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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 29-31, 2017 B-3 The Park Record Ice Miners host Spring High Mountain Shootout TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City’s Garrett Hebert, right, fights for possession of the puck with Outliers’s Andrew Neilson, left, mid-rink during the U10 A division of the 2017 Spring Park City High Mountain Shootout at the Park City Ice Arena on Friday afternoon. Park City fell to the Outliers 3-1. Tournament helps raise money for youth scholarships GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record Running a youth hockey program requires a lot of work and money, even in a winter sports town like Park City. But events such as the High Mountain Shootout, a tournament hosted by the Park City Ice Miners twice per year, can help shoulder the load by providing funds and putting the program on the map. The first High Mountain Shootout of 2017 occurred this weekend as the Ice Miners welcomed and hosted 24 teams. Forty percent of them were from out of state. And though the Park City teams that participated did not win their respective divisions, it was still a positive outcome for the program. “It actually went off without a hitch,” Mike Adamek, Park City’s Director of Hockey, said. “It was a little worrisome beforehand, but afterwards, it turned out pretty well.” Two Park City teams -- U10 ‘A’ team and the U12 ‘AA’ team -- reached the finals, but neither pulled through. The U12 ‘AA’ team came close after extending the championship game to overtime, but fell in a seven-man shootout. Winning the U10 ‘A’ division were the Outliers out of Salt Lake, while the Rocky Mountain Raptors claimed the U12 ‘A’ title. The Nevada Storm and Team Wyoming won the U12 ‘AA’ and the U14 ‘A’ divisions, respectively. Though the wins didn’t come on the ice for Park City, it was off the ice where the program really found success. Hosting an event like the High Mountain Shootout can bring with it a number of benefits, such as raising money and awareness for the program. That said, it can also present issues. “A tournament is definitely something that can be challenging, especially because we had [roughly half of the games] up here in Park CIty and the other half down in the valley in Salt Lake,” Adamek said. “It makes it a little bit more difficult, trying to be in two different places at the same time.” The games were split between the Park City Ice Arena, the Maverick Center, the Salt Lake City Sports Complex and the West Valley Acord Ice Center. Many of the families that traveled from out of state stayed up in Park City, which seemed to be a more desirable temporary residence, forcing 9MM Please see High Mountain, B-4 Exclusive. Strategic. Refined. A great real estate brand is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Blue Boar Inn & Restaurant WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHEF’S DINNER Kelly Rogers Global Real Estate Advisor 435-640-7600 $29.95 for Three Courses Enchanting European Inn & Fine Dinning Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily Sunday Brunch KellyRogers.evusa.com | kelly.rogers@evusa.com AAA FOUR DIAMOND AWARD, 2015 Inn & Restaurant BEST OF STATE 2016 Best Northern European Fine Dining Best Bed & Breakfast Best Plated Brunch ©2016 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act. 1235 Warm Springs Road, Midway, Utah 435.654.1400 • www.theblueboarinn.com assemble New SeaSoN ~ New Space PARK CITY Park City’s oldest most consistent collision center Est. 1978. come out of hiberNatioN aNd iNto a dyNamic work eNviroNmeNt! “Physics Behind Collision Repair” exp. 04/15/17 For details please contact Angela at 435-200-1312 info@assembleparkcity.com | www.assembleparkcity.com Located in Newpark @ Kimball Junction Collision at Quinn’s Junction Receive 5% off auto repairs Co-Working Space Reception Services Private Offices Conference Rooms CKM Jon Brady Office Manager Chad Knaras 3844 North Old Highway 40 Park City | Utah | 84098 Owner 435.649.9802 ckmcollision.com |