Wednesday, October 7, 2015
BC Hockey is proud to partner with Hockey Canada in the Long Game, a premiere event of IIHF World Girls Hockey Weekend which features five (5) continuous female games running from coast to coast to coast.
The Long Game will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2015, beginning with the first puck drop in Newfoundland and Labrador and stopping in every province before finishing at 7:00PM Pacific Time in Campbell River, BC.
The World Girls’ Hockey Weekend Long Game schedule in BC is as follows:
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Division
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Time (PST)
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Teams
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Arena
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Senior
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12:45PM
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South Fraser TNT vs. Richmond Devils (SCFAHL)
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Planet Ice Delta
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Atom
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3:00PM
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Penticton vs. Kelowna
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Penticton Memorial Arena
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Pee Wee
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4:00PM
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Vanderhoof vs. Smithers
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Vanderhoof Arena
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Bantam
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5:00PM
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Tri-Cities vs. Richmond Ravens
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Planet Ice Coquitlam
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Midget
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6:00PM
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Campbell River vs. Cowichan Valley
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Strathcona Gardens (Campbell River)
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Cumulative scores for each of the age divisions will be tracked on the Hockey Canada
Long Game web page.
This is the third year that the Long Game will take place. Last year, more than 2000 players on 98 teams played 49 games across five (5) divisions. The Long Game is just one of many activities taking place in celebration of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend, including Esso Fun Days, “Bring a Friend” events, clinics, tournaments, and more. In 2014, more than 1400 female players participated in World Girls Hockey Weekend events in BC.
Hockey Canada and BC Hockey are proud to be a World Girls’ Hockey Weekend leaders. For more information on World Girls' Hockey Weekend events taking place in BC, visit BC Hockey's
Female player page. For more information on female hockey across Canada, please visit
www.hockeycanada.ca/femalehockey. Follow along with the Longest Game on Twitter via
@hc_women and
@BCHockey_Female using the hashtags #LongGame and #WGHWCanada.