Mike Dea Classic
The 21st annual Mike Dea Classic tips off Thursday for the Paul Kane Blues and Bellerose Bulldogs at St. Francis Xavier High School.Paul Kane’s opening game in the 12-team women’s draw is 4:30 p.m. against the Ernest Manning Griffins of Calgary or Strathcona Lords.
Last year Paul Kane lost the tournament final to the Jasper Place Rebels after winning the 2016 championship.
Paul Kane is coming off a 28-7 season as the metro Edmonton division one semifinalist and 4A provincial consolation champion.
The Bulldogs hoop it up against the host St. Francis Xavier Rams at 10:30 a.m. in the women’s bracket and 12:30 p.m. in the 16-team men’s division.
Depending on the results, the lady Bulldogs play at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against the Medicine Hat Kwahommies or 1 p.m. Friday against the O’Leary Spartans or Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats of Calgary and the Bellerose men face the St. Francis Browns of Calgary or Bert Church Chargers of Airdrie at 6:30 or 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Last season in the metro Edmonton league, the lady Bulldogs (12-1) repeated as division three finalists and the Bellerose men (9-5) were division two finalists.
Sabres at home
Tonight the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres host the KC Squires in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League.Faceoff is 7:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
KC (10-5-1) is first and the Sabres (2-8-3) are fifth in the nitro north division.
Last weekend the Sabres competed at the Winnipeg Jets AAA Classic and finished 1-4.
The Sabres beat the Thunder Bay Kings 5-3 and lost 4-2 to the Minot Wolves, 3-1 to the Winnipeg Monarchs, 3-2 in a shootout to CAC Lehigh Cement of the AMBHL and 6-2 to the Winnipeg Sharks.
Connor Dale led the Sabres with four points while scoring twice along with Liam Cochrane and captain Levi Fesyk.
Dynamyx event
The 25th anniversary celebration for the Dynamyx Gymnastics Club starts 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Campbell Business Park facility.The event’s itinerary includes greetings from Dynamyx president Cathy Schwer and Mayor Cathy Heron, a brief history of the club by one of the founding members, a cheque presentation to KidSport St. Albert in honour of the founding members who have passed away and the unveiling of a plaque recognizing all the founding members, followed by cake and refreshments.
Spots are still available for the free open gym at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.dynamyxgymnastics.com to register online.
