Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

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The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships are held annually at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

The pond hockey variant used at the nationals played 5-a-side without a goalie, with two 15-minute halves and 5-minute halftime break. The competition is sponsored by Source for Sports and is shown on TSN.

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[edit] Men's Open Division

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006 Rink Rake Whitby Greybeards Whitby Flag of Ontario Ontario
2007 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie Flag of Ontario Ontario

[edit] Women's Open Division

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal Flag of Quebec Quebec
2007 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal Flag of Quebec Quebec

[edit] Masters Division

Masters Division is for players 35 years of age and older

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006
2007 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall Flag of Ontario Ontario

[edit] Championships

[edit] 2006 Championships

The first championships took place over one weekend.

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In the Men's Open Division, the Whitby Greybeards defeated the Barrie Bruins to win the inaugural championship.

[edit] 2007 Championships

The second championships used 24 rinks on 6 acres of lake ice, and took place over two weekends. The championships were aired nationally on TSN in a one-hour special.

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In the Men's Open Division, in a rematch of last year's final, the Barrie Bruins defeat the Whitby Greybeards 13-10.

In the Women's Open Division, the Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles win the championship for the second straight year, defeating the Wade Belaks of Toronto 18-11.

[edit] References

[edit] Citations

  1. ^ Yamaha 2006 sponsorship Jan 9
  2. ^ Yamaha 2006 sponsorship Feb 3
  3. ^ Rematch of Last Year’s Final Game at Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

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