Gilbertson tournament begins Friday

The fifth annual Keith Gilbertson Memorial Adult Hockey Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday at the Superior Ice Arena.

A ceremonial puck drop with the Gilbertson family is scheduled to kick off the event at 4 p.m. Friday.

In conjunction with the tournament, a raffle and auction will be held at the tournament dinner on Saturday at the Billings Park Civic Center. The tournament dinner begins at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend the dinner and encouraged to bid on raffle items. Those wishing to donate to the event may call Patrick Golat at 218-590-3745.

Gilbertson is a former Superior Spartan and St. Scholastica Saint hockey player. His family and the Superior Amateur Hockey Association are co-hosting the event with proceeds going to the Keith Gilbertson Memorial Scholarship Fund and to help keep hockey affordable for the families of our local youth.

Teams scheduled to play in the Over 40 Division are: VIP, Jimmy’s Saloon, Schultz’s Bar, Two Hands on Stick and Dodgie’s EET. Teams signed up in the Over 30 Division are: Belknap/Landmark; Hovland, Inc.; Roper’s/Holden Ins.; Palace Bar; Erbert & Gerbert’s; and The Who.

The tentative tournament schedule is set as follows:

Friday

4 p.m. — Jimmy’s Saloon vs. VIP

5:15 p.m. — Dodgie’s EET vs. Schultz’s Bar

6:30 p.m. — Belknap/Landmark vs. Roper’s/Holden Ins.

7:45 p.m. — Hovland, Inc. vs. Palace Bar

9 p.m. — Two Hands on Stick vs. Dodgie’s EET

Saturday

8 a.m. — Schultz’s Bar vs. Jimmy’s Saloon

9:15 a.m. — Erbert & Gerbert’s vs. Belknap/Landmark

10:30 a.m. — The Who vs. Hovland, Inc.

11:45 a.m. — VIP vs. Two Hands on Stick

1 p.m. — Roper’s/Holden Ins. vs. Erbert & Gerbert’s

2:15 p.m. — Palace Bar vs. The Who

3:30 p.m. — Over 40 No. 2 vs. Over 40 No. 3 (winner plays in Over 40 championship)

Sunday

8:30 a.m. — Over 40 consolation

9:45 a.m. — Over 30 consolation

11:00 a.m. — Over 30 third place

12:15 p.m. — Over 40 championship

1:30 p.m. — Over 30 championship

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