{"id":299348,"date":"2025-11-22T09:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299348\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T09:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:40:13","slug":"bring-it-on-iqaluit-firefighters-rcmp-ready-for-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299348\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring it on! Iqaluit firefighters, RCMP ready for rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iqaluit\u2019s fire department and RCMP detachment members will be on opposing sides this weekend, having spent most of the year working together to safeguard the community.<\/p>\n

The fourth annual Guns and Hoses hockey game, set for Sunday, will transform colleagues into friendly rivals as the first-responders compete for the game\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n

Offered the chance for a little trash talk to hype up the game, each side passed.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters\u2019 goalie Connor Ogg foils a shot on goal in the third period against the RCMP at last year\u2019s Guns and Hoses charity hockey game. The two teams faceoff again at 5 p.m. Sunday at Arnaitok Arena. (Photo by Daron Letts)<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s start with the positive,\u201d said fire Chief Solomon Tagak, who will manage the firefighters team. \u201cThere\u2019s friendly competition there but we all work well together, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

The gleaming Guns and Hoses Cup has been prominently displayed in the fire hall ever since the red helmets bested the blue ballcaps 4-3 in last year\u2019s match. <\/a><\/p>\n

The RCMP must be bitter, though?<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo be quite frank, we have a really strong relationship with the fire department,\u201d said RCMP Cpl. Rodney McIntyre, a 19-year veteran of the service including two stints in Iqaluit and a year in Kinngait and a defenceman on the hockey team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A cheerful disposition, given that the RCMP also lost a charity softball game<\/a> against the firefighters in August.<\/p>\n

Firefighters\u2019 goalie Connor Ogg, a standout in last year\u2019s Guns and Hoses match, seems to hold no grudges for the RCMP slapshots he faced that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that [the RCMP] are putting together a good team this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ogg hasn\u2019t practised once this season, instead spending his spare time volunteering every two weeks for the past two months at Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre with fellow firefighters.<\/p>\n

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Rather than chirping his opponents, he spoke about the charities that inspired him and his team to organize the game in the first place. Last year\u2019s event raised $620 for men\u2019s mental health services and collected a large hamper of food for the food centre.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s game starts at 5 p.m. at the Arnaitok Arena on Nunavut Drive. Admission is free, and fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate.<\/p>\n

Tagak is going the extra mile and bringing a small present for his RCMP friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do like to present them with a gift at the beginning of every hockey match \u2014 something I know they love,\u201d he said. \u201cA box of cop food: doughnuts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Game on!<\/p>\n

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