Hockey players ‘bummed’ Team North may not compete at next Indigenous tournament – CBC

Jul 24, 2019

‘We’re missing a golden opportunity,’ says coach after Aboriginal Sports Circle NWT pulled out of organizing

Athletes with Team North are shocked and disappointed that they may not get a chance to play at the next annual National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, with no one to organize the team for next year.

“We’re missing a golden opportunity here for these kids,” said Michael Tuton, who was the assistant coach for the boys team this year.

Earlier this month, Aboriginal Sports Circle NWT announced it will no longer organize Team North. For about five years, the sports circle gathered top Indigenous hockey talent from Yukon, the N.W.T. and Nunavut, into one team and paid most of the costs to attend the championships — spending between $150,000 and $200,000 every year.

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