The 39th March Break Madness Tournament will again see the largest girls hockey competition in the world unfold at local arenas. The Leaside Wildcats Girls Hockey Association is hosting 157 teams this year. They will come from across Ontario as well as Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta. A Buffalo team is on the way too. The Tampa Bay Junior Crunch girls are a fresh element. Seems they plan to teach Canadians something about hockey like their NHL big brothers. Dartmouth, NS-based Newbridge Academy will again play hard and sample Toronto’s many attractions while here. So will the ladies from Ponoka, Alberta. The New Zealand Ice Fernz team, long-time friends of the Leaside Wildcats, are also in town for the Madness. As usual, the tournament is necessarily about raising money and the Wildcats will be seeking public interest in an array of silent auction items set out in the William Lea Room at the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. This year co-ordinator Mark Schrutt will navigate his second tournament. The Madness prevails from March 9 to 11.
