And with that, the business of the Yellowknife WomenSA国际影视传媒檚 Hockey League is complete for 2022-23.

The Yk Robins, as theySA国际影视传媒檙e nicknamed, closed out their campaign at the Yk Community Arena last weekend with a 4-on-4 tournament. And it was a tournament which was very much up in the air due to the city strike earlier this year.

But Karen Brown, the leagueSA国际影视传媒檚 president, said getting out and finishing off on a positive note was the goal.

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There were enough players to put together four teams SA国际影视传媒� each squad had an average of nine skaters with one goaltender. The rules were modified a bit, such as all penalties called by the officials resulted in a penalty shot for the non-offending team. Any game which ended tied after regulation time went to a shootout to determine the winner and thatSA国际影视传媒檚 how the final ended up.

SA国际影视传媒淭hat shootout rule proved to be really intense,SA国际影视传媒� said Brown. SA国际影视传媒淢y team ended up losing, unfortunately, but it was still super exciting and everyone had a great time.SA国际影视传媒�

As for the team names, they were made up by the tournament organizers and they decided to go with a Harry Potter theme.

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The weekend also included the awarding of the Sprout Award, named in honour of the late Robin Mercer-Sproule. The award is given to a player who, like Mercer-Sproule, encourages the development of womenSA国际影视传媒檚 hockey through commitment, tenacity, perseverance and sportsmanship. This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 winner was Ali Kincaid. That was part of the award ceremony at the Raven Pub on April 29, where several other team awards were given out.

With this season now over, the league will take a break until August. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 when the annual general meeting will take place with registration set to begin around mid-September, said Brown.

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