Quesnel Ringette Association sent nine teams to the Joy Hoffman Memorial Ringette Tournament Nov. 7-9, hosted by Prince George Ringette Association.

The tournament hosted out-of-town teams from Terrace, Houston and Quesnel, providing an opportunity for league play between teams vying for a berth at provincials.

In the tournament, Quesnel Bunnies split their four games, winning 13-3 over PG Bunny Black team and 7-0 over the Terrace Bunnies before dropping two squeakers, losing 8-7 to Houston Bunnies and 5-4 to the PG Bunny White team.

Quesnel Novice White team went undefeated, besting Houston Novices 9-2, Terrace Novices 10-3 and PG Novices one 15-3.

Quesnel Novice Blue team matched their White teammates, winning 6-3 over PG Novice two, 7-0 over Terrance Novice and 7-0 over Houston Novice.

Providing further evidence of the talent in this division, several novice players from both Quesnel squads formed a pick-up team to play an exhibition game against the PG Petite C team which culminated in an 8-1 victory for Quesnel.

“Quesnel Novice players are showing tremendous talent and potential at an early age and should make Quesnel proud over the coming years,” coach Lars Nordal said.

Quesnel Petite A team had a tough weekend, losing 9-8 to Houston Petite B’s, 9-2 to Terrace Petite B’s and 13-6 to PG Petite A team before picking up their only win, besting PG Petite C’s 7-0.

Quesnel Tween A team had a flawless weekend winning all three games – 4-1 over over the PG Junior A team, 11-4 over the Quesnel Junior B team and 7-0 over the Houston Tween B team.

Quesnel’s Tween B team was not as fortunate, losing 10-4 against PG Tween B’s in their opening match, rebounding with a 9-1 win over Terrace Tween C’s in their second game before dropping their next two games.

Quesnel was defeated 6-3 by Houston Tween B team and was edged out 5-4 by PG Tween B’s in one of the more hard-fought and entertaining games of the tournament.

Northern League Tween AA team used the weekend as a practice opportunity as they prepare for the provincial championship in the AA division.

The team is comprised of 11 players from the Quesnel Tween A team and one player from Terrace, Houston and Prince George repectively.

Tween AA team played two exhibition games, losing a tightly fought game 4-3 against Terrace Juniors while dropping their second game 3-1 to the PG Junior A team. Quesnel Belles had a great showing at the weekend tournament, besting PG Belles 8-2 in their opening game, followed by a 5-5 tie in their second meeting of the tournament.

Their only loss was to the PG Open team, who handed Quesnel a 6-0 loss in their exhibition game. Last but not least was the play of Quesnel Masters Ladies team, who bested the PG Masters team 6-1 in their opener before dropping their second game 6-4.

Game three was all Quesnel, as the ladies dished out a 9-0 loss to the PG Masters team in the final game of the tournament. Quesnel teams had a wonderful time at the Joy Hoffman Memorial Tournament; they are thankful to all volunteers as well as the Prince George Ringette Association for hosting a successful tournament that made for an enjoyable weekend.

Quesnel Ringette Association looks forward to returning the favor when they host the Gold Pan Tournament Jan. 2-4.