Hockeyville bid inspires theme of ice sculpture competition in Tyne Valley

Tyne Valley Ice Sculptures

5 years ago

Duration 3:02

This year's theme for the Tyne Valley Winter Carnival snow sculpture contest was Kraft Hockeyville.

The theme of this year's Tyne Valley Winter Carnival snow sculpture contest used the community's Kraft Hockeyville bid as inspiration.

Teams worked together to create snow sculptures centring on the themes of winter and food itemsthe company produces.

The community's snow creations included a massive red phoenix rising fromashes, which stood at about 30 feet long and 15 feet high. Other sculptures featured hockey jerseys andgiant toast next to a wintry jar of peanut butter.

Tyne Valley recently lost its arena to a fire.

The community that wins the Hockeyville competitionreceivesmoney to upgrade its arena and getsthe chance to host an NHL pre-season game.

The ice sculpture competition ends on Feb. 7.

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