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22 TRIDENT, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 CF hockey—not just for guys By MCpl Paul Murphy Coach, Team Atlantic The Atlantic Region held selection tryouts for Team Atlantic (F) January 22 to 27 at the Shearwater arena. This selection camp was the largest in the Atlantic Region in the seven-year history of female hockey in the CF. The camp was very intense, incorporating a tactical classroom session, a practice and a game each day for all participants. The players were taught face-off strategies, power play breakouts, defensive zone coverage, smart pressure tactics and penalty killing parameters. The players were then assessed, scored and ranked amongst their peers in a game that same day to see if they could incorporate what they had been taught. This process is very similar to the way Hockey Canada chooses Team Canada. Team Atlantic are all smiles as they head to Borden for the nationals March 4 to 10. The hosts, Formation Halifax Personnel Support Programs (PSP), did an outstanding job providing equipment, refreshments and personnel as required. Harold White, Health Promotion Manager, gave a seminar to all participants about nutrition and health. Once the team was selected the CPL VERONICA ARSENAULT12 WING SHEARWATER, NS players went through upgraded strategies and tactics both in the classroom and on the ice on Friday. Later that night, Team Atlantic entered a hockey tournament hosted by the Formation Halifax hockey team. The team went undefeated in the tournament, outscoring the opponents 24-4 in five games. The players are to be commended for a job well done, pushing their bodies to the limit and playing hockey 16 times over a seven-day period; not an easy feat. The next stop for Team Atlantic is the Nationals being held in Borden from March 4 to 10. The coaching staff, which has been led by MCpl Paul Murphy for the past six years, is very optimistic about the quest for gold at this year’s championship, providing all members are given permission from their units to attend. MAXIMIZE THE $$$ FROM YOUR POSTING! Work with an agent who is a CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT and knows the in’s and out’s of the IRP PROGRAM firsthand. FREE guidance on IRP BENEFITS for LISTING and BUYING clients. Call today for a free consultation. Lisa White, CA Royal Lepage Anchor Realty 430-9988, lisa@lisawhite.ca COMPETENCE. INTEGRITY. RESULTS. VALUE. CFNES victorious at COTW hockey $ 1 MOVE-IN MOVE-IN Special! With this coupon rent any of our fully climate controlled, 24hr access, secure storage units and get your first four weeks for $1.00! *SOME CONDITIONS MAY APPLY. The CFNES hockey team emerged the victors of the Cock of the Walk hockey tournament. By Tracy MacLean Stadacona Sports Coordinator COTW hockey was held at Shannon Arena from January 16 to 20, 2006. It was an exciting week of hockey with 10 teams competing. Teams were split up into two divisions with the top two teams in each, advancing to the semi-finals. The top four teams were CFNES, CFNOS, FMPS, and TRINITY/ADAC. In the semi-final CFNES defeated TRINITY/ADAC with a score of 8-2, and CFNOS defeated FMPS with a score of 7- 2. The meeting between the two top teams on Friday afternoon saw CFNES and CFNOS come together for an actionpacked final game. Capt(N) Switzer, CF Sports Patron was present at the beginning to drop the puck and start the final game. In the end, CFNES was victorious and defeated CFNOS by a score of 9-5 with the help of Game MVP, LS Kirk Sullivan who tallied five goals. Cdr Shubaly from CFNOS was present to give the awards to CFNES and CFNOS. The Stadplex Sports Center would like to thank all for the success of the event. Congratulations to CFNES for winning the 2006 COTW Ice Hockey tournament. Call for Details 455-2727 3490 Prescott St. Halifax www.storageinn.ca ✁
TRIDENT, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 23 Sidelines sports trivia 1. Which sport involves athletes riding down an ice track seated two or four to a sled 2. Name the sport where two teams push 42 pound stones across the ice toward a target. Matches consist of 10 ends, and during each end a team scores one point for every stone that is closer to the center of the target than all of the opponent’s stones. 3. Which sport is a two day event, involving both ski jumping and cross country skiing 4. In which sport do athletes ski cross country with pauses to shoot at targets, with competitors skiing penalty loops or receiving a time penalty 5. In which event do athletes race down an ice track singly or in pairs, sliding on their backs 6. Athletes in this type of skiing competed in Aerials and Moguls. 7. Introduced at the 1998 Winter Olympics, what is the name of the event in which athletes compete in the halfpipe and parallel giant slalom 8. Events in this type of alpine skiing included the ‘Giant’ and ‘Super G’. 9. Athletes race down a track of ice on their stomachs head first. 10. What sport was part of the summer Olympics before it was moved to the Winter Olympics. — By MS Sherdian, HMCS Halifax ANSWERS: 1. Bobsled. 2. Curling. 3. Nordic Combined. 4. Biathlon. 5. Luge. 6. Freestyle skiing. 7. Snowboarding. 8. Slaloms. 9. Skeleton. 10. Hockey. Formation Halifax Broomball Club By Virginia Beaton Trident staff Broomball has some things in common with hockey and with curling, but it is not the same as those games. “Basically, the game is similar to hockey,” noted broomball player Jennifer Doyle, president of the Formation Halifax Broomball Club. “The key difference is, we don’t skate. It is a running sport.” People have been playing broomball for approximately 100 years, Doyle stated. The exact origins of the game are uncertain, but it may have been established as an alternative to hockey, or “in communities where there were no arenas.” The Formation Halifax club meets to play on Thursday evenings at the Shannon Park Arena, and usually on Monday nights in the town of Windsor, depending on the schedule. “We have about 18 members right now, all female,” stated Doyle. There used to be a men’s team as well but several years ago broomball was dropped as a military sport, so there is not a men’s team at this time. Though there is not the number of broomball players that there was 20 years ago, “We play against some teams in the Valley, from the Windsor and Brooklyn areas,” Doyle stated. “We play in a league with five The Formation Halifax broomball club at the World Championships, 2004. women’s teams.” Broomball is played on an ice rink but unlike hockey, the players wear broomball sneakers which have soles with an inch of soft rubber that gives the player traction on ice. Broomball players wear helmets, knee and elbow pads, and gloves. The purpose of the game is to score goals over the opposing team. Each team has six players and the players use a stick made of rubber, with wood or aluminum shafts and shaped like a paddle, in order to propel the ball around the rink. The ball is made of material like that of a basketball and is about five inches in diameter. A broomball game consists of two periods, each one 20 minutes long. The six players comprise a centreman, two singers, two defencemen, and a goalie. The Formation Halifax club is affiliated with Broomball Nova Scotia and also with the Canadian Broomball Federation. There is a provincial tournament and the winning team is eligible to compete in the national championship. Formation Halifax Broomball welcomes players of all ages and experience levels. “Some of the girls on the team are in their first year of playing and there are others who have been playing for 15 years. So we have a wide range, and it’s the same thing with the ages. We have 18 year olds and we have 50 year olds.” New players can learn all the basics of the game, Doyle commented. “We are trying to promote it and get more people out to play.” “Our club has always been about playing because we like to play. If we win, that’s just a bonus.” The Formation Halifax Broomball Club will host a tournament at Shannon Park on February 18 and 19. “We are hoping to have at least 12 teams, and coed as well. We play coed in the tournament.” The provincial broomball tournament will be in Tatamagouche from March 10 to 12, but according to Doyle, the February tournament in Shannon Park is unique. “Right now, our club is the only other club that has a tournament in Nova Scotia.” Because the broomball community is smaller now, there are no longer as many tournaments, Doyle observed, adding that the February event has created excitement. “I had people calling me from New Brunswick, back in November.” The Formation Halifax Broomball Club team won the provincial championships in 2005. Instead of attending the Canadian national championship, the club has decided instead to attend the world broomball championship to be held in Minneapolis in October 2006. “So we have been fundraising since last summer, to attend the world championship. Some of our military members who were transferred last year have already put their money down, and they will meet us there.” For more information, contact Jennifer Doyle at 864-9272 or by email at jenniferdoyle@eastlink.ca. THE ARMED FORCES DESERVE A BONUS $ 500OFF EXCLUSIVE TO CANADIAN FORCES PERSONNEL AND SPOUSES. RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $ 500 OFF THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ANY NEW 2006 VEHICLE. 2006 UPLANDER $ 291 * Lease for /month plus taxes OR $ 2,000 Down Purchase for $21,448 MSRP $ 24,590 * License, insurance, registration, administration fees, tire warranty and handling (where applicable) and taxes not included. Lease based on 48 months. Vehicle not exactly as shown. See O’Regan’s Chev Cadillac for complete details. 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