Bryan Phelan - Wawatay News

Different Lac Seul team, different town and tournament, same result.
A day after Lac Seul Eagles won the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout for the third time in a row, another Lac Seul team played for a tournament title down the highway in Dryden.
Lac Seul Obish and the Sandy Lake Chiefs were the last two of 23 teams standing Sunday at the revived, week-long Northern Bands Hockey Tournament, which hadn’t been played for several years.

Different Lac Seul team, different town and tournament, same result.
A day after Lac Seul Eagles won the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout for the third time in a row, another Lac Seul team played for a tournament title down the highway in Dryden.
Lac Seul Obish and the Sandy Lake Chiefs were the last two of 23 teams standing Sunday at the revived, week-long Northern Bands Hockey Tournament, which hadn’t been played for several years.

The Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament ended early last weekend but not just because it featured fewer teams than usual.
Seventeen teams entered the Sioux Lookout tournament this year, down from the normal 32 because of a competing Northern Bands tournament in Dryden.
Still, matchups for the Sioux tournament’s grand finale – Saturday instead of Sunday, with the lower number of teams – had fans as excited as ever.
After all, both the A- and B-side championship games featured rematches of two of the best preliminary games played earlier in the March break week.

Rhoda Tait is 75 years old, her hands are gnarled from rheumatoid arthritis and she walks with the help of a cane.
Still, she could be considered the Most Valuable Player for the Weagamow Hawks hockey team … or at least its Most Valuable Baker.
After all, profits from Elder Tait’s bake sales bought the Hawks’ home and away jerseys, covered their entry fee to the recent Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament and even outfitted a couple of the team’s players with new skates.

In Lac Seul, the community’s vision for a healthy future can be seen in its newest and largest building.
Community members celebrated the grand opening of the Lac Seul Events Centre on Aug. 23. Located in Frenchman’s Head beside the school and across the main road from the band office, it’s also where they hope future dreams of their youth will take shape.
The massive building houses a 1,300 seat arena with an NHL-size ice surface, along with a conference centre, restaurant and convenience store.