North Stars take on a Defensive team

The North Bay North Stars tackled a team from the Department of National Defense on Sunday. The 22 Wing Old Timers team accepted the challenge from the North Stars for a pair of friendly but spirited exhibition games on Sunday at Pete Palangio Arena.

The North Stars in their fourth season are finding that other teams such as the 22 Wing Team are more than willing to come out on a snowy afternoon to take on the special needs team. The program is the only one of its kind north of the GTA so the North Stars don’t have the advantage of playing other teams within the Special Hockey International (SHI) league.

Exhibition games are a great way for the players to gain some game experience in preparation for their end of season tournament in April. The 22 Wing team played a very good game but they came up short with both the "A" and "B" teams claiming the victory!

Submitted to BayToday.ca