14 ~- Wednesday, December 25, 1996 — North Shore News

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

IN THE ROOM — North Shore Winter
Club hockey players go through their
pre-game locker room routine in
preparation for this weekend’s 34th
Annual Fred Page invitational midget
triple-A tournament hosted by the
North Vancouver club. The puck drops
Friday at 7 a.m. Fourteen teams of 16
to 18-year olds are taking part in the
five-day tournament.

By Andrew McCredie

Sports Editor

THE boys of winter take to the ice this weekend
in the annual Fred Page Invitational midget
triple-A tournament at the North Shore Winter
Club (NSWC).

Fourteen hockey teams from B.C., Oregon and California
are taking part in the 34th run of the tournament, which each
year features some of the best 16 to 18-year-olds on the West

oast. .

Eight teams from the Lower Mainland, two from Vancouver
Island, two from California and one from Portland are in the

raw.

‘Tournaments past have featured an array of talented teens
who graduated into the big league, including North Van’s Paul
Kariya and Brett Hull, Burnaby boys’ jac Sakic and Cliff
Ronning, and goalies’ Chris Joseph and Andy Moog.

Among the 14 teams competing are three North Shore
based clubs — the host North Shore Winter Club, Hollyburn
Country Club and North Vancouver recreation centre.

Action gets underway Friday morning (Dec. 27) at 7 a.m. as

nter Club to host tourney

the North Vancouver rec team takes on Ridge Meadows in the
tournament opener.

The official opening ceremonies are slated for 7 p.m. that
night. Following the opening ceremonics, at 8:15 p.m., the
puck drops on the tourney’s first feature game as the North
Shore Winter Club faces off against San Diego.

The boys from Hollyburn take to the Winter Club ice on
Friday at 5 p.m. against Victoria Racquet Club.

The five-day tournament wraps up on New Year's Eve day
with the C-division final slated for 11:30 a.m. next Tuesday.

Both the A-division and B-division finals take place on

year's deaw of 14 teams isn’t the most that have
appeared in the annual tournament over the years, but accord-
ing to Edgeworth the number of teams is up from the past few
years.
The North Shore Winter Club is located at 1325 Keith Rd.,
North Vancouver, Admission to all games is free.

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

CELESTA Girts Choir heid its first performance Dec. 15. The choir performs under the direction of Gerald Van Wyck,
who plans to form a small chamber choir of elite singers, with auditions in early January. Info: Linda at 922-0264.

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ARTS EVENTS
Compiled by Martin
Millerchip

Around Town is a free ser-
vice provided for non-prof-
it and community arts
groups. Please fax a press
release for your entertain-
mene event to 985-2104.
Deadline for Wednesday
inclusion is the previous
Friday. The News tries to
ensure items appear in the
paper at least. once before
the event takes place, but
space constraints may limit
the number of submissions
printed, For guaranteed
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fied (986-6222) or display
advertising (980-0511).

th | Shore:

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North: Shore imi

Building Gallery
Lights and — Landscapes,
Gillian | Armitage, —_ Kris
Borowski and Niels Petersen
Present 2 collection of paint-
ings in acrylic, watercolor
and oils. Artists’ Dialogue
Jan. 7, 11 a.m. and opening
reception Jan. 7, 6-8 p.m.
Evening artists’ talk and
refreshments Jan. 15, 7 p
Gallery hours: Il a.m.-5
p.m. daily, closed Monday.
Civic
Hall Galler Jacquie
Morgan, water colors, pre-
sented by North Vancouver
Community Arts Council.
To fan. 19. Mon.-Fri, 8:30-
4:30.

North Vancouver District
Hall: Peak Performance, per-
formance photographs from
a recent evening of collabora-
tive performance art by 60
local students. To fan. 4.
Jack Ploesser, ceramic pot-
tery. Presented by North
r Community Arts
To Jan. 8. Both
during — business

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