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Eskymos, Redmen To Compete In Hockey Tourneys
 The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Redmen play at two big hockey tournaments in Lower Michigan this month, while Kingsford will play in one. The schedules have been released for the events, to be held in Traverse City and Chelsea. The first tournament is the North/South Hockey Showcase at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, which hosts the Detroit Red Wings and other NHL teams' rookie teams every fall. There are 15 teams playing in that two-day tournament. On Friday, January 13th, Escanaba will face Portage Central at 6:00. Marquette will then take on Grandville at 8:15. On Saturday the 14th, Marquette will play Big Rapids at 11:45 in the morning, and Escanaba takes on Bay City Central at 2:30. The Kingsford Flivvers are a late addition to the field. They will play the host Bay Area Reps at Thursday night, January 12th, at 8:00 (ET), and then will face Bay City Central Friday afternoon at 1:30 (ET). CLICK HERE to see the entire Traverse City Showcase schedule. The biggest tournament for both the Eskymos and Redmen is the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase, set for the end of January at the Arctic Coliseum in downstate Chelsea. There are 53 teams entered at this event, and there are games actually scheduled for an entire week. The two U.P. teams, however, will begin play on Thursday, Jan. 26. On the 26th, Marquette will face Saline at 2:00, and Escanaba will take on Plymouth Salem at 6:00. On Friday the 27th, the Eskymos will battle Muskegon Mona Shores at 4:00 and the Redmen will face the host Chelsea Bulldogs at 8:00. And on Saturday the 28th, Marquette plays East Grand Rapids at 10 a.m. and Escanaba plays Woodhaven at noon. CLICK HERE to see the entire Chelsea Showcase schedule. All of Escanaba's games at these two tournaments will be broadcast live on WCHT-AM NewsTalk 600, and on-line at www.rrnsports.com. There will also be game stories, pictures, and videos posted of the Esky and Marquette contests on rrnsports.com. |
