THIS IS A FESTIVAL.

Ukraine U13 girls' hockey team ready for WickFest

Glenn Campbell
CTV News Calgary Video Journalist

The WickFest Female Hockey Festival is back for another season, and one team competing in the tournament is particularly grateful.

The journey to Calgary wasn't easy for the Ukraine U13 girls' hockey team—a daunting 24-hour bus ride to Warsaw, Poland, followed by flights to Canada—56 hours in all.

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Ukraine Wings U13 WickFest Schedule:

Game 1 - Friday 7:15 am @ Seven Chiefs Sportsplex Rink 2 vs GHC Inferno
Game 2 - Friday 12:45 pm @ Great Plains Arena Rink 2 vs Trail WildCats
Game 3 - Saturday 11:15 am@ Great Plains Arena Rink 1 vs NWD
Game 4 - Sunday 8:45 am @ Seven Chiefs Sportsplex Rink 2 vs Yellowknife

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