The tournament is set for Oct. 18 and 19 at La Ronge's Mel Hegland Uniplex. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

Adult Hockey

Residents welcome to register for Crushers Draft Hockey Tournament

Oct 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

All residents of the tri-communities with at least basic on-ice skills are welcome to compete in the upcoming Crushers Draft Hockey Tournament.

That’s according to event organizer Brendon Zarazun, who stated the Crushers Hockey League have been hosting the tournament since 2015. When it first began, he noted there were only 35 participants but as of 2018, the number has grown to 67. The tournament is also only open to adults and there’s a $50 fee to sign up after Friday.

“One of the reasons I think it is doing well is because we try promote it as an anyone can play type of event,” Zarazun said. “If you have never played organized hockey, and you want to experience the fun and the energy of the tournament atmosphere while kind of removing the competition from it, this is the event we promote.”

The event started as a way for teams in the Crushers Hockey League to have the opportunity to mix teams and play alongside others who they normally would play against. Since 2015, the tournament has grown to a size where they are now actively seeking sponsorships, which paid for new jerseys that will be worn for the first time this year.

“We can hand those out at the event for people to wear and it makes it more official for us,” Zarazun said. “In the original tournament, with all the different four teams, we would just swap jerseys with one another.”

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If there is enough interest, Zarazun would like to see the tournament grow to the point where they are able to donate to charity like in the league does for the Andy Clark Memorial Hockey Tournament. In that tournament, the winning team gets to donate $1,000 to a charity of their choice. If they are able to bring down the costs associated with hosting the draft tournament, Zarazun believes some kind of monetary donation can be possible.

The Crushers Draft Hockey Tournament will be held Oct. 18 and 19 at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. Anyone interested in joining can reach out to the league on the Crushers Hockey page on Facebook.

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