishinabek News, 6 May 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Debassige caps season with silver medal", Anishinabek News, 5 May 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Demerah featured in APTN’s ‘Hit the Ice’ reality show", Anishinabek News, 23 March 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Debassige ending minor hockey career with medals", Anishinabek News, 8 May 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘We should have had gold’ says Ontario coach", Anishinabek News, 10 May 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek hockey players shoot to win at upcoming tournament", Anishinabek News, 25 April 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ontario girls’ hockey squad shoot to edge out reigning tournament champs", Anishinabek News, 27 April 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Team Ontario triumphant in first games at National Championships", Anishinabek News, 5 May 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Boys Team Ontario score hardware in British Columbia", Anishinabek News, 10 May 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek hockey players seeking a pair of national titles", Anishinabek News, 20 April 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ontario South girls hockey team wins silver at the 2018 Aboriginal Hockey Championships", Anishinabek News, 29 May 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Hanzlik hoping to help Sudbury Lady Wolves to national title", Anishinabek News, 18 April 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Curve Lake entrepreneur in national spotlight", Anishinabek News, 8 November 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Garden River First Nation player taken first over-all in OHL Under-18 draft", Anishinabek News, 27 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sam on Sports: Dustin Peltier", Anishinabek News, 10 March 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sam on Sports: Emerson Taylor", Anishinabek News, 19 May 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ground breaks for first-ever Tim Hortons build in Nipissing First Nation", Anishinabek News, 25 May 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Alderville First Nation member aspires to play hockey at the National Collegiate Athletic Association level", Anishinabek News, 5 April 2024 (archived copy; original article).