Rink Hockey For Dummies

By: Linda McNeel

One of the best kept secrets in the United States is one of the most well known sports in many other parts of the world. It is not a new game, its origins dating back to Persia 4,000 years ago. The U.S. has produced competitive teams in this traditional form of roller hockey since the 1800’s. There were even famous silent film stars, such as Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin, playing on teams in the early 1900’s. Over 60 Countries have Rink Hockey programs.

While the majority of our youth are getting involved in American football and baseball, popular only on our Continent, the majority of European, Latin American and South American youngsters are playing soccer and “Rink Hockey.” In recent years, with the advent of the modern inline roller skate, there has been a form of the game played on the streets, in parks, and arenas in various areas of the Country, but that is NOT the hockey of which I write.

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Friday, July 19, 2013

2013 USA Rink Hockey National Championship Results and Placements.- July 18th 2013, Day 5



2013 RINK HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
By: Tom Hughes

We completed the competition for six of our seven divisions, crowned six new champions and are closing in on the last two division champions. The results and Placements from the 2013 Rink Hockey National Championships in the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico are as follows. Be sure to catch all of the action streaming live on www.skatersplace.com

Pee Wee Division Placements
  1. Alaska Sno-Devils
  2. Olympia Washington
  3. Lubbock, Texas


Midget Division Placements
  1. Lubbock, Texas
  2. Decatur, Texas
  3. Bremerton, Washington

Freshman Division Placements
  1. Alaska Sno-Devils
  2. Bremerton, Washington
  3. Decatur, Texas

Junior Division Scores
Lubbock, TX def Bremerton, WA, 2-1
Lubbock, TX def Decatur, TX, 7-1

Junior Division Placements
  1. Lubbock, Texas
  2. Decatur, Texas
  3. Bremerton, Washington

Ladies Division Scores
Salt Lake City, UT def Decatur, 2-1

Ladies Division Placements
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Alaska Sno-Devils
  3. Decatur, Texas

Bronze Division Scores
Salem, Or def Merced, CA, 5-3
Columbia, MO def Decatur, 9-3
Decatur, TX def Merced, CA, 6-3
Columbia, MO def Salem, OR, 4-3

Bronze Division Placements
  1. Columbia, Missouri
  2. Salem, Oregon
  3. Decatur, Texas

Silver Division
Bremerton def Alaska, 5-0
San Angelo, TX def Lubbock, 4-1


World Class Division
Burlington, WA def Salem, OR, 6-5
Olympia, WA def Utica, NY, 10-5

Final Placements will be determined tomorrow for Silver Division and World Class Division.

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