The puck drops at 8 a.m. Thursday for the John Reid Memorial Tournament at Servus Credit Union Place.
The 16-team, 42-game schedule at the 37th annual St. Albert bantam AAA invitational tournament consists of four conferences split into two pools to determine the playoff pairings in the A, B and C brackets.
Thursday’s opening ceremonies start at 7:15 p.m. at Go Auto Arena and the winner of the seventh annual $1,000 John Reid Memorial Scholarship will be announced.
Saturday’s A semifinals are 1:30 p.m. at Go Auto Arena and 1:45 p.m. at Mark Messier Arena.
Sunday’s championship game is 2 p.m. at Go Auto Arena.
The only St. Albert team to win the tournament was the 1983 Territorial Leasing Sabres.
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Reid pool
Thursday in the John Reid Conference the host St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres compete in the Integrity Industrial Supply Conference against the Winnipeg Warriors at 11 a.m. and the Colorado Thunderbirds at 8 p.m. The last game before the playoffs is Friday against the 2014 champion Okanagan Hockey Academy of Penticton at 2:15 p.m. All three games are at Go Auto Arena.
The Skybox Grill Conference includes the Calgary Bisons, Anaheim Jr. Ducks, Delta Hockey Academy Wild and Sherwood Park Flyers.
Iginla pool
In the Jarome Iginla pool the SVS Group Conference features the Calgary Flames, Dallas Jr. Stars Elite, SSAC Southgate Lions and North Shore Winter Club Hawks (2014 third-place finishers and 2013 champions).
The C2 Homes Conference is comprised of the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins, Edge Academy of Calgary, Yorkton Terriers and Los Angeles Jr. Kings (2014 finalists).
Ticket prices
A four-day pass is $40 for adults ($30 with no program) and $25 for students and seniors ($18 with no program).
Daily admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under get in free. There is no charge for Raiders Hockey Club and St. Albert Minor Hockey Association players wearing their team jackets.
Awards banquet
The highlight of Saturday’s tournament banquet, starting at 6 p.m. at the Ramada Conference Centre Ballroom, is the presentation of the John Reid Memorial Award for heart and hustle to a Sabres player.
The tournament was renamed in Reid’s memory in 2004.
The MVP award winner and all-star team selections will also be announced.
The guest speaker is sports personality Jason Gregor of TSN 1260.
