Roller hockey player capitalizes on international experience

By Lethbridge Herald on August 5, 2025.

Herald photo by Justin Seward Kash Parker displays his hardware from the State Wars Tournament.Ê

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

The local roller hockey scene may have a grown a little more exposure thanks to one young Roller Hockey  Lethbridge player who took advantage of his opportunities at a recent tournament in the States.

Eleven-year-old Kash Parker competed as a member of both the 2013A  and 2014A  Team Alberta teams  at the State Wars tournament in Michigan where he competed against teams from across the States.

The trip was worth it for Parker as both the 2013 and 2014   teams he played on won a gold medal, and he captained the 2014 team.

“The experience was crazy, and everyone was just so nice to me, and we all got along, and we all played together,” said Parker.

He had  26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in seven games with the 2014A team and was named top scorer.

He had nine points with his 2013A team.

Parker was selected to the  U10  Team Canada team later in the tournament  where he was a part of a  team that played a U.S. East, a U.S. West and a U.S. Central  team.

Canada went winless but Parker scored a goal.

“Roller hockey’s  a team sport and more people should probably  try it out,” said Parker, on what he learned from the experience.

The two Carmangay brothers Connor Hovde and Dylan Hovde, who play in the Roller Hockey Lethbridge  Hockey, also participated in the tournament.

Another local was Jackson Weisberger, who played on the U15 Alberta team and 8U Canada team.

Parker had the opportunity to watch pro roller hockey at the tournament too.

There were teams at the State Wars that played AAA, AA and A levels from 6U to 55 plus.