AAA Stars reflect on experience at National Aboriginal Hockey Championship – saskNOW

May 14, 2024

The Battlefords AAA Stars’ trio of Dayne Henry, Devante Pratt and Waylon Gardipy are coming off a silver medal showing at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship, that wrapped up over the weekend in Grande Prairie, Alta.

Team Saskatchewan opened their tournament hot, with a dominant 11-1 victory over Quebec’s Eastern Door and the North in their first game, followed by a 2-2 tie in their second, in a tight finish against the hosts from Alberta.

However, after facing some adversity, dropping each of their next two with 6-3 losses to BC and Manitoba, the team was in need of a big turnaround heading into the playoff rounds, with a rematch against Alberta in the quarters.

This time coming away with a 6-4 win of their own, the victory not only punched their ticket to the semis, but as Pratt recalled to battlefordsNOW, served as a real turning point for the group.

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