Now that hockey is opening up, something new is coming to the Battlefords: U9 and U11 girls’ teams.
Female teams are being fielded in both of these divisions for this season for the first time, which fulfills a goal of Battlefords Minor Hockey to have female teams in every division.
Jolene Strain, U9 director, noted that due to COVID-19 they could not run their North West girls programs as they did in previous years with the younger age groups, where they did practises and would go to tournaments every third Saturday.
“Because of COVID-19 we weren’t able to do that this year,” said Strain.
So it seemed a more compelling idea to make a girls team in U9 and U11 divisions for the first time. Strain said there was “enough interest so we were able to do that.”
She says they are working hard on not only the skill development of all the players in the association but also in the development of female players and female hockey as a whole. There are a couple of spots on the team still available and they are accepting late registrations so for more information go to the Battlefords Minor Hockey website at www.battlefordsminorhockey.ca. Under the Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s protocols exhibition games begin no earlier than Nov. 15.
