A name synonymous in Flin Flon hockey circles will be remembered this weekend.

 

The 25th annual Mel Pearson Memorial Hockey Tournament will start this Friday with games at both the Whitney Forum and Sportex.

 

Flin Flon will have four teams competing including the Flin Flon Firemen, McKeens Trucking, Flin Flon Ford Lightning and the Flin Flon Steelworkers.

 

Other teams taking part include The Pas, Thompson, Swan Valley, Snow Lake and Norway House.

 

Games start Friday with the Flin Flon Firemen taking on the Pas Huskies Red at 1:30 at the Whitney Forum. Flin Flon Ford Lightning taking on the Pas Huskies White at 3pm at the Sportex. Flin Flon Steelworkers VS Pas Huskies Black at 3:45 at the Whitney and Flin Flon McKeens battling the Thompson Dilly Bar Danglers at 4:15 at the Sportex.

 

Playoffs begin Sunday morning with the A-Side Final, The Mel Pearson Cup at 1:30pm.