The quest to be crowned Hockey Manitoba Senior ‘A’ champions will begin this weekend.
The Miniota-Elkhorn C’Hawks and Deloraine Royals are in the same pool and meet each other on Friday night in Rivers at 8:30 p.m. to open the round-robin.
Deloraine and Miniota-Elkhorn are joined by the Altona Maroons in their group with the top two teams advancing to the semifinals.
The Royals face Altona in Killarney on Sunday at 6 p.m. while the C’Hawks go up against the Maroons to close out pool play on April 17th in Winnipeg.
The championship game goes April 19th at the MTS Iceplex.
Deloraine defenceman Ryan Adams and Miniota-Elkhorn forward Kyle McLeod previewed the provincials on 880, CKLQ’s Monday Sports Talk with co-hosts Tyler Crayston and Lanny Stewart…
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Miniota-Elkhorn finished the regular season atop the North Central Hockey League at 17-1-2 and captured their second straight title while Deloraine was first in the Tiger Hills Hockey League at 22-3 and won their first championship since 1983.
