Congrats to the Roast Beasts!
Congratulations to the Roast Beasts for winning Christmas Eve Cup XXII, 2011. The Beasts lost their first game of the round robin and then never looked back, winning 6 straight games en route to victory. The Beasts’ roster consists of team captain Kris Brekke, Mike Crowe, James Gulak, Brad Mitchell, Aaron Scopick, Tyson Vogal, and goaltender Tyler Ostapovich. The victory ended a 16 year drought for defensemen Brad Mitchell, who finally won his first CEC championship.
L-R: (Standing) Tyson Vogal, James Gulak, Kris Brekke, Tyler Ostapovich, Mike Crowe, Brad Mitchell
L-R: (Kneeling) Aaron Scopick
Here’s another photo: Roast Beasts Hoist Cup
To view complete tournament results, click here: CEC XXII, 2011 Results
To view updates, pictures, and game results check out the CEC on Twitter, by clicking here: CEC Twitter The CEC Twitter feed is also located at the right side of this page.
A complete synopsis of CEC XXII will be available at the CEC 2011 Summary page at the top left of this screen, very shortly. Check back soon…
Media looking for information on CEC XXII, 2011, click here: Media Notice
Christmas Eve Cup XXII is scheduled to take place at 6:30PM on Friday December 23rd at the Brevoort Park Rink. The tournament will consist of five teams of seven players, including a goaltender. All five teams will play each other once in the round robin segment, in order to determine seeding for the the playoffs. The playoff segment will consist of a double knockout format. Each team is guaranteed a total of six games. The tournament will be followed by the charity draw in the Brevoort Park Rink shack. Here’s the link for the charity draw tickets:
Preparations took place nightly at the Brevoort Park Rink since late November. The flooding, scraping, and snowblowing is very weather driven. To check current weather conditions in Saskatoon, click on the following link: Saskatoon Weather.
To view the complete results of last year’s tournament, click here: CEC XXI, 2010 Results
Last year the CEC players raised $650 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. Several people/companies donated items for our charity draw, which was held at the conclusion of the tournament. The links to their websites are located at the top right of this page. The CEC’s four year donation total to the CHFS has now reached $2,500. Click on the following link to check out the thank you letter we received from the CHFS for our donation: CHFS Thank You Letter
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Kevin Wipf at kevinwipf@hotmail.com or Bill Larkins at larkins16@hotmail.com