By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Organizers of the Little Native Hockey League tournament will once again have an important reason to celebrate this year. Last March, the tournament which is often simply called the Little NHL, staged its 50th anniversary. A record number of 245 clubs participated in that event, which was primarily held in the Ontario city of Markham, located just north of Toronto. Another record will be established this year. That’s because a total of 276 squads have registered for the tourney, which will be staged Mar. 9-13. The majority of the games will once again be held at rinks throughout Markham. Arenas in nearby Stouffville will also be utilized for some matches. “It’s pretty amazing,” Chico Ralf, the president of the Little NHL executive said…