While the NHL playoffs kicked off this week, LGBTQ hockey players from all over North America are beginning to gear up for a hockey tournament of their own in Halifax.
For the first time, a group called Queer Hockey Nova Scotia is organizing what they're calling the HFX Pride Cup, which will run from July 21 to 23.
Six teams made up entirely of players from the LGBTQ community have already signed up to compete. "We have two fully trans teams, which is super exciting," said Jay McKellar, founder of Queer Hockey Nova Scotia.
He said players from as far away as Minnesota, Wisconsin, British Columbia and Ontario will be coming to the province for the competition.
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