Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Kenora to Host Western Regional Midget Championship

The Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles will be playing in the Telus Western Regional championships for a second straight year.

Hockey Northwest has announced that Kenora will be playing host to the four team tournament next April.

The top teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and northwestern Ontario, as well as the Thistles as host will take part in the regional championship April 4th to 7th.

The winner will advance to the Telus Cup National Midget Championship in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Thistles advanced to the regional championships for just the second time in team history this
past April.