May 2008
Toronto Jr. Aeros’ Kelly Babstock participating in
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. • • • • • • Toronto Jr. Aero member Kelly Babstock will be playing in the finals against Ontario South in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. It will be televised May 3 at 4:00 pm on channel 70 APTN. Kelly is in her second season with the Aeros and is proving to be a stellar player. Kelly got 26 points (17g 9a) in six games at the Championship and she also made the tournament's All Star Team. Kelly's team played Eastern Door in the semis. It was 3-3 going into the third and then Kelly took off. She scored 5 goals for her team to win the game 6-3. Should be a good game tomorrow in the Championships. See below for The Sault Star news article about Kelly's outstanding play. • • • • • • From THE SAULT STAR Speedy Babstock raises Northern Ontario’s stock Posted By Peter Ruicci
3 May 2008 • • • • • • Her skill is obvious. But Kelly Babstock’s will is also what’s driving Team Ontario North toward its goal of a women’s gold medal at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. The electrifying Babstock scored five goals Friday — two on the power play and two shorthanded — to spark Northern Ontario to a 6-3 semifinal victory over Team Eastern Door and the North at the John Rhodes Community Centre. With the win, Team Ontario North faces Team Ontario South in today’s 4 p.m. final at Steelback Centre. Team Ontario South defeated British Columbia 5-3 in Friday’s other semifinal. Today’s gold medal men’s game features Saskatchewan and Eastern Door and the North. Start time at Steelback Centre is 7:30 p.m. A speedy skater who’s clever with the puck, Babstock slipped her own rebound past Eastern Door and the North netminder Carol Anne Lalancette to break a 3-3 tie at the 6:45 mark of the final period. Gerilynn Manitowabi gave Team Ontario North a 5-3 lead less than two minutes later, before Babstock’s second power-play effort completed the scoring with 2:19 to play. Goaltender Sheema Taylor was a standout, especially early, for the winners. “That felt great, we played like a team,” said Babstock, whose sister, Harmony, was also chosen to represent the North at the seventh annual national event. “We were confident going into the game, our team was faster and we kept our feet moving.” 
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