BEDFORD: It was a festive atmosphere of blue and yellow at Rock the Rink inside the Green Foot Energy Centre in Bedford on Saturday.
A full day of celebrations and hockey games for Bedford & District Minor Hockey from Under 9 upwards was on the ice at Arena D and Arena C inside the rink, located on Gary Martin Drive.
The full day of events included activities such as facepainting; ticket sales for a trip to a Montreal-Ottawa game ; swag sales and pickup of orders; plus the Martello Wealth Bandits N.S. U-15 AAA team had players on hand selling Bedford Blues decals and such.
The Bedford Lions Club were accepting food donations for the Community Pantry as well.
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A ceremonial puck drop before the featured game of the Cape Breton County Islanders and Bedford Blues in N.S. U-13 AAA Hockey League action was the high light of the day.
The Islanders won the game 5-2.
The puck drop honoured the past, present, and future of Bedford & District Minor Hockey as it celebrated its 50th anniversary on the ice.
Former NHLer and well-known BDMHA legend Donald MacLean, and Tucker Makinen, a forward who plays with the Steele Subaru U18 and a Halifax Mooseheads prospect,, dropped the ceremonial puck.
Other BDMHA alumni/legends were recognized on the ice as well before the puck drop.
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