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Subway North American AAA Classic Schedule Posted
May 28, 2008
Winnipeg schedule has 10 top-end '96 teams in 2 pools for Subway Classic. Aces are in the Black Pool for round-robin games against NAS, Winnipeg Jr. Jets, SaskCan and Vancouver Selects. Red Pool has Minnesota Machine, Wheatland Wild, NAA Snipers, Sask Jr. Blades and Calg Jr. Flames. Looks like very tough competition for our last tournament of the year. LET'S GO ACES!
Aces Tour GM Place in Vancouver
May 16, 2008
Big thanks go out to our coach and GM Place staff who arranged for a team visit to the Vancouver Canucks locker room and press boxes at GM Place on the weekend. The Black Aces were treated to the rare opportunity to sit in the players bench and training center, while surrounded by NHL memorabilia from current and past hockey stars. Pictures are coming soon!
Aces play hard at Vancouver Tournament
May 19, 2008
The 96 Black Aces placed Top Team in the A Division for round-robin play with wins against the BC 96'ers, Cyclone Taylor and the Vancouver Selects. In the cross-over game, they had a very physical game with the Colorado Thunderbirds who went on to win the Gold Medal of the tournament. Tough defensive play and team development underlined another successful tournament in Vancouver.
Alberta Champions Cup Tournament May 2-4/08
Great weekend for the Aces as they earned a Medal by defeating the BC96'ers to claim our spot in the Top 3 teams of the 96 division. This win certainly will build momentum as we head to Burnaby for the Challenge Cup over the May Long weekend.
The Black Aces are looking forward to a return to a full roster, following an early season plagued with injury and illness - look out, here we come!
Kudos to tournament organizers for a job well done with the tiering to enable competitve play. Also, thanks to the teams who travelled to Edmonton. It was great to play so many top-level teams at our home rinks.
Practice schedule for the rest of the season is now posted. Check out the calendar, and we'll meet you at the rink.
30-Team Tournament kicks off today in Edmonton
May 1, 2008
The 96 Black Aces have their first game of the Champions Cup Thursday night at 8:15p vs 96 Sask Can team at the Kinsman Arena. This tiered tourney offers excellent competition, with the Gold Pool including many of the best teams from Western Canada, as well as the Lemieux Academy teams from Phoenix and California. All the boys will need to bring their game face, and we are looking forward to the action! Good Luck ACES!
Check back here for game result updates, and at www.championscup.ca
Aces Start new Season with a Bronze in Carstairs
April 21, 2008
A great weekend down in Carstairs at the Alberta Thrive Cup with strong local competition. The boys are starting to gel as a team, and got stronger as the weekend progressed. The last three games they out-scored their opponents 31 to 4, and brought home the Bronze medal.
Congratulations to NAS and Wolverines South on the Gold and Silver, and the Aces are looking forward to a great competitive Spring season, and the return of Tommy and Haydn to our line-up.
Black Aces hit the Ice for Spring 2008
April 12, 2008
The Aces had the awesome opportunity to practice at the home of the Edmonton Oilers Thursday, at Rexall Place. The boys suited up in the Visitors change room, with the Calgary Flames chalktalk still up on the Board. Practice Saturday was guest-coached by TSN's own Craig Simpson, followed by a team BBQ at the Millers (Thanks to all!). The team is ready to shine at the first tournament coming up this weekend in Carstairs. Go Aces!
Thanks to our Sponsors Flex FX Fitness Centre and House to Home for providing our team practice jerseys. Lookin' good.
Meet our 2008 Black Aces Team Sponsors. Your support is greatly appreciated.
April 7, 2008
Your investment in these young players helps us provide high quality training and opportunity to achieve success in sport and in life. Bravo! Please click on our Sponsor page to see a full listing of the companies and individuals who help make our season possible.
To link your business to the Black Aces website and other promotional opportunities, please contact our team managers or any team member for your invitation today!
Black Ace players bring home Gold for Canada
March 26, 2008
Congratulations to Black Aces who were members of the Team Canada AAA Explorers on their European tour over Easter break. Game highlights can be watched on u-tube by searching for the Igor Loro 2008 tournament.
Gold came in 4 of 6 tournaments played in Germany, Austria, Bavaria and Italy. Way to go, boys, you make Canada proud.
Black Aces wrap 2007 season with strong show at Stampede Challenge
July 2, 2007
Aces go through to top 4 in a strong tournament of 15 teams in Calgary to end Spring Season. They were lucky to play top-ranked Minnesota Machine twice, and were honored to receive an invite to play them again in the future. We look forward to it!
The Stampede Challenge success was a great way to end the 2007 year. We all look forward to 3 on 3 action in August, following a well-earned summer break. Thanks Aces for the hard work; you are a great group of kids.
Aces take GOLD at AAA Prospect Cup in Saskatoon
June 18, 2007
The Black Aces had a great tournament weekend, outscoring opponents 24-4 in round-robin to advance to semi-finals Sunday. Hard-hitting action against our sister club from Lethbridge led to victory and a re-match with Red Deer in the Gold Final. Aces were able to come out on top this time, bringing home the title of Prospect Challenge Champions. Way to go boys.
Aces celebrate Medal victory with Walter Gretzky in Burnaby May 07
May 21, 2007
Aces bring home the Bronze in a strong field of 24 teams in 96 division. In 6 games, Aces outscored opponents 28-5 with each goalie earning a shut-out during the tournament.
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