The City of Owen Sound will celebrate its hockey culture with games and festivities in November.
HockeyFest 2023 starts Friday, November 17 with East versus West games between high school teams at the Bayshore Community Centre.
Players from both The University of Waterloo Warriors and The York University Lions women’s hockey teams will visit Hillcrest and Keppel Sarawak Elementary schools. The evening events include several on-ice clinics with the University of Waterloo and York University Women’s teams sharing skills and tips about the game with young players. There's also a free coaching clinic and an expert panel planned.
On Saturday, the Owen Sound Girls Ice Hawks will take the ice from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The puck drops at 2 p.m. for the game featuring the University of Waterloo Warriors playing York University Lions. The games will be held at the Bayshore Community Centre. Game tickets are now on sale for $10 with proceeds supporting Owen Sound Girls Hockey.
Following the games, Owen Sound Holiday Magic gets underway featuring the Kiwanis Santa Claus parade, and the Festival of Northern Lights in the River District.
After the parade, and the Festival lights are turned on, children and youth can join Organized Road Hockey along 2nd Ave between 8th and 9th Street. Teams of four (ages 8-14) can sign up. and play some old-fashioned road hockey. Players must sign up ahead to participate, wear a CSA-approved hockey helmet, and bring proper footwear, hockey gloves, and clothing to play. The Owen Sound Scotiabank branch will be hosting a warming station with hot chocolate inside the branch. The complete schedule of events and more information is available at https://www.owensound.ca/en/exploring/hockey-festaspx.aspx.
