The South Cariboo Rec. Centre was a sea of pink skate laces last weekend as the 100 Mile House & District Minor Hockey Association hosted its fifth annual Attitude on Ice all-female hockey tournament.
Twelve teams competed in the event, with the Prince George Gators winning the Peewee division, followed by the Fraser Lake Hawks in second place, and 100 Mile House Donex and Kamloops Lightning tied for third.
Kailey Lund, with 100 Mile Donex, was the leading scorer for her team, netting three goals during the tournament.
100 Mile House Peewees Keyana McNeil and Caitlyn Ray also changed jerseys and played for Clearwater, which came to the tournament short-handed. Each of the players contributed three goals for their adopted team.
In the Bantam division, first place went to Williams Lake Blue Thunder, with Kamloops Hell Cats in second, Smithers in third and 100 Mile Pharmasave in fourth place.
Maddy Rutledge and Samantha Ballan each scored a goal for Pharmasave.
The Atom division saw the Williams Lake Spice Girls lead the pack, with 100 Mile Timber Chix in second and Clearwater Baby Wildcats in third place.
Timber Chix Anya Levermann stood out from the rest, scoring eight goals on the weekend.
"She's been a strong player all season," says Cheryl Davis, one of the key organizers of the event.
Identical twin sisters, Olivia and Sydni Poggenpohl contributed to the Atom tally with four goals apiece.
The 100 Mile House Initiation and Novice divisions created two blended teams that played an exhibition game midday on Saturday in the interest of further promoting girls' hockey.
Davis says there was every indication that Attitude on Ice participants had a lot of fun, and so did she.
"It was a really big job putting the tournament together, but it was a great event and it feels good to contribute to the local economy."