Fort Nelson Bears Youth Hockey

🎤✨️We're excited to announce the dates for the 47th Annual Kilrich Yukon Native Hockey Tournament, presented by Finning Canada! 🏒 Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable weekend of high-energy hockey, community spirit, and cultural celebration.

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📆 March 18th to 21st, 2027
📍 Whitehorse, Yukon
🏢 Kilrich Building Centres, Presented by Finning Canada

📌 Join us in Whitehorse for a celebration of Indigenous sportsmanship and talent. Whether you're a player, a fan, or a supporter, this tournament promises to be an event to remember. Spread the word and share the excitement!



We can't wait to see you there! 🏆✨

Community thank you to our sponsors.

Sign up for this fun ball hockey tournament.

Great group of guys. We appreciate all of the congrats and cheering but we wouldn’t have been able to make this happen without the support of our sponsors.

Fort Nelson First Nation
Red-Drum Energy
Eh-Cho Dene Gp
Gridiron Torque
Fort Nelson Tirecraft
Elevate Energy Services
Tangle Ridge Custom Crushing
Tails Wagging Adventures
Al Bumstead Water Services
Fort Nelson bulk Fuels

Also need to shout out Brendan Youb and Shane Richter. These boys were our coaches, equipment managers, team morale guys and everything in between. They really made it easy for us to do our thing.

This wraps up our season. Thanks everyone stay tuned for next season we plan on doing more hockey.

An incredible weekend in Whitehorse.

Our teams showed up, competed hard, and represented Fort Nelson with pride from start to finish.

U15 brought home Gold, winning a rematch against CAFN Storm 5–2. The game was tight early, but the group took control in the third period and closed it out the right way.

U18 battled to Silver, falling just short in a hard-fought 2–1 final against the Inuvialuit Falcons. It was a highly competitive game right to the end and could have gone either way.

Our U13 group earned Bronze, putting together a strong tournament and continuing to build as a group.

Individual performances stood out as well:

U15
Top Scorer – Jace Napoleon
Top Goalie – Drake Johnson

U18
Top Scorer – Carter Ellingson

U13
Top Goalie - Sam Seminchuk

These results don’t happen without commitment from the players, support from families, and a full community behind them.

We want to recognize and thank the sponsors and supporters who made this experience possible:

Major Sponsors
Fort Nelson First Nation
Eh Cho Dene
Tangle Ridge Custom Crushing
Leigh Electric
Brad Murrin
Fort Nelson IceHawks
Elevate Energy Services LTD.

Supporting Sponsors
Fort Nelson Tire Craft
Metallic Safety
Bumper to Bumper
City Furniture

Donated Raffle Items
Boston Pizza Fort Nelson Bc
Save-On-Foods
Travel Time Fort Nelson
Home Hardware
IGA
CMP
COOP
NAPA

From fundraising, travel support, donations, and time given behind the scenes, this was a full community effort.

These opportunities go far beyond hockey. They build confidence, discipline, and pride in representing where we come from.

On behalf of the Fort Nelson Bears players, families, and coaches — thank you.

Tight battle against Invaluit Falcons. Bears take Silver with 2-1 loss.

U18 Bears play for gold at 10am!! Live streamed at https://ynht.ptarmigancreative.ca/

Let’s go!!