Cross Lake hockey teams were big winners at the 27th-annual North American First Nations Tournament of Champions in Kenora over Easter weekend, capturing several trophies worth a cumulative total of $20,000 in prize money.
The Cross Lake Islanders knocked off a familiar opponent to win the overall title and $15,000, defeating the Norway House North Stars 6-1 in the final. The championship was the third in the last four years for the Islanders, who didn’t win it last year but did the two years before that.
The Cross Lake Selects beat Rat Portage 9-2 in the B-side finals to win $3,000 and Cross Lake lost 4-3 in a shootout in the women’s final, earning $2,000 for their efforts.
