First Shift program kicks off another year
The popular First Shift program is back in the Battlefords.
Saturday morning, for the fourth straight year, 38 kids and their parents showed up to the Civic Centre where children were outfitted with equipment courtesy of Bauer Hockey and parents were introduced as to how the program works.
For $199, each kid was fitted with new Bauer equipment from head to toe and six one-hour on-ice sessions over the course of six weeks. The idea is for kids and parents new to the sport to dabble and see if they like hockey.
The program is offered in hockey communities across Canada. Here in the Battlefords, it’s a joint effort between Canadian Tire, Baur, Hockey Canada, and the Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA).