ATLANTA, Georgia - TORHS America,
Spider Court, and the Canadian In-line
Hockey Association are pleased to
announce the formation of the
USA/Canada Challenge Cup, which is set
to be held in late June at Windsor
Arena in Windsor, Ontario,
Canada.
The Event will be an All-Star game
comprised of the top PRO Series players
from the United States, who will
compete for team USA, and the top
players from Canada, who will compete
for team Canada. TORHS America will be
selecting the roster for Team USA based
on performance at the regional PRO
Series qualifiers throughout the year.
CIHA will conduct the same selection
process of its PRO Teams as the season
goes on as well.
Each team will be comprised of the top
12 skaters and 2 goaltenders and they
will receive an invitation to attend
the Challenge Cup, which will feature
prizes and prize money. The winning
team will walk away from the event with
$5,000.00 in prize money and fans in
attendance will have the chance to win
one of two brand new 2003 Harley
Davidson Motorcycles.
Tickets will be on sale for this event
later in the year as there is expected
to be somewhere from five to seven
thousand people in attendance for what
will certainly be one of the largest
International events to date. Tickets
will be $12.50 per person in Canadian
denomination.
"We are very excited about this event.
It is a great chance to kick off the
partnership between TORHS and CIHA, and
will also inspire even more of a
competitive edge within the PRO Series
this year as they now individually have
something to compete for in addition to
winning the Championship in Rochester
at the Nationals," said TORHS America
President Tony Abbate.
Spider Court will serve as the official
flooring of the event and will be the
title sponsor furthering their
commitment as one of the leaders of the
roller hockey industry and it's
commitment to growth and
development.
"This is a terrific opportunity to show
everyone just how big the sport of
roller hockey is getting and just how
competitive it can be. The Spider
Court/TORHS PRO Series is growing so
much that a Challenge Cup such as this
will serve as terrific inspiration and
incentive for them to compete even
harder than they already are," said
Spider Court's Mike Stegner.
Spider Court and TORHS this year have
teamed up to form the Spider
Court/TORHS PRO Series, which is worth
$75,000.00 this year, not including the
USA/Canada Challenge Cup.
For more information regarding the 2003
USA/Canada Challenge Cup stay tuned to
the TORHS America web site
www.torhs.com as well as
www.spidercourt.com.
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