The Seafair Pee Wee A4 Islanders are going to get a chance to enjoy their own version of March Madness as hosts of B.C. Hockey's Pee Wee A4 Provincial Championships.
Seafair Minor Hockey was awarded the six team event which will take place March 16-19 at Minoru Arenas.
This is the first season the association has iced a team at the Pee Wee A4 level and the Islanders have so far exceeded expectations. After beginning the 2013-14 campaign at the bottom of Pacific Amateur Hockey Association's ninth flight group, the squad has made a steady climb. Seafair went undefeated in its placement games (7-0-1) and were promoted to the seventh flight. After winning 11 of 12 games in regular season play, the locals were moved to flight six after Christmas and promptly won their first three games.
To date, their overall record sits at an impressive 21-1-1. Apart from league play, the team participated in the Vancouver Thunderbird Tournament over the Thanksgiving Weekend. The locals won all their games in round-robin play by a combined score of 17-2. They then outlasted a tough Ridge Meadows A4 team 3-1 in the semi-finals, before
taking care of a spirited Mission A2 squad 2-0 in the championship game.
The Islanders' roster features: Colin Johnson, Glenn Pearson, Sean Campbell, Conner Aitcheson, Scott Weber, Maxim Ufimtsev, Alexander
Hodgkinson, Connal Lau, Cooper Duncan, Riley Kiss, Devin Gorski, Payton Hinds, Maxime Hu, Cameron Bell, Noah Rasiuk, Bryn Morgan and Kayden Kallu.
The tournament is a self-funded event, separate from all other association activities. B.C. Hockey does not provide any financial assistance and there is no cost to the participating teams.
Sponsorship and/or program advertising opportunities are available from the platinum ($5000) to the business card level ($90). Volunteer opportunities are also available. Please come by to support the team! For more information, contact championship chair Lisa Duncan at [email protected] or 604-274-2252.
