BY PAUL MITCHELLNorth Country This Week

CANTON – The 13th Annual Mountain Warriors Sled(ge) Hockey Tourney will be held Friday through Sunday, March 7-9, at the Terry Martin Ice Arena in the Roos House on the SUNY Canton campus.

The games will be held Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with the consolation and championship games on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Participating teams hail from Ottawa, Kingston, Durham (Toronto), Buffalo, Syracuse, and Fort Drum. 

The first game on Friday between Ft. Drum and Buffalo will feature Coach Terry Martin dropping the ceremonial puck. Martin will also drop the puck at the championship game on Sunday. 

“We are honored to have Coach Martin at our tournament at the arena named in his honor. We hope the people in Canton can come out and support this worthy cause,” said tournament organizer Mark McKenna.

There is no admission charge but donations are appreciated. There will be raffles including an autographed Buffalo Sabres jersey by Canton’s Jordan Greenway, autographed  St. Lawrence men’s and women’s jerseys, as well as a Yeti cooler (Triple A) along with other items. 

The weekend schedule is as follows:

Friday March 7: Game 1 - 8 a.m. - Buffalo Warrior Vets vs. Ft. Drum Mountain Warriors; 9:30am SYR/CNY Flyers vs. Durham Steelhawks; 10:55am Kingston Knights vs. Ottawa Senators; 12:15pm Durham Steelhawks vs. Ft. Drum Mountain Warriors; 2:30pm SYR/CNY Flyers vs. Kingston Knights; 4 p.m. Buffalo Warrior Vets vs. Ottawa Senators; and 5:30pm Durham Steelhawks vs. Kingston Knights.

Saturday March 8: 8am SYR/CNY Flyers vs. Buffalo Warrior Vets; 9:30am Ft. Drum Mountain Warriors vs. Ottawa Senators; 11am Durham Steelhawks vs. Buffalo Warrior Vets; 12:30pm Ottawa Senators vs. SYR/CNY Flyers; 2:30pm Kingston Knights vs. Ft. Drum Mountain Warriors; 4pm Ottawa Senators vs. Durham Steelhawks; 5:15pm Ft. Drum Mountain Warriors vs. SYR/CNY Flyers; and 6:45pm Buffalo Warrior Vets vs. Kingston Knights.

Sunday March 9: 9am Consolation Game/10:30 am Championship Game.