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 plays 4 on 4 without a goalie, with two 15-minute halves and 5-minute halftime break. The winners of the three championship divisions are awarded the coveted Maple Cup.
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 Doug Battaglia, Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Ken Pagan
Men's Open Championship Division 25+
Year Champion Team Origin Team 2006 Rink Rake Whitby Greybeards Whitby 2007 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane 2008 Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Barrie Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane 2009 Officetrax Vandals Brampton Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa 2010 Officetrax Vandals Brampton Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa 2011 Officetrax Vandals Brampton Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa
Women's Open Championship Division 19+
Year Champion Team Origin Team 2006 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal 2007 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion 2008 Ice Angels Hamilton Sherri Beckerson (C), Ashley Moore, Michelle Gallant, Lindsay Maksymchuk, Meghan Weedon 2009 The Wade Belaks Toronto 2010 Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion 2011 The Wade Belaks Toronto, Ontario
Men's Masters Championship 35+ Masters Division is for players 35 years of age and older
Year Champion Team Origin Team 2006 2007 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall 2008 Team Hillsburgh Toronto 2009 Cornwall Six-Shooters Cornwall 2010 Montana's Barrie Barrie Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan 2011 Montana's Barrie Barrie Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan 2015 Barrie Bruins Barrie Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Sean Madigan, Paul Matheson, Ken Pagan, Tighe Ransom
Championships
2006 Championships The first championships took place over one weekend.
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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 of lake ice, and took place over two weekends. The championships were aired nationally on TSN in a one-hour special.
Rematch of Last Year’s Final Game at Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships
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
Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Hoist the Maple Cup for Second Consecutive Year in World's Largest Pond Hockey Event
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: (2006) Canadian Western Regional Pond Hockey Championships Ontario Regional Pond Hockey Championships Eastern Canadian Pond Hockey Championships Quebecois Pond Hockey Championship
See also U.S. Pond Hockey Championships World Pond Hockey Championships