Nearly 300 roller hockey players from 28 teams will compete at the 22nd Northwest Cup, which will be contested Friday through Sunday at Cascade Indoor Sports in Bend.

The tournament is divided into several age divisions for juniors and skill divisions for adults.

“It’s the end of the season, circle on the calendar (tournament) for teams in the Northwest,” said Butch Roberts, owner and “Director of Fun” at Cascade Indoor Sports and a longtime Northwest Cup organizer.

The tournament, which began as an outdoor event with eight teams at Juniper Park 21 years ago, now has so many entrants that games are scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and are expected to finish after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.

The field includes several local teams such as the Bullets, Rebels and Over the Crease, but others have traveled from Washington, California, Idaho and Canada to compete.

— Bulletin staff report