BIENFAIT - An early-season tournament at the Bienfait Memorial Arena will serve as an important fundraiser for the rink.
The Battle in the Barn for adults is slated to take place Oct. 26 and 27. Seven co-ed teams are entered in the tournament; each team will have three skaters and a goalie on the ice at a time.
Daniyale Woolsey, the secretary and ice scheduler with the arena, said they wanted to have different divisions, but they went with co-ed teams.
She noted the Battle in the Barn minor hockey tournament has been a really good fundraiser for the rink in previous years, and so they decided to try it for adults.
"I think a lot of men and women in southeast Saskatchewan are eager to hit that ice, and it's just a good way to start off the season," said Woolsey.
The ice has already been installed at the Bienfait rink.
The arena's kitchen will be open to serve players and spectators, and there will be a trade show in the upstairs area of the rink. Woolsey said the tournament should offer some pretty good hockey.
"I have a team that I'm on, and I've never done three-on-three, so this could be interesting," she said.
Woolsey expects the tournament will happen next season as well to help support the arena.
