The visiting Kaurna Boomerangs received a warm welcome on another cold day in Edmonton.
The Australian hockey team is visiting the Capital Region as part of its Canadian tour.
Players are still trying keep warm while soaking in another cultural experience at Amiskwaciy Academy.
“It’s so cold outside, ears are freezing, nose is red,’ Kaurna Boomerangs goalie Max Black said.
It’s a stark contrast to the hot, dry, fiery conditions back home. After a week away, some may be adjusting to the cold.
“As it’s slowly starting to get warmer, we’re slowly adapting to it I guess, but it’s still freezing. That’s the only thing I miss from home: the warm weather,” added Sewer.
The Kaurna Boomerangs were welcome guests at the Amiskwaciy Academy to learn Cree traditions and share their own.
This, was just one cultural stop for team.
They also played the Calling Lake Tomahawks and will take in an Oilers game before flying back Down Under.
All this actually fits in with talk of the weather. Although painful at times, this week’s weather has been fitting.
“I think the extreme change of the temperature is really what made this trip extra special, in the sense that they could have come here, it could have been plus five,” said Kerry Goulet, director of Ice Hockey Classic.
“We maybe have not been able to go outdoors, but they got to get the true Canadian experience.”