From: "Deanna Manson" To: "Women in Hockey Mailing List Postings" Subject: Canadian Forces Western Women's Hockey Invitational Tournament Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:41:18 -0600 Subject tournament ran last week at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta. Six different bases and wings were represented in four teams as follows: CFB Esquimalt (Victoria, BC), 4 Wing Cold Lake (Alberta), Garrison Edmonton (Alberta) and 17 Wing Winnipeg (Manitoba). Additional players from 15 Wing Moose Jaw (Sask) and 18 Service Battalion Thunder Bay (Ont) were present. All this to say: excellent tournament of military women hockey players!!! Standings after the round robin were: 1st place - CFB Esquimalt 2nd place - Garrison Edmonton 3rd place - 17 Wing Winnipeg 4th place - 4 Wing Cold Lake The semi-final round saw Esquimalt defeat their fourth-placed opponent; however, in the 2 vs 3 game there was an upset: 17 Wing (us) defeated the feisty Edmonton (them) team 4-1. The gold medal went to defending champions CFB Esquimalt in the end as Winnipeg was not able to capitalize and lost 0-2. The all-star team that will represent the Prairie Region at the CF National Invitational was announced at the closing ceremonies. That team will proceed to CFB Borden for the national competition 21 - 27 Apr. Note that the Prairie team will be returning to Borden to defend their gold medal from last year. Deanna Manson Winnipeg, Manitoba deelm@mts.net