Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

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 winner of the championship is awarded the Maple Cup

Men's Ontario Championship

The Ontario qualifier for the Canadian Nationals lasted only one year. The host site was Valen's Conservation Area in Flamborough, Ontario. The tournament is otherwise an annual event. The Barrie Bruins defeated the Milton Moose Knuckles 14-8 to take the Ontario title.

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2009 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie  Ontario Doug Battaglia, Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Ken Pagan

Men's Canadian Championship

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006 Rink Rake Whitby Greybeards Whitby  Ontario
2007 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie  Ontario Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane
2008 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie  Ontario Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane
2009 Officetrax Vandals Brampton  Ontario Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa
2010 Officetrax Vandals Brampton  Ontario Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa
2011 Officetrax Vandals Brampton  Ontario Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa

Women's Canadian Championship

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal  Quebec
2007 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion  Quebec
2008 Ice Angels Hamilton  Ontario Sherri Beckerson (C), Ashley Moore, Michelle Gallant, Lindsay Maksymchuk, Meghan Weedon
2009 The Wade Belaks Toronto  Ontario 2010 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion  Quebec 2011 The Wade Belaks Toronto, Ontario  Ontario

Men's Masters Canadian Championship

Masters Division is for players 35 years of age and older

Year Champion Team Origin Team
2006
2007 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall  Ontario
2008 Team Hillsburgh Toronto  Ontario
2009 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall  Ontario
2010 Montana's Barrie Barrie  Ontario Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan
2011 Montana's Barrie Barrie  Ontario Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan

Championships

2006 Championships

The first championships took place over one weekend.

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In the Men's Open Division, the Rink Rake Greybeards defeated the Barrie Theta TTS Bruins to win the inaugural championship.

2007 Championships

The second championships used 24 rinks on 6 acres (24,000 m2) 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 Theta TTS Bruins defeated the Rink Rake Greybeards 14-11.

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.

2008 Championships

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In the Men's Open Division, the Barrie Theta TTS Bruins defeated the Pond Hawks of North Bay, to be the first multiple year winner on the men's side, winning for the second year in a row.

In the Women's Open Division, the Ice Angels of Hamilton defeat the Wade Belaks from Toronto. The returning champions, Rink Rake Wrinkles from Vaudreuil-Dorion were defeated in the elimination round.

References

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
  4. ↑ Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Hoist the Maple Cup for Second Consecutive Year in World's Largest Pond Hockey Event

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See also