For the first time in The NORAD Hockey League, we have 8 talented women skating on the ice.

For Nelson & Company we have: team Captain and league veteran, Holly Sly; fellow league veteran, Ginger Gillings; and Alice Burley.

Triple J rosters Nicole Downs and Laura Hogan.

AMOS has two league veterans: JoLyn Maly and Anu Kalbfleisch.

Platinum Group rounds out the ladies with another veteran: Karen Zietlow

With Platinum’s 5-3 win over Hollowbrook on Sunday, Platinum Group has extended their win streak to 6. World Orphans topped OS Offices 6-3, in the 2nd game of the night. Triple J brought the hard fight in their close win over AMOS with an empty netter to top off the game. The final game of the night saw Ace bring the big W, with a hard earned win over Nelson 6-3.

A reminder there are no games this Sunday the 26th, for Thanksgiving. We’ll see everyone back on the ice the following Sunday, December 3rd.

With last Sunday’s games the season is now half over. OS Offices winning streak was halted by Platinum Group in a the 1st game of the night. Triple J and the World Orphans ended in a tie with Triple J getting help in net from OS Offices, Wyatt Crandall. Ace lost to AMOS in a tough battle but the players still managed to have some fun hijinks, with AMOS’s Sam Murphy spraying Ace’s Garrett Ashcroft with water while on the bench. In the final game of the night we saw Nelson & Company upset HollowBrook Dental with a hard fought, close win.

Sunday came and went with the games all being a point or two away in score.

Ace couldn’t slow OS Offices meteoric rise to 2nd place, with a 5-3 loss. Triple J fell to HollowBrook 5-4. Nelson & Company tried to pull out a David and Goliath upset against the 1st place World Orphans, but fell 6-5 in the third game of the night. Platinum closed out the night with a win against AMOS, 5-2.

With the help of NORAD first timer Zach Adams in net, Ace looked to extended their winning streak, instead suffering a hard loss to Nelson & Company 7-4. HollowBrook pulled themselves out of a losing streak with their 6-4 win over AMOS. World Orphans propelled themselves to 1st place with a decisive 7-4 win over OS Offices. Triple J topped the night with a big win over Platinum Group, 9-4.

The season is shaping up nicely as the NORAD Hockey League is a 3rd of the way through its season heading into Sunday’s games.

With 8 games of the season under the belt several of our teams are finding their rhythm.

Last night saw Nelson & Company tie HollowBrook Dental 4-4. Followed by OS Offices topping Platinum Group 3-2 in a close game. Triple J defeated World Orphans 6-4 that included an empty netter. The final showdown of the night saw Ace beat AMOS 3-2 in a closely contested game.

Sunday’s games saw some close battles, a blowout, and several sub goalies.

Much to the dismay of OS Offices, & Tommy H, they suffered an 11-3 beating at the hands of AMOS. Nelson & Company followed AMOS act with a 4-1 win over Triple J, with the help of Graham Peters in net. Platinum Group managed to stave off Ace looking for their 1st win of the season, in a 4-2 win with 2 late third period goals to break the tie. Our final game of the night saw the World Orphans deliver HollowBrook their first loss of the season, with a 4-2 win over the reigning champs.

HollowBrook has started the season with continued power from last season. They are 2-0 to start, with a goal differential of +14, after Sunday’s beat down of Ace 10-2. Nelson & Company fell to Platinum Group 9-1 in the first game of the night. The high scoring continued with a World Orphan win over OS Offices 10-6. The night was capped with Triple J being down by AMOS 5-2.

The 2023/2024 NORAD season officially started last night at Ed Robson Arena. There was a lot of excitement in the building as players took the ice for the first time this season. Seven teams returned from last season and one new team was added, Ace Hardware. Ace and AMOS played the first game of the season, with AMOS ruining Ace’s debut with an 8-4 victory. The second game of opening night had Platinum Group narrowly defeat World Orphans 4-2 after an empty net goal. Game three had last year’s runner up Triple J beat the newly named OS Offices (formerly OfficeScapes) 5-2. The week one finale had HollowBrook Dental start their title defense with a 7-1 win over Nelson & Co. The season is just getting started, but it’s great to have the NORAD league back!