Today our Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils enjoyed an Ice Hockey match at the SSE Arena in Belfast. The game was part of the Friendship Series 2024 and our children were so fortunate to attend. For many, today was their first time at such an event, and it was wonderful to see such happy faces!
The high-profile tournament, organised by The Odyssey Trust, brings two top North American women’s college ice hockey teams – Princeton University and Providence College – together for an action-packed double-header at the home of the Belfast Giants.
The Friendship Series is the first and only NCAA Division 1 women’s hockey tournament to be held outside of the United States. The event is an extension of the Friendship Four tournament, which was devised by The Odyssey Trust in 2015, and has been developed year on year to promote education, social welfare, and community integration in Northern Ireland, building on the sister cities agreement between Belfast and Boston.
The weekend will mark the third iteration of the women’s college hockey event, following clashes between Clarkson and Northeastern in 2018/19 and Merrimack and Quinnipiac in 2019/20.
