Reid tournament
Action gets underway Thursday at 8 a.m. at the 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament at Servus Credit Union Place.The St. Albert bantam AAA invitational, hosted by the St. Albert Raiders Hockey Club and the tournament’s organizing committee, features the top 2004- and 2005-born players on 16 elite-level teams from western North America.
The 42-game draw consists of four divisions divided 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 11th annual $1,000 John Reid Memorial Scholarship will be announced.
Saturday’s A semifinals are 1:45 p.m. at Mark Messier Arena and 2 p.m. at Go Auto 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.
Visit www.johnreidmemorial.com for the schedule and results.
Reid pool
The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres are competing in the Canadian Brewhouse division of the John Reid pool and the tournament hosts play Thursday against the Burnaby Winter Club Academy Bruins at 10:45 a.m. and the Los Angeles Kings at 8 p.m. and Friday against the Yale Hockey Academy Lions of Abbotsford at 2:30 p.m. All three games are slated for Go Auto Arena.
The Skybox Grill division includes the Calgary Bisons, Delta Wild Academy Green, Lloydminster Bobcats and Rink Hockey Academy Nationals of Winnipeg.
Iginla pool
The C2 Homes division of the Jarome Iginla pool is comprised of the Calgary Flames, West Van Academy, Fort Saskatchewan Rangers and Okanagan Hockey Academy of Edmonton.
The RE/MAX-Brian Cyr division is made up of Notre Dame Hounds, Phoenix Coyotes, Red Deer Rebels and St. George’s School of Vancouver.
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. Youths 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 6 p.m. at the Edmonton Inn & 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 winners and all-star team selections will also be announced.
