We're excited to announce the winners of our Mic'd Up raffle prizes!

To allow for planning for tomorrow's big day, we drew these prizes a little early. The remaining raffle prizes will be drawn tomorrow night at the Steeltown Showdown Skills Competition, so be sure to be there!

Originally, we planned to only have a Mic'd Up player for the Steeltown Showdown Championship game. However, we're now allowing the player selected to opt to be Mic'd Up during their Quarter-final game tomorrow! This way, even if their team doesn't advance, they still get a shot at getting Mic’d Up.

And now, without further ado, the winners are:

• Skills Competition Mic'd Up Winner: Will Fifield
• Ticket # 0974560 drawn by Siena Finbow from Antigonish
• Quarter-Final or Championship Game Mic'd Up Winner: Evan Howley
• Ticket #0974536 drawn by Kale MacKinnon from Antigonish  

Congratulations to both of our winners! We can't wait to hear what you have to say on the ice!

See everyone tomorrow for the Skills Competition and the rest of the raffle prize draws!

Good luck to all the teams!

The puck drops again tomorrow for another thrilling day of quarter-final action at the Steeltown Showdown!

We'll post the official schedule once the final standings are set after the last two games in round robin are played. But to help with your planning, here's a tentative look at the matchups based on current projections:

• At Membertou BMO:

  • 1:30 PM: 1st SYSCO vs. 4th DISCO
  • 2:45 PM: 2nd SYSCO vs. 3rd DISCO
  • 4:00 PM: 2nd DISCO vs. 3rd SYSCO

• At Membertou Emera Ice Surface:

  • 3:45 PM: 1st DISCO (Sydney Steelers) vs. 4th SYSCO

Stay tuned for the official schedule release! See you at the rink! 

Buy your 4 Nations Canada vs USA 50/50 Block Draw before the game begins tonight!

Here's how it works:

• Pick either USA or Canada to win
• Pick the winning second for that team: If you correctly guess the second of the winning goal, you win the jackpot (up to $600)!
• Example: Goal scored at 19:22 - the block with :22 seconds wins!
• Even if all blocks aren't sold: The closest second to the winning goal still wins!

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! Get your tickets at the Membertou Sport & Wellness Centre front desk today!

We're excited to announce the talented players representing each team in the upcoming Steeltown Showdown Skills Competition! Get ready to cheer them on as they showcase their speed, power, accuracy, and puck-handling prowess. Here's a breakdown of the participants by event:

Fastest Skater:

• Acadia Axemen: Jack Towriss, Brennan Lockart
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Kian Bates, Parker MacDonald
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Callum MacLellan, Jake MacDonald
• Truro Bearcats: Owen Manuel, Abel MacDonald
• Glace Bay Miners: Kaiden Donovan, Emery Gouthro
• Western Valley Spartans: Weston Fitzgerald, Liam Sheridan
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Adam Jones, Joe Armstrong
• Sydney Steelers: Josh Dunn, Lennon MacPherson

Hardest Shot:

• Acadia Axemen: Declan Sherman, Landon Davidson
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Dylan Blundon, Clark Oliver
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Ciaran Clarke, Jace Poirier
• Truro Bearcats: Ryder MacDonald, Parker Clyke
• Glace Bay Miners: Kayden Gillis, Declan Doucette
• Western Valley Spartans: Brennan Kinsman, Jesse Vardy
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Edgar Wilmot, Charlie Purcell
• Sydney Steelers: Jeff Globe, Evan Howley

Shootout Challenge:

• Acadia Axemen: Brady Balsor (Player), Anderson Turner (Goalie)
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Reid Kennedy (Player), Gabe Steele (Goalie)
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Ordell Maclellan (Player), Grayson Hawley (Goalie)
• Truro Bearcats: Evan Leamon (Player), Quinn Cameron (Goalie)
• Glace Bay Miners: Jacob Boutilier (Player), Luc Lamarche (Goalie)
• Western Valley Spartans: Sullivan Conrod (Player), Emily Lunn (Goalie)
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Tristan Chisholm (Player), Eryk Kolanko (Goalie)
• Sydney Steelers: Bennett Morrow (Player), Nolan Brand (Goalie)

Shooting Accuracy:

• Acadia Axemen: Joe Bonang, Rylen Ward
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Leo MacKenzie, Luca Ranni
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Maddux Burke, Carter Larade
• Truro Bearcats: Xander Melanson, William Butcher
• Glace Bay Miners: Beckett Brown, Beau Landry
• Western Valley Spartans: Gavin Verran, Hunter Chipman
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Denver Dort, Malcolm Dunlap
• Sydney Steelers: Luke Mills, Casey MacDonald

Passing Challenge:

• Acadia Axemen: Ben Baker, Jett Greenough
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Ewan MacNeil, Angus Currie
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Veva Touesnard, Farren Parsons
• Truro Bearcats: Ozzy Rodgers, Eric Touesnard
• Glace Bay Miners: Tatum Burke, Emmett Gouthro
• Western Valley Spartans: Declan OBrien, Sullivan Smith
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Lucas Finbow, Julia Clearly
• Sydney Steelers: Alec Morrison, Evan Howley

Agility Puck Control Relay:

• Acadia Axemen: Ben Sweeney, Finn Chiasson, Austin McCulley, Nolan Beaton
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Eddie Power, Kiley Hennessy, Beckett MacLellan, Sam Joseph
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Theo Chiasson, Angus MacDonald, Maddux Burke, Jake MacDonald
• Truro Bearcats: Beckham Bjorklund, Max Beazley, Emmett Bonnell, Greyson McInnis
• Glace Bay Miners: Ashton Murphy, Hudson Gracie, Luca MacIsaac, Jaxon Reid
• Western Valley Spartans: Declan OBrien, Aiden Andrews, Sullivan Smith, Tanner Easson
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Owen Turner, Easton MacEachern, Myra Donovan, Luke MacKinnon
• Sydney Steelers: Isaac Simms, Denver Sylvester, Tyler Fewer, Bennett Morrow

3 Puck Breakaway Relay:

• Acadia Axemen: Zach King, Judd Galliott, Trakken Slaunwhite (Goalie)
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Brady MacKinnon, Carter MacAulay, Beau MacLean (Goalie)
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Xander Campbell, Angus MacDonald, Brady LeBlanc (Goalie)
• Truro Bearcats: Max Withrow, Lexi Barbour, Isaac Cooper (Goalie)
• Glace Bay Miners: Joshua Pastuck, Carter McDonald, Finley Smith (Goalie)
• Western Valley Spartans: Gannon Blackburn, Hudson LeBlanc, Emily Lunn (Goalie)
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Colin Macisaac, Bryce Boyle, Liam Baker (Goalie)
• Sydney Steelers: Will Fifield, Seth Cameron, Tucker Hopkins (Goalie)

Important Announcement Regarding Dressing Room & Skills Event Flow: 

With all teams participating in the Skills Competition, we'll have a large number of players at the rink. To ensure a smooth and efficient event, we kindly request everyone's cooperation in adhering to the following dressing room and on-ice flow:

**Assigned dressing rooms for each skill will be displayed on screens in the main lobby. Please ensure your child goes to the correct dressing room.**

An overview of the Skills competition and flow over 2-hour event is available here: https://steeltownshowdown.grayjayleagues.com/uploads/w_128/menu_documents/30733.pdf

• Fastest skater participants will be ready to go on the ice immediately at 6pm for 1st event of Skills event 

• Hardest shot participants will be on the bench closest to the Zamboni as soon as Fastest Skater event begins. Shootout players and goalies will be on the bench closest to the entrance when Fastest Skater event begins.

• Players in the Accuracy and Passing challenges should be ready in the dressing room to transition to the bench when the Fastest Skater event is over. Accuracy participants will go to the bench closest to the Zamboni, and Passing challenge participants will go to the bench close to the entrance.

• Players in the Agility challenge will remain in the dressing room until the Accuracy and Passing events begin. They will then split between the benches.

• Players in the 3 Puck Breakaway challenge will remain in the dressing room until the Agility event starts. They will then split between the benches

Thank you for your cooperation in making this Skills Competition a success! 

The Cape Breton Jets U16AAA games scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled. As a result, player vouchers included in Steeltown Showdown welcome packages will not be possible to use. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Day 1 of the Steeltown Showdown delivered exciting hockey!

• Antigonish Bulldogs 3 - 3 Western Valley Warriors
• Acadia Axemen 3 - 2 Truro Bearcats
• Glace Bay Miners 5 - 4 Cape Breton County Islanders
• Sydney Steelers 9 - 4 Cape Breton West Islanders

Day 2 Preview: Another 8 round robin games begin tomorrow at 9:00am!

Mark your calendars:

• Don't miss the Cape Breton Eagles Vs Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL game tomorrow night at 7pm Centre 200
• Cape Breton Jets U16AAA are also playing at Membertou Sport & Wellness Centre at 430pm
• Also, catch the Canada vs USA 4 Nations Cup game at 9pm in the evening.

You can purchase your block draw tickets for the Canada vs USA game and tickets for Steeltown Showdown raffle at the rink.

Looking forward to Day 2 at Steeltown Showdown!