World’s Longest Hockey Game seeking COVID-19 exemption to hold fundraising event About 500 people live in New Sarepta, which is about 50 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
Roughly 160 kids play hockey there.“There’s not a lot to do out here,” said goalie Kyla Lane. “It’s a pretty small town. So that’s it, that’s kind of the pastime out here: playing hockey.”“Hockey is incredibly important,” said Kelsey Good, who is a hockey player, volunteer and hockey mom. “It’s much more than just physical activity for us.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“I have two children who play, my husband coaches on two teams, I sit on the board as the fundraiser, and both my husband and I play in adult league.”In the.