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TOURNAMENTS: WHAT MATTERS

I have hosted street and roller hockey tournaments since 1980. The longer I do it, the simpler it gets. Very few factors go into administering a successful tournament. It mostly comes down to two factors: OFFICIATING and SCHEDULING. The referees and timekeepers represent the tournament. They deal with coaches and players FAR MORE than the […]

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U.S. WINS BRONZE AT WORLD JUNIORS!

The United States team placed third at the World Jr. (Under-20) Street & Ball Hockey Championships held June 18-23 at Pisek, Czech Republic. The bronze medal marked the United States’ third medal in the last four World Junior Championships. GAME SCORES Preliminary round: U.S. 5, Germany 1 Medal round: Canada 4, U.S. 2 U.S. 2, Slovakia 2 U.S. 4, Czech Republic 4 Bronze medal game: U.S. 4, Slovakia 1 SCORING (GOALS, ASSISTS, POINTS) Jonathan Ruiz, Williamstown, N.J. (5-1-6) Eric […]

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