Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Sarah Backstrom Memorial Girls Hockey Tournament expected to boost Erie's economy
INTO TOMORROW
THE ERIE ECONOMY IS EXPECTED
TO SEE A BOOST THIS WEEKEND
DUE TO A POPULAR HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT. THE SARAH
BACKSTROM MEMORIAL GIRLS
TOURNAMENT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING IN HUNDREDS OF YOUNG
WOMEN FOR THE WEEKEND
TOURNAMENT. THE STORY IS NEW
AT 10. STARR BODI JOINS US
LIVE FROM THE ERIE BANK SPORTS
PARK WITH MORE ON WHAT THIS
WEEKEND IS ALL ABOUT. SEA
ACTION PACKED IS ONE WAY TO
DESCRIBE THIS WEEKEND AND IT'S
NOT ONLY FOR THE GIRLS ON THE
ICE BUT ALSO FOR LOCAL ERIE
BUSINESSES. HUNDREDS OF GIRLS
ARE BREAKING THE ICE THIS
WEEKEND FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL
SARAH BACKSTROM MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT. IT'S JAPACKED
WEEKEND FULL OF COMPETITION
VISITORS LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY
YEAR. " this is our second
time coming up here, it's been
a great experience so far and
everyone has been wonderful in
your city." THE TOURNAMENT
DATES BACK FOR YEARS AS
WOMEN'S HOCKEY CONTINUES TO
GROW SIGNIFICANTLY.. "34 teams
coming from Canada, coming
from seven different states as
far away as Colorado, so they
are using the hotels,
resturants, entertainment
options in town." TOURNAMENT
PLAY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE
ERIE BANK SPORTS PARK, ERIE
INSURANCE ARENA AND THE FLO
FABRIZIO ICE CENTER. AFTER
THREE YEARS OF RENOVATIONS,
SCOTT MITCHELL, CEO OF THE FLO
FABRIZIO ICE CENTER SAYS IT'S
EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE BACK ON
THE ICE. "my teams been
looking forward to this. It's
just fun to see kids back out
on the ice and in a tournament
like this. all the excitement
with the parents, kids and
guests it really does add a
lot of excitement to the
building. " "a three day
tournament like this one,
helps bring a boost to erie's
economy especially during the
winter months." THE TOURNAMENT
COMES WITH IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC
GOALS... IT'S EXPECTED TO
BRING IN APPROXIMATELY
$500,000 DOLLARS TO THE AREA.
STARR BODI JET 24 ACTION NEWS.
THE COMPETITION TO BRING HOME
A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WILL TAKE
PLACE UNTIL SUNDAY. SEAN?
ERIE POLICE REPORT FINDING
DRUGS AND GUNS INSIDE A HOME.
THEY SAY THEY ALSO FOUND A
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR
ERIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS ONE OF
TWO PEOPLE CHARGED. CHELSEY
WITHERS YOUNG WOMEN FOR THE
WEEKEND TOURNAMENT. THE STORY
IS NEW AT 10. STARR BODI JOINS
US LIVE FROM THE ERIE BANK
SPORTS PARK WITH MORE ON WHAT
THIS WEEKEND IS ALL ABOUT.
SEA ACTION PACKED IS ONE WAY
TO DESCRIBE THIS WEEKEND AND
IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE GIRLS ON
THE ICE BUT ALSO FOR LOCAL ERIE
BUSINESSES. HUNDREDS OF GIRLS
ARE BREAKING THE ICE THIS
WEEKEND FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL
SARAH BACKSTROM MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT. IT'S JAPACKED
WEEKEND FULL OF COMPETITION
VISITORS LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY
YEAR. " this is our second time
coming up here, it's been a
great experience so far and
everyone has been wonderful in
your city." THE TOURNAMENT
DATES BACK FOR YEARS AS WOMEN'S
HOCKEY CONTINUES TO GROW
SIGNIFICANTLY.. "34 teams
coming from Canada, coming from
seven different states as far
away as Colorado, so they are
using the hotels, resturants,
entertainment options in town."
TOURNAMENT PLAY WILL TAKE PLACE
AT THE ERIE BANK SPORTS PARK,
ERIE INSURANCE ARENA AND THE
FLO FABRIZIO ICE CENTER. AFTER
THREE YEARS OF RENOVATIONS,
SCOTT MITCHELL, CEO OF THE FLO
FABRIZIO ICE CENTER SAYS IT'S
EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE BACK ON
THE ICE. "my teams been looking
forward to this. It's just fun
to see kids back out on the ice
and in a tournament like this.
all the excitement with the
parents, kids and guests it
really does add a lot of
excitement to the building. "
"a three day tournament like
this one, helps bring a boost
to erie's economy especially
during the winter months." THE
TOURNAMENT COMES WITH
IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC GOALS...
IT'S EXPECTED TO BRING IN
APPROXIMATELY $500,000 DOLLARS
TO THE AREA. STARR BODI JET 24
ACTION NEWS. THE COMPETITION TO
BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
WILL TAKE PLACE UNTIL SUNDAY.
SEAN?
ERIE POLICE REPORT FINDING
