CIHA (Canadian Inline Hockey
Association) and TORHS America announce
Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 14,
2002
ATLANTA, Georgia - TORHS America and
the
Canadian Inline Hockey Association have
teamed up for the 2002-2003 seasons in
a
partnership that will further cultivate
the sport of roller hockey both
nationally and now
internationally.
With the joining of forces, all CIHA
events will be promoted as TORHS
qualifiers for 2003-2005 seasons and
will further help to enhance the
competitiveness within the TORHS
Nationals. Most importantly, the
partnership will help to expand the
reaches of the sport and therefore help
the game of roller hockey to grow even
further. Dave Easter, the President and
CEO of the Canadian Inline Hockey
Association was thrilled with the new
partnership and the good it does for
the
sport.
"We think this is a true win-win
situation for the teams and players.
It
proves that good partnerships with
organizations are attainable for the
good of the sport", said Easter.
Along with the partnership come new
developments and some changes to the
TORHS Nationals starting this year.
TORHS America will include the CIHA
National Championships at the TORHS
Nationals. The top two Canadian teams,
from the CIHA, in each age division
will play a one game final for the
Canadian National Championships during
the special events day at the TORHS
Nationals. In addition, CIHA, with the
support of TORHS, will be selecting
an All TORHS Canada Team for the 2003
TORHS Nationals. These games will also
be held on special events day at an
individual event aside from the
regularly scheduled games.
"Our member teams are excited abut the
opportunity to advance through CIHA
sanctioned events, to this awesome
'player friendly experience' with a
great variety of teams and
competition from around North America,"
said Easter.
The Canadian Inline Hockey Association
will also use the TORHS PRO Series as a
major evaluation process for the
selection of Team Canada's National
team
for the World Championships and the Pan
Am Games. CIHA will also adjust their
age divisions in correspondence to the
TORHS age divisions as well as changing
the levels to Division I and
Division II.
"The best community Division I and
Division II teams from Canada will be
able to take their games and teams to
the next level, while enjoying the
TORHS
experience," said Easter.
This partnership also marks one of the
first steps that TORHS America is
taking
to help expand the game of roller
hockey
on a widely excepted international
level. Along with CIHA, TORHS
is excited about the opportunity to
expand the reaches of roller
hockey.
"We are very happy to become affiliated
with such a reputable and high class
organization as CIHA. Dave Easter has
done terrific things and the hockey in
Canada is so wonderful that we
feel this bond will help to strengthen
the game and make the National
Championships even more competitive and
fun," said TORHS America President Tony
Abate.
The following is a list of CIHA
Sanctioned Events; they are tentative
and subject to change:
Ontario Spring Blast
Ontario Catch the Wave
Ontario Can Am Cup
Manitoba Cup
Ontario Summer Slam
Ontario Water Front
Western Spring Blast
Pacific Can Am Cup
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
TORHS AT torhs@bellsouth.net
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