CIHL Thanksgiving weekend
It’s a full plate of activity in the new Canadian International Hockey League this Thanksgiving weekend.
St. Charles Spirit actually began the long weekend of play on Thursday with a 6-2 win over the Kalkaska Rhinos, a Michigan-based independent team that is coached by retired National Hockey League enforcer and erstwhile fan favourite Krzysztof Oliwa.
Here is the remainder of the CIHL weekend schedule:
Friday (today)
Noon – Colborne Hawks @ Milton Cobras
7 p.m. – Kalkaska Rhinos @ Greater Sudbury Royals (exhibition)
7:30 p.m. – St. Charles Spirit @ Espanola Rivermen
Saturday
3 p.m. – Kalkaska Rhinos @ Espanola Rivermen (exhibition)
3:45 p.m. – Batchewana Attack @ Greater Sudbury Royals
8 p.m. – Colborne Hawks @ Milton Cobras
8:15 p.m. – Collingwood Ice @ Toronto Jr. Hockey Academy
Sunday
2 p.m. – Toronto Jr. Hockey Academy @ Collingwood Ice
Monday
Noon – Milton Cobras @ Toronto Jr. Hockey Academy
1 p.m. – Greater Sudbury Royals @ Batchewana Attack
2 p.m. – Colborne Hawks @ Collingwood Ice
Was at the game last nite … and A. Hester put on quite the show for the Spirit scoring the hatty. The Kelkaska team is a team of hard workers that is obviously well coached my Mr. Oliva!
Good crowd last nite close to 300 .