Kincardine Silver Stick tournament returns to last week of December

The Kincardine Silver Stick has returned to the week between Christmas and New Year’s, running Dec 27-30 at the arenas in Kincardine, Tiverton and Ripley.

The schedule can be found at silverstick.org/Tournaments.

The Kincardine Kinucks have a team in the Under-13 (U13) “B” and “C” divisions, as well as the U15 “B” division.

In U13 “B,” Kincardine faces off against Listowel, Mid-Huron, Mitchell and Tillsonburg.

In U13 “C,” Kincardine is in a group against Huron-Bruce, TCDMHA and West Grey. There are four groups of four teams in this division for a total of 16 teams. The top two in each group advance to the finals.

In U15 “B,” Kincardine takes on Erin-Hillsburgh, Listowel, Mid-Huron and St. Marys.

In U15 “C,” Huron-Bruce is in a group against Drayton and Walkerton. There are 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top eight teams advance to the finals.

The quarter-finals begin Dec. 29 at 5:10 p.m., at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine.

The semi-finals and championship games will be held Dec. 30, beginning at 9 a.m., at the Davidson Centre.

If you want to see some high-quality minor hockey, be sure to take in the games at the Davidson Centre, the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, and the Tiverton Sports Centre.

The opening ceremonies take place Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 6.p.m at the Davidson Centre.

Two other Kincardine teams have already won Silver Stick championships, and advance to the Internation Silver Stick tournament.

The U15 LL won at the South Huron Silver Stick, while the U18 rep won at the Wingham Silver Stick.

The U13 and U11 Tier 2 teams also played but lost in the semi-finals.



Kincardine U15 LL team wins the South Huron Silver Stick tournament



The U18 rep team wins the championship at the Wingham Silver Stick