Twelve teams are taking part in the 45th annual NDA high school hockey tournament.
The event goes Thursday through Saturday at Memorial Gardens and the West Ferris Arena.
Two-time defending champion Chippewa, Algonquin, St Joseph-Scollard Hall, West Ferris and Widdifield are the five local teams competing.
Teams from out of town include Central Algoma, Confederation, Espanola, LoEllen, Manitoulin, L’Horizon and St. Benedict.
In lieu of admission, officials are collecting donations and non-perishable food items for the North Bay Food Bank, through Coach4Food.
Last year, 15-hundred dollars and 136 pounds of food were donated.

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