Friends on Ice tourney showcasing what ringette has to offer for 35 years
A long-running tournament hosted by the Red Deer Ringette Association is celebrating 35 years this weekend.
The Friends on Ice competition features 70 teams and more than 1000 athletes and coaches this year as teams play out of the Kinsmen Arenas, the Collicutt and at the Dawe Centre.
Coordinator Erin Luke played in the Friends on Ice tournament as a child and is now watching her daughter do the same.
“I remember my mom helping out with this tournament when I was a child. It was fairly small. Now we have a team from Saskatchewan this year and the rest are from all over Alberta,” says Luke, who left ringette for hockey at the age of 14.