Kootenay Ice host Major Midget tryout camp this weekend at NDCC Arena
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Midget-aged hockey players from throughout the Kootenays will be in Nelson this weekend to attend the evaluation camp of the Kootenay Ice Midget AAA Hockey Team.
The Ice is part of the 11-team B.C. Major Midget Hockey League for players 15, 16 and 17 year old.
Camps are held every year to evaluate players and help coaches select teams.
The Kootenay Ice camp, headed up by head coach Mario DiBella and former Nelson Leaf assistant Sean Dooley, is one of 11 held throughout the province.
Camp, set for the NDCC Arena in Nelson, begins Friday at 4:30 p.m. with registration followed by a parent meeting.
Players, divided into two groups, take to the ice for sessions to close out the first day.
Saturday, coaches and evaluators select three teams for scrimmage games.
Those teams will be cut to two teams, which play a two-hour game Sunday morning.
The tryout camp concludes with player interview Sunday afternoon.
The success of the BCMML is at an all time high with the 2011-2012 Evaluation Camps setting a new record for the highest registration in league history.
Approximately 800 players will hit the ice this weekend.
The 2011 BCMML champion Vancouver North West Giants defeated Alberta rep Red Deer Rebels to advance to the National Midget Championship TELUS Cup for the first time in league history.
In 2010-11 the Kootenay Ice finished 10th overall with an 8-25-7 record. Some of last year’s team, including Dryden Hunt of Nelson and Luke Bertolucci of Trail used seasoning in the BCMMHL to garner potential spots on Tier II Junior A rosters in the B.C. Hockey League.
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