Hockey is played in various locations across Canada with many getting involved hosting or working to host an outdoor game, of course depending on the location to be played.

Now we are hearing that yet another outdoor game will be played in Fort St. James, but not until the new year, which will grow the game in that area as well as give the league more exposure.

We recently receive the following press release from BC Hockey on the game.

BC Hockey announced that the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (MML) will host a Northern Winter Classic Outdoor Game on Nak’azdli Whut’en Territory in Fort St. James, BC

The game will be the first ever MML outdoor game and will feature the Cariboo Cougars hosting the Vancouver North East Chiefs on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Ernie Sam Memorial Arena on Nak’azdli Whut’en Territory in Fort St. James, BC which has been outfitted with professional boards and regulation glass.

The Northern Winter Classic is part of a two (2) game series In Fort St. James with the first game between the Cougars and Chiefs taking place at the Fort Forum Arena on Saturday, January 19, 2018.

In conjunction with the BCMML Northern Winter Classic, BC Hockey will host several development camps on Friday, January 18, 2019 and Saturday, January 19, 2019 for Fort St. James Minor Hockey Association (MHA), Burns Lake MHA and three (3) local Indigenous bands.

BC Hockey Chief Executive Officer, Barry Petrachenko mentions “This is a very unique opportunity for our MML teams, and we are very excited to be able to involve our MHAs in the development opportunities around the event.”

He continues “The partnership between the Nak’azdli Whut-en Territory, the District of Fort St. James and Trevor Sprague of the Cariboo Cougars made of all this possible, and we appreciate their efforts in creating and hosting the first ever MML Winter Classic.”

The MML was established in 2004 providing the elite level 15, 16 and 17-year-olds an opportunity to play within their own age group at a high level.

These teams have an opportunity each year to compete for the TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship.

For more information visit the league’s website at www.bcmml.net and follow on social media at twitter.com/bchockey_mml, or email us at midgethockey@bchockey.net.

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