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An annual end-of-summer recruit by the Tri-Cities Female Ice Hockey Association was held this morning (Saturday) at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam.
And the free event saw double the number of girls over last season try out the sport for their first time.
More than 60 girls over the age of four made their way on to the ice to learn how to hold a stick and shoot a puck into a net.
Players, goalies and coaches with the Tri-City Predators were also in the rink the mentor the girls in an effort to entice them into the league, said spokesperson Mary Erickson.
Formed in 1998, the Tri-Cities Female Ice Hockey Association (TCFIHA) is one of the largest of its kind in the province. Visit tcpreds.com to register.
