14 Wing Greenwood’s men’s hockey team is on the ice January 22, looking to win their way through the Canadian Armed Forces Atlantic region championships for a second year, and return to the national tournament later this winter.
“It’s pretty much the same members as last year,” says assistant captain player Warrant Officer Pier-Olivier Poulin. “We’ve had a few guys in and out, but any of them would still be seasoned military or former AAA hockey players.”
The team started its twice-a-week practice season in October, and joined a community recreational league in Kingston to get game play experience. January 15, they split up, and played a friendly at the Greenwood Gardens during their regular practice to pick up the pace to match what they’ll encounter through the military hockey matches.
Team coach is PSP Fitness & Sport Centre manager Matt Gillis; captain is Lieutenant Nick Gibson, and Poulin, Corporal Tyler Williams and Corporal Tyler Happeney are assistant captains.
CFB Halifax will host Atlantic regionals January 22 to January 26 at the RBC Centre in Dartmouth. There are four teams, representing 14 Wing Greenwood, 12 Wing Shearwater, CFB Gagetown and CFB Halifax.
January 22 is a practice day, with 14 Wing on Pad A ice at 2 p.m. to get their skates under them.
January 23, the opening ceremony will be held on Pad B, with the welcome, ceremonial puck drop and O Canada underway at 8:30 a.m. Game 1 is at 9 a.m., featuring Shearwater and Halifax. Game 2 is Greenwood vs Gagetown, starting at 9:10 a. on Pad A. Game 3 is that afternoon, on Pad B at 2 p.m., as Gagetown faces Shearwater. At 2:10 p.m. on Pad A, Halifax meets Greenwood.
January 24, Gagetown meets Halifax at 9 a.m. on Pad A, and Shearwater meets Greenwood at 2 p.m. on Pad A.
January 25, the 4th vs 3rd game will take place at 8:35 a.m. on Pad A. The winner of this game will meet the round robin second-place team at 1:50 p.m. on Pad A.
The winner of the January 25 afternoon game will move into the January 26, 9:20 a.m. final on Pad C against the round robin first-place team. The closing ceremony and awards will take place at 11:30 a.m.
14 Wing Greenwood’s men’s hockey team is on ice this week, playing their way through the Canadian Armed Forces Atlantic regional championship in Halifax and hoping for a return to CAF nationals later this winter.
