Local entrants included in record-breaking Little NHL tournament

By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations is once again expected to be well represented at this year’s Little Native Hockey League tournament. The event, which has become Ontario’s largest Indigenous youth hockey tourney, is quite often simply referred to as the Little NHL. This year’s event, which will be primarily staged in Markham, will have its opening ceremonies on Mar. 9. Tournament action will then be held from Mar. 10-13. It was announced last month that a record number of 276 clubs had registered to compete in this year’s tournament. Chico Ralf, the president of the Little NHL, said he believes at least 20 of those squads are from Six Nations. Ralf is not surprised to see that many local entrants. “They are from the largest First Nation in Canada,”…

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