Seawolves head to the Aluminum City with Provincial championship up for grabs

Spring break brings tournament time for Minor Hockey across British Columbia and this Sunday the Prince Rupert Bantam Seawolves will be heading to Kitimat set to take to the ice in pursuit of the Tier 4 Provincials Championship.

The Prince Rupert team will face off against some tough competition, from communities across British Columbia including, Langley, Windermere Valley, 100 Mile House and host Kitimat, with all four competitors focused on that same prize of a provincial championship.

Day One for the Seawovlves arrives Sunday night, with Prince Rupert's tournament icebreaker match taking place with Kitimat.

The puck drop coming following the 7PM Opening Ceremonies for the Provincial tournament.

Following that the Seawolves have three games over two days, before those teams advancing play in the Medal games of Wednesday, the full schedule for the Seawolves can be reviewed below:

Sunday March 18 

1:00 PM
Langley 5 vs Kitimat 4

4:00 PM
100 Mile House 7 vs Windemere Valley 4

7:30 PM
Prince Rupert Seawolves  3 vs Kitimat Winterhawks 2
(Game Notes)

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Monday, March 19 

9:00 AM
Langley 5 vs Windemere Valley 0

Noon 
Prince Rupert Seawolves 10 vs 100 Mile House 2
(Game Notes)

4:00 PM
Kitimat 12 vs Windemere Valley 1

7:30 PM
Prince Rupert Seawolves 4 vs Langley 1
(Game Notes)

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Tuesday, March 20

10:00 AM
Langley vs 100 Mile House

4:00 PM
Prince Rupert Seawolves 11 vs Windermere Valley 0
(Game Notes)

7:00 PM
100 Mile House 3 vs Kitimat 11

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Wednesday, March 21

Bronze Medal Game
10:00 AM
Kitimat WinterHawks 5 vs 100 Mile House 1

Gold Medal Game
1:00 PM
Prince Rupert Seawolves 2 vs Langley Eagles 1
(Game Notes)

Those that may be in the Kitimat area over the course of the tournament can drop into the Tamitik Arena any time, with game action available for viewing with Free Admission.

You can follow the action through CityWest Community television which is planning to stream games online and through their Chanel 10/HD310 community channels.

More background on the four days of high temp hockey can be found from the Kitimat Winterhawks Host committee Facebook page.

Follow the path of the Seawolves in Kitimat from the PRMHA Facebook page.

If you are staying in town this weekend can also get a look at the last few days for this years Prince Rupert Minor Hockey Season, with game and practice action taking place through Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

More notes on Minor Hockey in the Northwest can be found on our archive page.


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