There is always scenic helicopter tours offered at the Alberta Pond Hockey Championship. Experience the Mighty Peace from an arial view. The rinks, players and fans are quite the sight to see from up top.
Synergy Aviation Ltd. will be providing scenic helicopter rides for $75 per person on Sunday, March 10th from 10am – 5pm. You can pre-book your flight or walk ups are available as well.
There will be no outdoor speed skating oval at the 2019 event.
Depending on interest the Alberta Pond Hockey Board will create an outdoor oval for a sanctioned speed skating event. This gives speed skaters and fans the unique opportunity to skate outdoors on a 400-metre track of well-maintained outdoor ice. In the past the Peace River Northern Lights Speed Skating Club has done clinics and mini races against club speed skaters and pond hockey players. Keep an eye on our news section for more information.
Ringette is a Canadian invention that has become one of the fastest team sports on the ice. The Sunday of the Alberta Pond Hockey Championships a Ringette Tournament takes place. Teams from all over the region compete in the tournament.
There will be no Skill Shooting Contest at the 2019 Alberta Pond Hockey Championships do to the number of games that will be played all weekend.
Over The Line is a Canadian invention that has become one of the fastest team sports on the ice. The Sunday of the Alberta Pond Hockey Championships an Over The Line Tournament takes place. Teams from all over the region compete in the tournament.
You can expect an epic, picture worthy ice sculpture at the Alberta Pond Hockey Championships. Hand crafted by a local artist from the Mighty Peace. The ice sculpture design is always kept a secret until the first day of the pond hockey championships.
This year Felix Bergeron and Blair Bambush from Bulls Eye Enterprises and Bulls Eye Speedshop volunteered their time and crafted the 2019 Alberta Pond Hockey Championship ice sculpture.
Even if you are not participating in the championships bring your skates and skate on the family ice skating rinks. There are two family ice skating rinks that are available all weekend long for families to skate on.
The Peace River Country (or Peace Country) is an aspen parkland region centring on the Peace River in Canada. The Peace Country region in north western Alberta covers an area of 110,854 square kilometers.