Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Quidditch Through the Ages...in Moose Jaw

Members of Team Canada and Team UK engage in a game
of quidditch at the 2014 Global Games in Burnaby, B.C.
Submitted photo by Janet Hoffar Photography

By Lisa Goudy

The fun sport of quidditch is flying its way into Moose Jaw.


Based on the game from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, there are more than 400 quidditch teams in the world, 30 of which are from Canada. On Feb. 1, the first-ever Western Canadian Quidditch Regional Championship will be at YaraCentre at 9 a.m.

“It’s really fast paced and has a lot of stuff going on. It’s a lot of fun to watch. It’s a lot more intense than I think most people probably expect it to be,” said Clare Hutchinson, communications director for Quidditch Canada, the Canadian governing body for quidditch that formed last summer.

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