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Ukrainian boys team embracing respite from horrors back home

Switzerland's Romande Chouettes and Durham, N.C.'s West Lightning skate during a girls hockey game at the International Peewee Tournament at Quebec City’s Videotron Centre on Friday, Feb 10, 2023. A team of 11- and 12-year-old Ukrainian boys has been offered a respite from the war raging back home in having spent the past week in Quebec City preparing to compete in the International Peewee Tournament. Their much anticipated first game, against the Boston Junior Bruins, will be on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Wawrow) Attenders mill about the main lobby at Quebec City’s Videotron Centre during an International Peewee Ice Hockey Tournament on Friday, Feb 10, 2023. A team of 11- and 12-year-old Ukrainian boys has been offered a respite from the war raging back home in having spent the past week in Quebec City preparing to compete in the International Peewee Tournament. Their much anticipated first game, against the Boston Junior Bruins, will be on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Wawrow) FILE - Ukrainian peewee hockey players check out the arena as they arrive, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Ukraine team will compete at the Quebec international peewee hockey tournament. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian peewee hockey players carry their gear to the arena as they arrive, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Ukraine team will compete at the Quebec international peewee hockey tournament. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian peewee hockey team players and coaches pose for a group photo as they arrive, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Ukraine team will compete at the Quebec international peewee hockey tournament. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Ukraine peewee hockey team head coach Yevgeniy Pysarenko responds to reporter's questions as they arrive, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Ukraine team will compete at the Quebec international peewee hockey tournament. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian peewee hockey players check out the arena as they arrive, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Ukraine team will compete at the Quebec international peewee hockey tournament. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File)