The Fremont Flyers are on their way to Canada for an international youth hockey tournament

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A local youth hockey team is taking its talents to the international stage. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the 12U Fremont Flyers became the first Fremont Hockey Association team to win the International Silver Stick regional award. The Flyers defeated Team Wyoming 6-2 in the Westminster Rocky Mountain qualifier to claim the 12U B championship.

We had confidence and we came to have fun and just play our hardest, defender Levi Kreikemeier said about the win.

Kind of got it going, and when we played in the Wyoming championship, it didn’t feel real, defensive end Jackson McGregor said. It felt like a dream. And when we won, it felt so good.

The dream doesn’t end there. By winning the regional competition, the Flyers punched their ticket to the International Silver Stick finals in the birthplace of hockey, Canada.

[Canadians] live and breathe hockey there,” McGregor said. It would be great to compete with them. It would be fun – a fun experience to play with them.

No one understands Canadian hockey culture better than Flyers head coach Warren Peters. Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Peters played hockey his entire life, including 10 years as a professional athlete.

It’s everywhere. There’s no getting away from it, especially this time of year. And that alone will be a great experience for the kids, said Peters.

Win or lose, Peters is focused on making sure his players get the experience of playing their favorite sport in a hockey outfit.

The more the memory that goes with it for these kids going forward, said Peters. We talked to people who have been to this tournament years ago, my age, and they still remember being able to go to Canada to compete.

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