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North American Roller Hockey Championships Most recent season or competition:
2011 NARCh Finals Pro Division
Sport Roller hockey Founded 1994 Commissioner Daryn Goodwin Motto The world's greatest roller hockey. No. of teams Pro Division
Finals – 18
WinterNationals – 5Country(ies) Canada[1]
United States[1]Most recent champion(s) Finals: Mission Snipers
WinterNationals: LA Pama CyclonesMost titles LA Pama Cyclones (7) Founder Paul Chapey & Jeff Mason Official website http://www.narch.com/ NARCh (North American Roller Hockey Championships) is the premier tournament series for competitive travel roller hockey. It was started in 1994 by Paul Chapey and Jeff Mason. In 2002, Chapey and Mason sold their interest in NARCh to Daryn Goodwin, a NARCh employee. Goodwin is currently the sole stock holder in NARCh.
NARCh is not only the largest roller hockey tournament in the world, but also the largest hockey tournament, recently hosting 435 teams at its Finals in San Jose in July 2008. In addition, the youth portion of the tournament has grown to become the largest youth indoor sporting event in the world.
The first NARCh Finals were held in 1994 at the All American Sports Mall in St. Louis, Missouri and featured 39 teams.
The annual division champions of NARCh are widely accepted as being the best roller hockey teams in the world.
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Competitions
WinterNationals
The WinterNationals are tournaments held annually in January and February. They are not qualifiers for the NARCh Finals, but are entirely separate tournaments. From 2008-2010, the tournament was split up into two events: the East Coast WinterNationals and the West Coast WinterNationals. In 2011, the Winternationals returned to their traditional one-tournament format.
Year Host City Host Arena 1997 Huntington Beach, California Coast 2 Coast 1998 Lakeland, Florida Lakeland Center 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada Crystal Palace 2005 Reno, Nevada Reno Events Center 2006 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Sports Complex 2007 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Sports Complex 2008 (West Coast) Irvine, California 949 Roller Hockey Center 2008 (East Coast) Bethpage, New York Skate Safe America 2009 (West Coast) San Jose, California Rollin' Ice at Silver Creek Sportsplex 2009 (East Coast) Bethpage, New York Skate Safe America 2010 (West Coast) San Jose, California Rollin' Ice at Silver Creek Sportsplex 2010 (East Coast) Bethpage, New York Skate Safe America 2011 San Jose, California Rollin' Ice at Silver Creek Sportsplex Regionals
The Regionals are held March through June annually across North America. They act as qualifiers to the NARCh Finals. The cities the regionals are currently being held in are:
- Apex, North Carolina
- Broomall, Pennsylvania
- Buffalo, New York
- Detroit, Michigan
- Escondido, California
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Glastonbury, Connecticut
- Irvine, California
- Kapolei, Hawaii
- Lake Worth, Florida
- Lakewood, Colorado
- Langley, British Columbia
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Queen Creek, Arizona
- San Jose, California
- Snellville, Georgia
- St. Louis, Missouri
Finals
The NARCh Finals are held annually in July and are NARCh's largest event. The winner of the Finals is awarded the NARCh Cup.
Year Host City Host Arena 1994 St. Louis, Missouri All American Sports Mall 1995 St. Louis, Missouri All American Sports Mall 1996 Chicago, Illinois Odeum Expo Center 1997 Vancouver, British Columbia Great Pacific Forum 1998 Alpharetta, Georgia The Cooler 1999 Alpharetta, Georgia The Cooler 2000 Brampton, Ontario Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment 2001 Estero, Florida TECO Arena 2002 St. Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 2003 Estero, Florida TECO Arena 2004 Cincinnati, Ohio Sports Plus 2005 Estero, Florida Germain Arena 2006 Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 2007 Estero, Florida Germain Arena 2008 San Jose, California Rollin' Ice at Silver Creek Sportsplex 2009 Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 2010 San Jose, California Rollin' Ice at Silver Creek Sportsplex 2011 Estero, Florida Germain Arena Divisions
The divisions (age range) and subdivisions (tiers of play within division) for NARCh tournaments are listed below.
Division Age Requirement Subdivisions Atom 8 and under Silver, Gold, Platinum Mite 10 and under Club, Silver, Gold, Platinum Squirt 12 and under Club, Silver, Gold, Platinum Peewee 14 and under Club, Silver, Gold, Platinum Bantam 16 and under Club, Silver, Gold, Platinum Midget 18 and under Silver, Gold, Platinum Junior 21 and under Gold, Platinum Division 1 24 and under Platinum Men's 18 and up Silver, Gold, Platinum Women's 14 and up Gold, Platinum Girl's 18 and under Gold High School Player must be attending high school Gold College (NCRHA) Player must be attending college 35 and Over 35 and up Platinum NARCh Pro 18 and up NARCh Pro
Main article: 2011 NARCh Finals Pro DivisionNARCh Pro is a division of NARCh in which professional teams compete for cash prizes and the NARCh Cup. As of the 2010 NARCh Finals, the cash prizes are $15,000 for the winning team and $5,000 for the runner-up.[2] The current teams as of the 2011 NARCh Finals are: [3]
Team From Detroit Mission Stars Michigan I-95ers Florida ISCA Grizzlies New Jersey Kristo Sport France France LA Pama Cyclones California Larceny California Las Vegas Tour Rebels Nevada Mission AKS Empire California Mission Axiom California Mission Labeda Snipers New York Mission/Bauer Next Gen California Mississauga Mission Rattlers Ontario Revision Vanquish New York Tour Bordercats Michigan Tour Excitement New York Tour Mudcats Pennsylvania Tour Roadrunners New York Tour Scorpions Florida References
- ^ a b Tournaments are held in the United States and Canada. However, the tournaments include teams from various countries worldwide.
- ^ SharksPage.com - Controversial interference penalty with less than a minute left decides 2010 NARCh North American Rollerhockey Championship Pro Division Final in San Jose
- ^ 2011 NARCh Finals Team List
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