Nitehawk opening, hockey, men’s and women’s curling qualifiers this weekend
Nitehawk
Nitehawk will open this weekend.
The ski hill is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday.
The Tube Zone is open from 12-2 and 2:30-4:30.
Nitehawk
Nitehawk will open this weekend.
The ski hill is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday.
The Tube Zone is open from 12-2 and 2:30-4:30.
Storm
The Storm host Bonnyville Friday in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game.
All the stuffies thrown on the ice after Grande Prairie’s first goal will be donated to the hospital.
Game time will be 7 p.m.
The fifth-place Storm are two points back of the fourth-place Pontiacs in the North Division standings and have a game in hand.
NWJHL
UPDATE: The Sexsmith at Fort St. John game has been postponed to a later date because of the weather and road conditions.
There are two games in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Sexsmith will travel to Fort St. John, and Fairview is in Peace River.
Saturday, the Wheat Kings will be in Peace River and Fort St. John in Fairview.
All those games start at 8 p.m.
Dawson Creek is in La Crete for a 7 p.m. face-off on Saturday and a 1:30 puck drop on Sunday.
NPHL
There is one game in the North Peace Hockey League Friday. Falher visits Fox Creek.
Saturday, Manning in Grande Prairie, Valleyview in Fort St. John and Fox Creek at High Prairie.
All these games start at 8:30 p.m.
Curling qualifiers
The Grande Prairie Curling Centre is hosting qualifiers for men’s and women’s provincials Saturday and Sunday.
There are seven men’s teams and four women’s teams taking part.
Draw times are 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday for the men and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday for the women.
The schedule, scores and standings for the women can be found here, and the men here.
The Alberta Women’s and Men’s Championships will both be played in Okotoks from January 5 to 11.