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GTMHA Bantam T2 Smokies host annual tournament

Seven teams will descend on Trail this weekend for the annual Bantam Tier 2 Tournament at the Cominco Arena.
Greater Trail Minor Hockey
GTMHA Tier 2 Bantam Rep Smokies host their annual tournament with eight teams competing from Friday to Sunday at the Cominco Arena.

Greater Trail minor hockey’s Bantam Tier 2 Smokies annual rep tournament will have a distinct international flavour this year when it drops the puck to open the tournament at noon on Friday at the Cominco Arena.

The Tier 2 Smokies host seven other teams this year including the Bantam Portland Winterhawks from Oregon, Hyland Hills Jaguars from Colorado, and the Spokane Chiefs from Washington State set to face off against their Canadian counterparts.

Portland and Spokane will play in Pool A round robin against the Kamloops Bantam Blazers and West Kelowna Rapids.

In Pool B, the Bantam Tier 2 Smokies face off against the Kelowna Rockets at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, before taking on the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Hyland Hills at 2 p.m. at the Cominco Arena.

In last year’s tournament, the Tier 2 Smokies went undefeated in the round robin, but lost in the semifinal 5-2 against the fourth seeded Bow Valley Timber Wolves from Calgary. Salmon Arm went on to win the tournament beating the Timber Wolves in the final.

The Bantam Smokies will look to duplicate their success in the round robin, but hope for a better result in the playoff round that starts Sunday morning. The first seed in Pool A will face the second seed in Pool B at 7:15 a.m. in Trail at the Cominco Arena, while the first seed in Pool B will play the second seed in Pool A at 7:15 a.m. in Beaver Valley.

The consolation games between the third and fourth seeds go at 9:30 a.m. in Trail and at 10:15 a.m. in B.V., with the winners of the early games playing in the tournament final scheduled for 11:45 a.m. at the Cominco Arena.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARENATIMEHOMEVISITOR
1Friday, Dec 2Trail12:00 - 2:00Hyland Hills JaguarsJuan de Fuca Grizzlies
2Trail2:15 - 4:15Trail SmokiesKelowna Rockets
3Trail4:30 - 6:30Kamloops BlazersPortland Winterhawks
4Beaver Valley6:00 - 8:00Spokane ChiefsWK Rapids
5Saturday, Dec 3Trail7:15 - 9:15Kelowna RocketsHyland Hills Jaguars
6Trail9:30 - 11:30Trail SmokiesJuan de Fuca Grizzlies
7Beaver Valley10:15 - 12:15Kamloops BlazersWK Rapids
8Trail11:45 - 1:45Portland WinterhawksSpokane Chiefs
9Trail2:00 - 4:00Trail SmokiesHyland Hills Jaguars
10Trail4:15 - 6:15WK RapidsPortland Winterhawks
11Beaver Valley4:15 - 6:15Juan de Fuca GrizzliesKelowna Rockets
12Rossland5:00-7:00Spokane ChiefsKamloops Blazers
13Sunday, Dec 4Trail7:15 - 9:15Pool A - 1stPool B - 2nd
14Beaver Valley7:15 - 9:15Pool B - 1stPool A - 2nd
15Trail9:30 - 11:30Pool B - 3rdPool A - 3rd
16Beaver Valley10:15 - 12:15Pool A - 4thPool B - 4th
17Trail11:45 - 1:45Winner Game 13Winner Game 14