Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by sending greetings to my wife and children.

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Following up on my statement from yesterday, as a side event to the Beaufort Delta Leaders Conference I enlisted the help of the Inuvik Minor Hockey Association, as well as the Inuvik Old-timers League, to host a charity hockey game with proceeds going to Inuvik Minor Hockey. Mr. Speaker, this was the second time this has been done. This year the MLA Sharks were supported by players Merrick Arey and Ben Wright from the Minor Hockey League, as well as Darryl English, Peter Clarkson, Robert Lamb and our mystery goal tender.

The Members of this Assembly that donned the blades this year included Minister Kelvin Ng, who was in the face of our opponents. Well, at least in the shoulder pads. Needless to say, he broke up many of the plays of the Inuvik Old-timers. This year, Mr. Speaker, a new addition to the MLA team was Minister Charles Dent. It has been said that it has been thirty years since he last wore hockey equipment, so he had to be re-educated on what piece of equipment went where. Once on the ice it did not take him long to want to come off the ice. I must say that he did a remarkable job for someone who had not played the game in thirty years. He even had the opportunity to put the puck in the net on a couple of occasions, he just could not get the puck to stay on his stick long enough to get a shot off.

For the second time, Mr. Miltenberger strapped the blades on. I must say that he once again proved himself a valuable asset to the Sharks. This year he played the role of a stay-at-home defence. I think he did this just so he would not have to skate too much. I must say that he did a good job as a defensive defence man and I might add that he even scored a goal for us. It was not quite the sizzling shot we would expect from as brawny a defence man as himself, but it did have enough momentum to roll over the goal line.

Once again this year, I strapped on the blades for the MLA Sharks. This year, Mr. Speaker, I was determined to remove any of the doubt that I was not playing up to standard. I am sure both Mr. Ng and Mr. Miltenberger were questioning my commitment.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.