Road Hockey Tournament to Mirror 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup
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Organizers of one of the biggest street hockey tournaments in the World will stage a special tournament on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium parking lot (Ottawa St. Lot) on Saturday, morning May 24, 2008.
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The Roadbreakers Memorial Cup Tournament will be comprised of seven divisions featuring four teams with both male and female participants between the ages of 8-15. Each participating team will be named in honour of the CHL teams participating in the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The 4-on-4 Tournament will begin at 8:00 am and will follow a round-robin format similar to the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup event.
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Former Kitchener Rangers Captain Steve Rice is scheduled to be a part of the Opening Ceremonies. Closing ceremonies will be held at 2:30 pm.
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Among the teams participating will be the champions of the Roadbreakers Annual Tournament to be held Saturday April 26, 2008 at the
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Roadbreakers is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the Canadian grass-roots sport of road hockey by organizing annual day long tournaments. More than one-thousand boys and girls play nearly 500 games each year.
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Proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to Central Ontario Developmental Riding Program [Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Children with Disabilities] in
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In addition to the Tournament, Roadbreakers organizers are hoping to hear the status of their application to the Guinness Book of World Records as the Biggest Street Hockey Tournament in the world.
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For more information, please contact:
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John Thompson, General Manager
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2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup Host Committee
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519.576.3700, extension 34
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