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Burnaby Minor is celebrating its 50th bantam AAA Christmas hockey tournament later this month.

Delta down: Burnaby Devils' Ronin Sakamoto, in black, scored a goal and assisted on another in the under-10 team's 5-2 victory over the Delta Footmen in Pacific Coast league play at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West last Saturday.

Third straight: The Burnaby Minor atom A1 hockey team won its third consecutive league game in Tier 1, downing North Vancouver 6-2 in Greater Vancouver conference play at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Saturday.

Western Hockey League rookie Joseph Carvalho had a pair of assists to help lead the Prince George Cougars to a 6-0 win over the Vancouver Giants on Saturday.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will get his opportunity to play with the Canadian national junior hockey team.

The Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame committee today announced eight new individuals and one team to be inducted into the Hall this coming February. The individual list comprises two athletes, three builders and three coaches.

Change is for the better. At least that is what Burnaby junior A lacrosse is hoping. The B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League club shook up its intermediate A off-floor staff, naming a new general manager and two new coaches this week.