Elsipogtog first nation has been voted Kraft Hockeyville 2021.

The community will be awarded $250,000 for arena upgrades, and the chance to host a preseason NHL game.

In September 2020, a fire caused extensive damage to the community's Chief Young Eagle Recreation Centre, leaving their hockey rink inoperable.

Elsipogtog is also in mourning, following the loss of two local fishermen in a crab fishing boat accident last weekend. Craig Sock, who is presumed deceased after the accident, was passionate about hockey.

The community is still waiting to learn if part of the current Recreation Centre can be saved, or if a new building needs to be constructed.