Sign your team up for 4th annual Jim Sloan Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament in Pembroke
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Bogie’s Bar has teamed up with the City of Pembroke’s Parks and Recreation Department to host the 2024 edition of the Jim Sloan Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Pembroke Memorial Centre on May 25 beginning at 9 a.m.
New this year for the tournament are three main divisions, a junior division for those ages seven to 12, intermediate division for those aged 13-15 and an open division for ages 16 and up. Each game will feature 20 minutes of 4-on-4 plus goalies ball hockey with a minimum of five players per team and a maximum of 10 players total per team.
Registration for the open division is $130 per team, intermediate division is $105 per team and junior division is $80 per team. The deadline to pay and secure your spot is May 21st at 4 p.m. Organizers said teams must pay to play. Each team is guaranteed three games.
Teams will be competing to win the Hockey Town Cup, celebrating Pembroke’s hockey history and heritage as well as a prize bag for each player on the winning team in each division.
Claudia Gadinger, City of Pembroke recreation programmer, said in addition to exercise, fun, competition and celebrating the city’s hockey heritage, the tournament also benefits a good local cause.
“We are pleased to announce that all proceeds from the tournament will go to BGC Pembroke to support local youth sports initiatives,” Gadinger said in a press release. “Jim served on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Pembroke for years and always had a passion for local sports and the development of youth in athletics.”
To register, a team’s captain/parent will need to sign up or sign in on the online booking system as an individual and then enroll under the activities tab in the proper division (16+ division, 13-15 division and 7 to 12 years division). Parents must ensure their child is part of their household on their online profile to enroll them in the activity. Once enrolled and paid, recreation staff will reach out to the team captains to collect information. Registration is also available in person at the Parks and Recreation Office.
The tournament is named in honour of Jim Sloan whose impact on the community cannot be overstated. He was instrumental in the establishment of Bogie’s Bar at the Pembroke Memorial Centre, served on numerous committees, helped to organize many community functions and causes, and when he wasn’t volunteering, he served a long tenure with the Pembroke Police. Jim always wanted to recognize the work of others but never sought recognition himself. After a lengthy illness, Jim passed away in 2018 and left behind a remarkable legacy. There is no one more fitting to be the namesake of this tournament, the press release concluded.
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