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Off the heels of the very successful 'Hockey Day in Canada, early this year Downsview Park and the Ontario Ball Hockey Association will be hosting the Inaugural Canada Day Street Hockey Tournament on Wednesday, July 1 in support of Shoot For a Cure.
Alliston - In a exhausting back and forth game which was ultimately decided in overtime, the tired eyes of the Hawks finally gazed upon the Championship Cup in what some might consider the most heart wrenching end to a game in OBHA history .a penalty shot in overtime.
In existence since 1985 in various formats, the league attracts the top players in Southern Ontario to its elite level of competition. Over the years, its teams account for ten National Championships, and the highest percentage of players placed on Team Canada for World Championship play since 1996.
The Womens Pre Season Tournament was another great weekend for the sport as eighteen teams competed for the championship at the A and B level of competition in Mississauga and perhaps a sneak preview for the Provincial Championships later this summer. There was very little separating all the teams as this was the most balanced tournament in years and it was any teams tournament to win.
The pride of Upper Island Cove, NL and 2008 World Junior Ball Hockey Champion and captain of team, has signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs
CBCs Hockey Night In Canada Presents Play On!
Written by AdministratorWe are very excited to announce that CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Presents Play On! is returning to the streets in 2009 with 12 events across the country.
Build it and they will come! The City of Toronto did just that for the 2009 Street Buds Tournament this past weekend April 3-5 as they constructed four temporary rinks in the Canadian National Exhibition park grounds at the Better Living Centre. The three-day event played host to thirty two teams at five age groups culminating with the championship games.
Here we grow again
the Downsview Park 3 on 3 Ball Hockey Tournament hosted one hundred and twelve teams on Saturday, February 21, 2009 as they constructed sixteen temporary rinks on the park grounds to facilitate the largest event to date in support of Shoot For A Cure.
Holiday pounds rarely add up to much, and strategy can help ease the return to the gym : Shelagh McNally, Canwest News Service
With the holidays over, now is the season of guilt and regret about abandoning the gym and indulging in too many second helpings.
But that doesn't mean it's too late to get back on the fitness track.
Ball Hockey Canada Names Junior Team Canada Management Team and Staff
Written by AdministratorVaughan The Canadian Ball Hockey Association recently finalized their respective management teams for the Junior Team Canada program competing in Austria in 2010.