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Chanve Bolger, left, Ghostbusters and Riley Vessey, Livingston Steele, battle it out during the Rocket Street Hockey Festival held on Grafton St. in Charlottetown. Guardian photo

Chanve Bolger, left, Ghostbusters and Riley Vessey, Livingston Steele, battle it out during the Rocket Street Hockey Festival held on Grafton St. in Charlottetown.

Published on September 3rd, 2010
Published on September 3rd, 2010
 

Part of Grafton Street closed to traffic

Topics :
Rocket organization , Grafton Street , Charlottetown , Quebec

The second annual Rocket Street Hockey Festival is taking place today and Saturday in downtown Charlottetown. 

All proceeds of the event will support the Sherwood Peewee AAA Falcons as they represent P.E.I. and the Rocket organization in the Quebec International Peewee Tournament in February. 

A section of Grafton Street, in downtown Charlottetown, has been closed off for the festival. 

Hundreds of participants, mainly kids ages 6-14, are taking part. 

The three-on-three format includes five-person teams competing in novice, atom, peewee, bantam and seniors.

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    MannyFan
    - September 6th, 2010 at 22:34:47

    So, shutting down a street once to do some construction is wrong, shutting down a street as a one-off for a street hockey tourney is wrong, but shutting down a major street every year for some silly outdoor festival as a failed touristy trap doesn't warrant a peep? University avenue is shut down one week every year for the silliest of reasons. It isn't benefiting anyone, and is as lame as the summer-long shutdown of Victoria Row. At least shutting down a street for safety reasons for construction is, well, CONSTRUCTIVE.

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    frustrated motorist
    - September 6th, 2010 at 08:58:02

    i'm glad there's an election coming soon. So we can elect some civic leaders with some brains. how can they shut down another street, and for what a hockey tourney. what are are you thinking? and would some tell me please, why they are tearing up belevdere avenue and repaving when they could have done the job when they had it shut down for 2 weeks. i think our civic leaders are trying to either confuse or chase visitors from our city. i know i'm confused and i've lived here for 50 years.

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    Den
    - September 4th, 2010 at 07:43:05

    You know, it's great that there's something like this going on for the young people but Tyler is right, there are a dozen other spots where this could have taken place and be enjoyable for everyone. There's enough detours in Charlottetown as it is with all the construction and don't get me going on those horse drawn carriage tours that hold up traffic doing 5 mph.

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    j
    - September 4th, 2010 at 07:42:30

    Agree with Tyler , enough barricades in town now.

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    Tyler
    - September 3rd, 2010 at 14:19:19

    They really had to block off one of the main streets in Charlottetown for ball hockey. Like they really could not of put it in a better place like Confederation Landing or in the Civic Centre parking lot. Maybe next year they can block off University Ave for soccer-baseball.

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      MannyFan
      - September 3rd, 2010 at 15:41:44

      ... you say it like it's a bad thing ...

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