Just when you thought the hockey season was over.
West Edmonton Mall will host the 35th edition of the annual Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament starting Monday.
It will feature 14 select teams of players aged nine and 10 from Canada and the United States, with all games taking place at the mall’s Ice Palace.
The puck drops at 7:30 a.m Canada Day on the slate of 42 round-robin games and five playoff matches, with the final set for July 7 at noon.
The tournament has starred players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including current NHLers Auston Matthews, Steven Stamkos,Jordan Binnington, Bo Horvat, Torey Krug, Morgan Rielly, Martin Jones, Blake Wheeler, Logan Couture, Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden Schenn, Mitch Marner, Johnny Gaudreau, Evan Rodrigues, Noah Hanifin, Casey Mittelstadt, Mathew Barzal, Mark Stone, Dougie Hamilton, Jared Spurgeon, Max Domi, Tyler Seguin, …