Opening ceremonies for two events keep Plamondon and Lac La Biche arenas busy

Rob McKinley Mar 24, 2023 8:02 PM
A crowd of about 300 watched the opening ceremonies of the U13 Tier 3 Provincials at the Bold Center on Friday afternoon.▲
The host team La La Biche U13 Clipper at Friday afternoon's opening ceremonies.▲
It was a packed house at the Plamondon Arena for Friday's opening ceremonies of the U15 Tier 1 no-body-contact Provincials weekend.▲
The Athabasca Hawks U13 team stands beside Lac La Biche Mountie in Red Serge at Saturday's U13 TIer 3 Provincials at the Bold Center.▲
The Plamondon Cougars celebrate a goal in their Friday afternoon game against Stettler. The Cougars are one of eight teams competing in Plamondon at the U15 Tier 1 no-body-contact Provincial championships.▲
Emma and Robert Rayko officially smudged the teams and attendees during opening ceremony activities at the Bold Center on Friday afternoon.▲
Mayor Paul Reutov drops the puck on the ceremonial face-off during the opening ceremonies presentation at the Plamondon Arena Friday afternoon.▲
The mini-rink has been a popular attraction at Lac La Biche's provincial championship weekend at the Bold Center.▲
Go Cougars Go. Plamondon digs around the Stettler net in action from Friday afternoon's provincial action at the Plamondon Arena▲
Lac La BIche County Mayor Paul Reutov (left) listens as Plamondon's Andre Contant recaps the history of the Plamondon Cougars hockey teams in Plamondon. Contant, who was a guest speaker at Friday afternoon's opening ceremony of the U15 Tier 1 no-body-contact Provincials in Plamondon, is an inductee in the Lac La Biche County Sports Wall of Fame.▲
A long lineup forms for the Plamondon Arena concession. More than 400 people were expected to visit the community over the provincial weekend.▲
Eight teams line up in two rows at the opening ceremonies of the U13 TIer 3 Provincials at the Bold Center on Friday afternoon.▲
Andre Contant speaks about Plamondon's hockey history during Friday's opening ceremonies.▲
Plamondon Cougars team captain welcomes visitors to the community during Friday's opening ceremonies.▲
The hockey dressing rooms in Plamondon and Lac La Biche were busy over the weekend, as both communities hosted Alberta minor hockey championships.▲
Go Cougars Go.▲
Young players from other teams watch a Friday afternoon game from the upstairs lounge area at the Plamondon Arena.▲
Teams filled the ice surface of the Plamondon Arena, as fans filled the stands for Friday's opening ceremonies.▲
Lac La Biche County Mayor Paul Reutov at Friday's opening ceremonies in Plamondon. While he wished all teams good luck, and thanked them for coming, he said he had a bias towards the home-team. Go Cougars, he said.▲
Raffle tables, like this on in the Plamondon Arena, helped to raise funds for local hockey teams.▲
Teams singing O'Canada at Plamondon's opening ceremonies.▲
The Plamondon Cougars bench watches the play. Each of the eight teams in the Tier 1 no-body-contact Provincials plays three games in round-robin action. Semifinals and finals take place on Sunday.▲
Andre Contant▲
Raffle tables and chances to win loonie sticks were busy at the Bold Center during the U13 Tier 3 Provincials.▲
Raffle tables and chances to win loonie sticks were busy at the Bold Center during the U13 Tier 3 Provincials.▲
The Stitchin Man's Darren Happner and staff were busy making on-site clothing orders. The local company was at the Bold Center and the Plamondon Arena over the championship weekend.▲

Friday afternoon was  a busy one  at Plamondon and Lac La Biche arenas, as both communities hosted their own opening ceremonies for two different provincial hockey championships.

In Plamondon, the U15 Tier 1 no-body-contact Provincials has taken over the Plamondon Arena for 15 games of championship action. In Lac La Biche, the Bold Center ice is and the Lac La Biche U13 Clippers are hosting the Tier 3 U13 Provincials.

Games play throughout the weekend in both communities with eight teams in each event playing three round robin games leading up to Sunday's semifinal and finals.

The championships games go Sunday afternoon in each community.

For a link to the weekend's schedule and scores, click HERE for the Lakelandtoday.ca story about the weekend events.

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