Day one at the 2012 Alberta Cup wrapped up Thursday after six exciting round robin matchups at the Nicholas Sheran Arena in Lethbridge. Day two of round robin action begins Friday at 8:00am when Edmonton South takes on Calgary North.
DATE | TIME | HOME TEAM | SCORE | AWAY TEAM | SCORE |
April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26 April 26 |
8:00am 10:30am 1:00pm 3:30pm 6:00pm 8:30pm |
Edmonton North Central Calgary North Edmonton South Calgary South Northeast |
3 2 6 3 4 4 |
Calgary South Northeast South Northwest Central Edmonton North |
7 2 4 3 7 4 |
The 2012 Alberta Cup Host Committee is comprised of three groups; Lethbridge Minor Hockey Association, Lethbridge Hurricanes and University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Alumni Association. Hockey Alberta is also proud to have the Western Hockey League, Reebok/CCM, Source for Sports and Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation as event sponsors.
The Alberta Cup Program begins in March each year with close to 1000 players trying out at their respective zone camps. Each of the 160 athletes playing in the Alberta Cup is competing for one of eighty invites to the U16 Male Provincial Camp in July. The U16 Male Provincial Camp is the final stage in the first year of the Team Alberta Program.
The Alberta Cup is the premier event in the province that helps identify the top bantam-aged male players in Alberta. It is well attended by scouts as they prepare for the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft. In addition to player evaluations, the competition is also an opportunity for administrators, coaches, trainers and referees to be evaluated for future positions with the Team Alberta Program.
Former Alberta Cup graduates include such players as Jordan Eberle, Devan Dubnyk, Dany Heatley, Jay Bouwmeester, Dion Phaneuf, Scott Hartnell and Devin Setoguchi.