The Huron Perth Jr. Cullitons Midget AAA team has confirmed their acceptance to compete at the
Mac's AAA Midget World Invitational Tournament this winter.
The Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament is a prestigious ice hockey tournament held annually for midget aged players in Calgary, Alberta.
First held in 1978 as the CP Challenge Cup, the tournament features 25 male and 15 female teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe.
The Mac's tourney is held every year beginning on Boxing Day, and concluding with the male and female championship games on New Year's Day at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The championship game has been held in front of as many as 10,000 spectators, while tournament games see as many as 3,000 fans per game, the largest crowds many of the players will have played in front of at that point of their careers. Overall, the tournament draws as many as 100,000 spectators over seven days.
Many participants of the Mac's tourney have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.