Federal government boosts Sudbury hockey tournament

Next week Sudbury plays host to the Esso Cup, a national competition celebrating hockey.
The city will experience first-hand the benefits of hosting the Esso Cup, the 11th annual national female midget hockey championship, when six teams from across the country gather at the Countryside arena to celebrate sport and the power of being a girl.
Fran Rider, president of the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, said Sudbury is well-suited to hosting a national hockey event.
“There are incr