Cree Nation Bears make history on ice as first all-Indigenous team in Quebec pee-wee tournament – CBC
May 12, 2022
Cree Nation Bears team won their game 5-4 and have to win one game to make finals
A Cree pee-wee BB hockey team made history as the first all-Cree team to play in a prestigious international pee-wee hockey tournament in Quebec held annually for most of the last 62 years.
On Monday, the Cree Nation Bears BB team played and won in the team’s first appearance at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, being held until May 15 in Quebec City.
“It was really exciting and some of the kids were kind of nervous … and happy to be here … they’ve never played in this kind of a tournament,” said William Saganash, the team’s head coach.
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