With confirmed attendance from Great Britain, Australia, Germany, United States and the best Canada has to offer, we anticipate 104 teams, and over 1000 athlete’s from some of the best Inline organizations in the world. Interest is high from France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, South Africa, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Hong Kong, and in the next few weeks many of these teams will confirm their attendance.

Dave Easter, President/CEO of CIHA believes this to be the most important International Inline Event (Festival) for the growth of the sport for inline hockey. Easter says,” an event such as the World Inline Hockey Festival will continue to foster the growth and development of the youth players of the world as well as provide excellent training for future High Performance coaches and officials for all participating countries. The cultural exchange and life-long friendships amongst players, coaches, officials and parents cannot be overlooked as we work toward growing the sport globally. This event provides the Canadian High Performance coaches and staff opportunity to evaluate players for future international championships for our National Teams. We are not just seeking the best skilled players for the future, but for young people that represent CIHA and Canada as good sportsmen and ambassadors. This event will without a doubt be the Ultimate Player Experience”.

The World Inline Cup guaranteed 8 games and myriad of off-rink social activities will provide the Athlete’s with world-class competition and the opportunity to build long-term friendships with players worldwide. Your experience will include: > 7 nights accommodation in Athletes Village
> Players - 2 per room
> Coaches/Delegates - 1 per room
> 3 meals per day at various venues and local restaurants
> Athlete’s Parade and Fair > Opening & Closing Ceremonies
> Guaranteed 8 games
> Re-seeding after round robin play
> A & B Pool Championships
> Individual and Team statistics posted daily
> Local Hosts assigned to each team
> Airport pickup and drop off
> Skills Competition and prizes in each division
> Event Clothing
> Secure Equipment storage at arenas
> Player night at West Edmonton Mall
> World’s largest indoor mall and Waterpark
> Western Style Bar-B-Que
> Player Mini-Olympic Friendship Games each day
> Motorcoach transportation to/from all games and social events
> Entry to all games/finals
> Coaches appreciation event
> Visit to the NHL Edmonton Oilers Dressing Rooms
> Visits to local Edmonton attractions and professional sporting events

From the moment your team arrives, until they leave, our volunteers are committed to providing the event excellence Edmonton is famous for. Your game schedule is designed for maximum game performance, and the time to enjoy the entire off rink recreational and social activities.

Our tournament mandate is to provide exceptional competition, and opportunities to meet and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow athletes from around the world ---- ALL included in the registration fee.

Edmonton’s experience in managing the World Track and Field Championships, Commonwealth Games, FIFA Under 19 World Cup, World Triathlon Championships, Grey Cup Football Championships and many other tournament provides the experience to meet our objective --- to have the Athlete’s leave having participated in the most memorable sporting experience of their lives.

Preceding the World Inline Cup, is the Western CanAm Cup. This tournament runs from July 4-6, 2003 and includes some of the best Club teams from Western Canada, as well as International teams from Great Britain, Australia, Germany and others wishing to “tune-up” for the World Inline Cup.

For more information on participating in these events please contact us at (+1) 780 458-9536, or via email at marshal@canadianinlinehockey.com

World Inline Cup - July 8-13, 2003 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Athlete’s parade and opening ceremonies, July 7, 2003

Western CanAm Cup - July 4-6, 2003 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

We look forward to hosting the world.