The 2018 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships get underway this weekend, and the Parkland will be well represented on the Manitoba men's team.
Kurtis Luke who played his midget hockey with the Parkland Rangers will suit up for the team. On the bench, Daniel Chartrand and Tarran Lacquette will serve as Assistant Coaches.
The Manitoba men are known to have success at the Championships. Last year they won gold and earned bronze two years ago.
"The team is looking really good," said Kevin Monkman, Head Coach. "We have strong goaltending, defence and I think we have pretty good depth on our forwards. I definitely believe we're going to do really good again."
The team will play four round-robin games kicking off on Monday against Ontario South.
This will be Kevin's fifth-year coaching Manitoba at the Championships and he's no stranger to success. On top of winning bronze and gold, he's coming off winning the Keystone Jr. B Championship earlier this year with the Peguis Juniors.
"The most exciting part is just bringing all the players together," he added. "These guys all play against each other, and have for years, but it's a good feeling when they all come together and work as one team."
Stay tuned to 730CKDM throughout next week to see how the Manitoba men do.