Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ B-ᒥ Hᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᐹᓪ ᑕᑎ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓯᑕᓐᓕ ᑐᐊᔨ, ᐳᕆᑎ ᑕᖅᑐ, ᓄᓕᓐ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᔨᑯ ᐊᓲᓇ, ᑐᕈᐃ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔪᓯᐱ ᐸᓂᑲ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐊᓄᑦ ᒍᕆᒃ ᑲᒻᐳᓪ, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ, Hᐊᕆ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ, ᑭᕕᓐ ᓕᒐᓯ, ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ, ᑭᓂ ᑲᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓂ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ. Team Karetak were the winners of the B Division. In the back row are Paul Tatty, left, Stanley Twyee, Brady Tucktoo, Nolan Tattuinee, Jayko Ashoona, Troy Aksalnik and Joseph Panika. Front row, left to right are Greg Campbell, Ben Tulugak, Harry Kuksuk, Kevin Legace, Kaludjak Karetak, Kenny Kowtak and Kenny Saviakjuk. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly
Capacity restrictions were still in place at the Agnico Eagle Arena, but the Hometown Hockey tournament to end the season in Rankin Inlet showed a flash of the hockey-crazy culture that the community has been missing through the pandemic.
“It’s nice to see hockey back in Rankin Inlet, because this is a hockey town,” said Sidney Nichol, who played for the A-Division-winning Team Aliyak in the weekend tournament that wrapped up April 3.
“The games were all very close. Teams were all even. That’s what makes it fun.”
Team Aliyak faced off against Team Kusugak in the finals, with the game tied 2-2 heading into the 3rd period.
A clutch hattrick from Tisten Dias helped propel Aliyak to a 5-3 lead late in the game, when Kusugak brought it back within one with a powerplay goal. Despite the final press, Aliyak held on to win 5-4.
“He was our locker room MVP,” said Nichol about Dias, adding that goalie Ethan Makpah shut the door as well.
In the B Division, Team Karetak beat Team Misheralak in the finals.
“The B side had some really close games,” said Nichol. “It’s nice to see a bunch of older guys playing with a bunch of kids.”
One line on the B side had a combined age of 172 years, he added.
Nichol was glad to see the hockey season end with a bang after all the Covid restrictions.
“Rankin’s got a lot of good organizers,” he said, saying the tournament was run well. “It allows us to do these kind of things.”
Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃᒧᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᐸ, ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᑕᖅᑕᖅ, ᐸᐱ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ, ᔮᔅ ᑕᖅᑕᖅ, ᒪᒃᐸ ᐅᓗᖅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᕿᔪᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᓐ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, ᐊᐃᒧ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᐅᕆᓐᔅ ᑐᑐ. Team Kowmuk, back row, left to right are: Tony Makpah, Aglukaq Tartak, Bobby Misheralak, Josh Tartaq, Makpah Uluqsi and Nanuaq Qiyuk. Front row, left to right are Wayne Pilakapsi, Aimo Kilabuk and Terrence Tootoo. Photo courtesy of Veronica ConnellyHᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᒃᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ A−ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ: ᐸᓐᓂᐅᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ, ᐅᐃᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᕇ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ, ᔭᔅᑕᓐ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᐅᐃᔾᔪ ᑕᑎ, ᑕᐃᕆᔅ ᑎᐊᔅ, ᒪᒃᓯᒪᔅ ᐊᒫᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔭᐃᒥ ᐸᐱᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᐅᕗᑦ ᕗᐃᓯ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ, ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕈᐃ ᒪᒃᐸ. Team Kusugak faced off against Team Aliyak in the A Division finals. They are back row, from left Panniuq Karetak, Wayne Kusugak, Ray Pudlat Jr., Justin Issakiark, Wager Tatty, Tyrese Dias, Maximus Amaaq and Jamie Bobbit. Front row, left to right are Alfred Voisey, David Clark, Pujjuut Kusugak, Kyle Tattuinee and Troy Makpah. Photo courtesy of Veronica ConnellyHᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᒃᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ B-ᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᐳᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᒪᑉᓴᓛᖅ ᑯᒪᒃᓯᐅᑎᒃᓴᖅ, ᑲᑐᕐ ᐳᕐᑎᓐ, ᒋᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ, ᓵᑦ ᒍᕆᔭᒻ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᓂᑯᓪ, ᐊᑕᒻ ᑕᐃᐸᓈᖅ, ᐃᐅᕆᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓄᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᔫᔩᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑲᓗᔅ ᐃᓴᓗᒃ, ᓵᒻ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ, ᓇᐃᔪ ᑯᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑮᓐ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕌᔅ ᐃᖅᑯᒃᑎ, ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔨᖓ ᓯᓗ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ. Team Misheralak made it to the B division final. In the back row are Preston Kubluitok, left, Mapsalaaq Komaksiutiksak, Carter Burton, Gabriel Nukapiak, Chad Graham, Darrin Nichol, Adam Taipana, Eric Nukapiak and Donald Clark. Front row, from left, are Eugene Kubluitok, Carlos Issaluk, Sam Aliyak, Nigel Kubluitok, Kane Issakiark and Ross Irkootee, with goalie Silu Autut in front. Photo courtesy of Veronica ConnellyHᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᕿᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᐹᔅᑕᓐ ᒪᒻᖓᖅ, ᔮᓐ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ, ᑭᕕᓐ ᓕᒐᓯ, ᕌᔾᔪ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ, ᐳᕆᑦ ᕙᑐᐃᖕHᐊᒻ, ᐅᐃᓐᑐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐃᔨ ᑯᕐᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓐᑎ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓵᑦ ᑕᐃᐸᓈᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᐊᕚᓛᖅ ᓴᐳᕆᓐ, ᐱᖁᑦ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᒦᖃᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᕙᓐ ᒪᒻᖓᖅ. Team Nokkitok was made up of back row, left to right: Sebastian Mamgark, Jon Gibbons, Kevin Legace, Roger Tagoona, Brett Fotheringham, Wendel Kaludjak, AJ Curley and Sandy Tattuinee. In the front row are Chad Taipana, left, Avaala Sabourin, Piqut Nukapiak and Preston Kaludjak. Missing from photo is Yvon Mamgark. Photo courtesy of Veronica ConnellyHᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕆᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓴᒥᐅᓪ ᖃᔾᔭᖅ, ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᕗᐃᓯ, ᓗᒋᓐ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᑲᐃᓚᓐ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ, ᐃᐅᕆᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑎᐊᓇ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ, ᑲᕐᓴᓐ ᑕᑎ, ᓕᐊᒻ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᒪᐃᓴᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ, ᑭᑎᓐ ᒧᕐᓱᕐ, Hᐃᓕ ᐸᒥᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕋᐳᑦ ᖃᕝᕕᑦᑐᖅ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᓱᓗᕌᔫᖅ ᒧᕐᓱᕐ, ᒪᑮᓚ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᔨᒥ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᒃ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ. Team Tattuinee were made up of, in the back row, Darren Ikakhik, left, Samuel Kaludjak, Deryk Voisey, Logan Illnik, Kylan Saviakjuk, Darren Ikhakik Jr., Erin Kubluitok, Tiana Misheralak, Carson Tatty, Liam Tattuinee, Mason Kreelak, Kayden Mercer, Hailey Pameolik and Robert Kabvitok. Front row, from left are Sulurayok Mercer, Makayla Kaludjak, Jimmy Misheralak Jr. and Blake Kusugak. Photo courtesy of Veronica ConnellyHᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑐᐊᔨ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ Qilak Kaput, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᐱᐅᑦᓵ, ᐸᐱ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ, ᐹᓪ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᕇ ᓵᑎᐊᓇ, ᓂᑕᓐ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕋᓐᓴᓐ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᐹᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ, ᓂᐱ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᑭᒐᓐ ᐳᕐᑕᓐ, Harold Kavik ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃ. Team Twyee, back row, from left are Qilak Kaput, Ben Kusugak, Patrick Beardsall, Bobby Akerolik, Paul Ugjuk, Ray Sateana, Nathan Tulugak and Bronson Akerolik. Front row, from left are Jassen Ugjuk, Paul Aaruallak, Nippi Ugjuk, Keegan Burton, Harold Kavik and Inuk Kowmuk. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly
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