BONNYVILLE - The Ronald McDonald Winterland Invitational hockey tournament came to the Bonnyville Centenniel Centre from Feb. 14 until the Feb. 16.
"The Winterland Invitational is a U9, U11, and U13 hockey tournament hosted in the Lakeland region (Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Elk Point, and Glendon) in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities Alberta," according to the Ronald McDonald House website.
Over 750 athletes participated in the tournament, and an online auction, 50/50, and raffle tickets were available to fundraise for the charity.
Last year, 40 teams played 72 games in three different venues on five ice surfaces and over $176,000 was raised. This year's numbers were not yet available.
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