- 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 winner of the championship is awarded the Maple Cup
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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 
OntarioDoug Battaglia, Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Ken Pagan Men's Canadian Championship
Year Champion Team Origin Team 2006 Rink Rake Whitby Greybeards Whitby Ontario2007 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie OntarioKevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane 2008 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie OntarioKevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane 2009 Officetrax Vandals Brampton OntarioBrandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa 2010 Officetrax Vandals Brampton OntarioBrandon 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 
Quebec2007 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion Quebec2008 Ice Angels Hamilton OntarioSherri Beckerson (C), Ashley Moore, Michelle Gallant, Lindsay Maksymchuk, Meghan Weedon 2009 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 Ontario2008 Team Hillsburgh Toronto Ontario2009 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall Ontario2010 Montana's Barrie Barrie OntarioKevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan 2011 Montana's Barrie Barrie OntarioKevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan Championships
2006 Championships
The first championships took place over one weekend.
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.
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
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.
2009 Championships
References
Citations
External links
- Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships homepage
- Echo Germanica: Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships! (2006)
- Canadian Western Regional Pond Hockey Championships
- Ontario Regional Pond Hockey Championships
- Eastern Canadian Pond Hockey Championships
- (French) Quebecois Pond Hockey Championship
See also
Categories:- Ice hockey tournaments in Canada
- Pond hockey
- Ice hockey stubs
- Canadian sport stubs
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