The top female midget hockey teams are coming to Bridgewater.
Events Lunenburg County has been awarded the 2018 Esso Cup by Hockey Canada.
Events Lunenburg County Chair Joanne Cooper announcing the Esso Cup coming to #Bridgewater pic.twitter.com/wbR94RW74m
— CKBW Radio (@ckbwradio) July 31, 2016
The national tournament features five champions from the Pacific, Ontario, West, Quebec and Atlantic regions and the host team.
Bridgewater will host the 2018 Esso Cup, the National Female Midget Championships @HockeyCanada @HockeyNS pic.twitter.com/IbnDnyAUg2
— Mark Furey (@MarkFurey1) July 30, 2016
The general manager of the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, Kevin Benjamin, says work begins immediately.
“The next step now is to put together that host committee and they`ll start working away very, very quickly on developing ticket packages and sponsorship packages and reaching out to our municipal partners.
All games will be played out of the LCLC.
It is scheduled to be held from April 22-28, 2018.
Meanwhile, the president of the Metro Boston Pizza female hockey team is thrilled with the announcement.
The hockey club will be the tournament host, already securing a berth in the national championship.
Members of the Metro Boston Pizza Hockey team, which will be the host for the 2018 Esso Cup in #Bridgewater pic.twitter.com/JwvA3JPAZy
— CKBW Radio (@ckbwradio) July 31, 2016
Gordon Boyd says he’s glad to see the event coming to Bridgewater.
“I think we are going to be an outstanding host and I think this event will be, I mean all Esso Cups are good, but I think this one is going to be exceptionally good because of the local support in the community.“
Bridgewater is the second Atlantic location to host an Esso Cup; Charlottetown was the first in 2012.
Metro Boston Pizza has represented the Atlantic region in three Esso Cup’s since it was established in 2009.
The team played in the 2012, 2013 and last year`s national championship.
Boyd says it is a phenomenal hockey and life experience for everyone involved.
No team from the Atlantic region has ever won a medal at the Esso Cup.
Historically, the event has generated in excess of $1-million in local economic impact.
