Central Alberta playing host to four provincial hockey championships

Host team: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs

Pool play begins on Thursday and continues until Saturday.

The top two teams will play for the gold medal on Sunday at 11:45 a.m. The bronze medal game goes at 9 a.m.

The host plays the following schedule of round-robin games:

· Thursday, March 23 @ 6:30 p.m. vs. Edmonton Pandas

· Friday, March 24 @ 9 a.m. vs. Calgary Fire Red

· Friday, March 24 @ 5:15 p.m. vs. St Albert Chargers

· Saturday, March 25 @ 8 a.m. vs. Rocky Mountain Raiders

Lacombe – U15 Tier 2 – March 23-26 – Gary Moe Auto Sportsplex

Host team: Chandos Lacombe Rockets

Pool play begins on Thursday and continues until Saturday.

The top two teams will play for the gold medal on Sunday at 4 p.m. The two semi-finals go at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (there is no bronze medal game)

The host plays the following schedule of round-robin games:

· Thursday, March 23 @ 7:15 p.m. vs. Beaverlodge

· Friday, March 24 @ 3 p.m. vs. St. Paul

· Saturday, March 25 @ 4:30 p.m. vs. Trails West BC 2 White

Sylvan Lake – U18 AA – March 30-April 2 – NexSource Centre

Host team: West Central Tigers

Pool play begins on Thursday and continues until Saturday.

The top two teams will play for the gold medal on Sunday at 1 p.m. The bronze medal game goes at 10 a.m.

The host plays the following schedule of round-robin games:

· Thursday March 30 @ 5:30 p.m. vs. CAC Butchers and Packers

· Friday March 31 @ 11:45 a.m. vs. TRAC Wolverines

· Friday March 31 @ 6:15 p.m. vs. Bow Valley Timber Wolves

· Saturday April 1 @ 12:45 p.m. vs. NWCAA Stamps

Olds – U13 AA – March 30-April 2 – Olds Sportplex

Host team: Olds Grizzlys (SCAHL league champions)

Pool play begins on Thursday and continues until Saturday.

The top two teams will play for the gold medal on Sunday at 1 p.m. The bronze medal game goes at 10 a.m.

The host plays the following schedule of round-robin games:

· Thursday, March 30 @ 6:15 p.m. vs. NAHL Metro

· Friday, March 31 @ 11:30 a.m. vs. NAHL Rural

· Friday, March 31 @ 5:45 p.m. vs. SCAHL

· Saturday, April 1 @ 12:30 p.m. vs. Calgary

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)