How sweet it is baby! The U 11 Avalanche team were drinking champagne from the cup this past Sunday after winning the North East League Tier 3 banner. And not only were they crowned the league gold medal champions; but they did it in their own barn. And that was …

Tales from the Timebox for February 21, 2023   After missing the last two years ( due to covid), the Ronald McDonald Winterland Challenge was back in action this past Family Day weekend. Teams from all over Alberta emerged in the Lakeland area arenas to play hockey. The  U9s, who …

Tales from the Timebox for February 14, 2023 This past Saturday was a great day for the Avalanche hockey teams in Elk Point. Not only did all our teams from U7 to U18 have a home game, but they all worked together to raise funds for a good cause. What …

Tales from the Timebox for February 7, 2023   U15 Avalanche The U15 Avalanche boys were really feeling their oats on the weekend. Or maybe they had spring fever because all three of the games that the boys played were quite rambunctious and a bit festy. One win, one tie, …

Tales from the Timebox for January 31, 2023   This is what a little confidence can do for you. A team that barely got off the ground in October and November is now rolling down the highway. The U15 team had a great weekend playing in a tournament in Tofield, …

Tales from the Timebox for January 24, 2023   A week before Christmas, Hockey Alberta announced the host sites for the provincial finals. Elk Point Minor Hockey had applied and was successful in being named as the host site for the U13 tier 2 provincial finals on March 23 to …

Tales from the Timebox for January 17, 2023   U11 Avalanche Even though the Elk Point Avalanche U11 team had to cancel their home tournament this past weekend due to a lack of teams interested, but they still managed to pick up an exhibition game against Lloydminster on Saturday. And …

Tales from the Timebox for January 10, 2023 Most of the Elk Point Avalanche teams hit the ice this past weekend, but the majority of them were still suffering from the effects of the long Christmas break and didn’t perform that well. Although that isn’t a very good excuse because …

Tales from the Timebox for December 20, 2022   Not sleet nor snow nor the dead of the night will stop the minor hockey train from going to a game. It was just about as nasty a weekend to travel anywhere as I have seen. Wonderful winter in Alberta. But …

Tales from the Timebox for December 13, 2022   I wish I had five dollars for every car and pickup truck parked at the A.G. Ross arena on Saturday. I could be a rich man or even a good fundraiser for the new ice plant. The parking lot was jam-packed …