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ONGOING DONATIONS Financial donations continue to pour in to the Merritt Rotary Club for flood victim aid, far surpassing the initial goal of $100,000.
The Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope has reopened to regular vehicle traffic.
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important to organized hockey it is place their children in For parents looking to In a hockey friendly country that youths can play at. hockey at age five. know the levels of hockey typically start playing organized the world. like Canada, children around case in other countries However this is not the
MINOR HOCKEY? WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF great hockey countries, of youth hockey in three Let’s examine the levels the United States. Canada, Sweden and as Minor Hockey is described IN CANADA: In Canada, Traditionally MINOR HOCKEY LEVELS years old and younger. by athletes who are 20 In Canada, minor hockey amateur hockey played levels according to age. playing into players are divided ages are: levels and associated • Atom – ages 9 & 10 • Novice – ages 7 & 8 & 14 • Initiation – ages 5 & 6 12 • Bantam – ages 13 • Pee Wee – ages 11 & 19 & 18 ages – • Junior / Juvenile • Midget – ages 15-17 leagues will often with smaller populations In smaller towns and communities Mites and Squirts levels into a single Initiation Mite or Tiny of combine the Mite, Mini be divided by the level Furthermore players may (or Pre-Novice) category. at. competitiveness they play Hockey Non-Competitive Minor Players play in either: of any skill level where players may be and in additional practices House Leagues – intra-city participate who players skilled Select Leagues – higher games. Competitive Minor Hockey play in the following leagues. competitive hockey may “better” Players who play more teams” and consist of referred to as “travelling These teams are sometimes
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skilled players. C House Level Junior B hockey begins Junior A where more competitive major level AA teams compete at of minor hockey AAA is the highest caliber 1, 2, 3, or 4 for district, and categorized as either Tier associations. Additionally, teams are enrollment sizes of their p playoffs based on the provincial championshi Level A: Tier 2 Average Hockey IN THE US In the Level MINOR HOCKEY LEVELS B: Tier 2 Lower Hockey hockey minor of United States, the levels IN MINOR HOCKEY LEAGUES are as follows: LEVELS IN SWEDENMINOR HOCKEY A) of Sweden, Mini Mite (ages 5-6) (Levels SWEDEN In the country B) A, AA, (Levels up as follows: Mite (ages 7-8) youth hockey is divided AAA, AA, A, B) Squirt (ages 9–10) (Levels (Levels AAA, AA, U11 (ages 11 and younger) Peewee (ages 11–12) U12 (ages 12 and younger) A, B) (Levels AAA, AA, U13 (ages 13 and younger) Bantam (ages 13–14) U14 (ages 14 and younger) A, B) (ages U15 (ages 15 and younger) Minor Midget 16 and Under junior varsity U16 (ages 16 and younger) 15–16) (Levels AAA, AA, J18 (Juniors 18 and younger) highschool-A) (ages 15–18) J20 (Juniors 20 and younger) Major Midget 18 and Under highschool-AA (Levels AAA, AA, varsity simply base Pretty simple as the Swedes and AAA) of the player. youth hockey on the age as follows: Leagues are also tiered AAA: Tier 1 AA: Tier 2
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A vote on a new union contract is set to take place this week for United Steelworkers Local 7619, after mediated talks with employer Teck at the Highland Valley Copper mine. STORY /PAGE 5
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