Mr. Speaker, April is playoff hockey season, and it was great to see the Montreal Canadiens get off to a great start last night.
Closer to home, I want to recognize the tremendous success of two under-13 AAA hockey teams from the Annapolis Valley. The Valley Wild female under-13 and the Valley Jets male under-13 both won their respective provincial championships, earning them the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Atlantic championships this past weekend.
In Halifax, the Jets went 3-1 in round robin play, narrowly missing the gold medal game, but edged the Kings County Kings from P.E.I. to earn the Atlantic bronze.
In Cape Breton, at the Kehoe Forum, dedicated to girls' hockey, the Valley Wild went 5-0, beating Pownal 3-0 in the final to win the Atlantic championship. The Valley Wild finished the Atlantics with a dominating 18 goals for and only three goals against.
I find it impressive that the top male and female hockey teams at the under-13 level are from Nova Scotia.
I congratulate all the players, coaches and family members on a tremendous season that will not be soon forgotten.