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 | 
Ontario
|
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 |
Ontario
|
|
| 2007 | Barrie Theta TTS Bruins | Barrie |
Ontario
|
Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane |
| 2008 | Barrie Theta TTS Bruins | Barrie |
Ontario
|
Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Paul Myerscough, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan, GM Gerry Culhane |
| 2009 | Officetrax Vandals | Brampton |
Ontario
|
Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa |
| 2010 | Officetrax Vandals | Brampton |
Ontario
|
Brandon Dawe (C), Danny Gould, Mike Cross, Matty Moore, Stace Page, Kenny Sousa |
| 2011 | Officetrax Vandals | Brampton |
Ontario
|
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 | 
Quebec
|
||||||||
| 2007 | Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles | Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion |
Quebec
|
||||||||
| 2008 | Ice Angels | Hamilton |
Ontario
|
Sherri Beckerson (C), Ashley Moore, Michelle Gallant, Lindsay Maksymchuk, Meghan Weedon | |||||||
| 2009 | The Wade Belaks | Toronto |
Ontario
|
2010 | Rink Rake Concordia Rinkles | Montreal / Vaudreuil-Dorion |
Quebec
|
2011 | The Wade Belaks | Toronto, Ontario |
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 |
Ontario
|
||
| 2008 | Team Hillsburgh | Toronto |
Ontario
|
||
| 2009 | Cornwall Six-Shooters | Cornwall |
Ontario
|
||
| 2010 | Montana's Barrie | Barrie |
Ontario
|
Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan | |
| 2011 | Montana's Barrie | Barrie |
Ontario
|
Kevin Culhane, Travis Duhaime, Bruce Marietti, Paul Matheson, Jeff Oestreicher, Ken Pagan | |
| 2015 | Barrie Bruins | Barrie |
Ontario
|
Kevin Culhane, Lincoln Dolbear, Sean Madigan, Paul Matheson, Ken Pagan, Tighe Ransom |
Championships
2006 Championships
The first championships took place over one weekend.
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 6 acres (24,000 m2) of lake ice, and took place over two weekends. The championships were aired nationally on TSN in a one-hour special.
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
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
- ^ Yamaha 2006 sponsorship Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Jan 9
- ^ Yamaha 2006 sponsorship Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Feb 3
- ^ Rematch of Last Year’s Final Game at Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships
- ^ Barrie Theta TTS Bruins Hoist the Maple Cup for Second Consecutive Year in World's Largest Pond Hockey Event
External links
- Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships homepage
- Echo Germanica: Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships! (2006)
- Canadian Western Regional Pond Hockey Championships
- Ontario Regional Pond Hockey Championships
- Eastern Canadian Pond Hockey Championships
- (in French) Quebecois Pond Hockey Championship