APMHA Bantam B Teams take to the Rideau Canal for Some Fun

The idea of a joint team event, taking advantage of the break between the regular minor hockey season and the play-off round, was the brainchild of Bryan Kealey, coach of the Bantam B1 team.

The group travelled together to Ottawa by bus early Sunday morning to beat the rush of skaters on the last day of the Winterlude Festival.  Players, coaches and family members alike enjoyed a 2 hours skate on the canal, with some doing the full distance from Dow’s Lake to Laurier Street and back. Of course, players re-fuelled for the return skate with an infamous “Beavertail” snack. The skate was followed by a joint team buffet lunch including one of the highlights of the day where players were told they had beat the all time restaurant record for number of servings of French fries for a group their size.

The real success of the day was not the lucky weather, how fast or far anyone skated, or even the French fries record. It was simply that everyone had fun and left with a great memory of the Bantam B hockey season.

Bantam B Coaching Teams:
Bantam B1:

Bryan Kealey - Head Coach
Mike Cooley - Trainer
Joe Ervin - Assistant Coach
Drew Blair - Assistant Coach
Lisa Staffen - Manager

Bantam B2
Bruno Oliviero - Head Coach
Gary McGee - Assistant Coach
Rene Larose - Assistant Coach
Kristi Farrier - Manager