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2012 FIRS World Championships
Bucaramanga, Columbia is the host city for the 2012 FIRS World Inline Hockey Championships. Canada Inline will look to build on the improvement seen in 2011. It is always the goal of our teams to bring home medals and more specifically gold medals. With the experience gained by the Men’s and Women’s teams in Roccaraso, Italy during the 2011 tournament the prospects of returning to the top of the inline hockey world are great.
Stay connected through the Canada Inline website, Facebook page and Twitter feed for news on training camp, rosters and schedule. Tournament information can also be found at www.worldinlinehockey.org.
Canada Inline Hockey Clinics
Have Canada’s National Inline Hockey Team coaches and players instruct your players. Organize a clinic in your area for local inline enthusiasts. Skills, tactics, goaltending & fun. For more details contact us at info@canadainline.com.
CRQ 2012
Sherbrooke, Quebec will once again host the Coupe Roller Quebec. Canada Inline is preparing to participate in the 2012 tournament to follow up on the positive experience gained in 2011. A strong hockey tradition in Sherbrook provides the perfect back drop for a hockey tournament. Along with the commitment of organizer Danny O’Connor, volunteers and sponsors this event is worth attending.
Visit www.couperollerquebec.com for more details.
Inline Hockey Loses a True Champion
September 7, 2011 was a sad day in the hockey world. The KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team were lost forever. Czech Republic Inline gold medal captain Karel Rachunek was part of this tragedy and will be greatly missed by the inline hockey community.
Many people are aware of Karel’s ice hockey career with multiple seasons played in the NHL and KHL as well as appearances in the World Championships for his country. His ice hockey experience and high profile brought instant credibility to inline hockey. It was obvious that Karel was passionate about hockey and representing his country, the “C” on his jersey was further evidence of his pride. His presence alone helped grow our game and his play was always an example to be followed. It is hard to put this loss into words but Karel’s inline hockey legacy will be remembered forever.
Canada Inline would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends who lost loved ones on this day.
Canadian Men Finish 2011 Without a Medal
Team Canada wins their quarter final battle 3-0 against Team France with Martin Bradette between the pipes. Bradette was ready for the challenge after watching his counterpart; Mark Servos stop the German team with an equally impressive 3-0 win in the previous game. Only the host team stands between Canada and the gold medal final.
With less than a 10 minutes remaining in the semi finals verses Italy, Team Canada had their shutout streak of over 2.5 games snapped. Italy had seized the momentum and made it a one goal game. Canada fought hard but penalties proved costly and the game was tied 2-2 after regulation time. The Canadian men started to gain confidence through the first overtime but could not find the back of the Italian net. Less than 2 minute into the second overtime period Italy shattered dreams of gold for Canada.
The bronze medal final featured Canada and Team USA. Both teams had golden intentions but needed to refocus to ensure a medal victory. Team Canada could not overcome the disappointment of the game before and fell to USA 9-5.
Although the 4th place finish was not the prize the Canadian Men were hoping for, Canada Inline is very proud of our Men who fought hard for each other and their country until the final buzzer. Thank you for representing Canada with class, respect and pride.
2011 Team Canada Men: Danny Larocque, Jason Allan, Jamie Visser, Jason Visser, Trevor Bennett, Olivier Chagnon, Mark Servos, John Clewlow, Andrew Rhodes, Lukas Ciotti, Thomas Woods, Frederick Corbeil, Martin Bradette, Phil Boudreault, Coach – Richard Ropchan, Athletic Therapist – Cary Grant.
Heartbreak for Canadian Women in the Gold Medal Final
After beating France 3-1 in the semi final, Team Canada Women faced a familiar foe in the gold medal game, Team USA. With 00.01 seconds on the clock the puck found the back of the Canadian net to win the gold for USA at the 2011 Women’s World Inline Hockey Championships in Roccaraso, Italy. This was a heartbreaking loss for the Canadian squad who had only medal in mind, gold.
Team Canada led the game 2-1 with 5 mins and 28 second left but could not hold on for the win. Sasha Nanji of Team Canada opened up the scoring 9 minutes into the game giving Canada a 1-0 lead. The USA responded only 1 min and 30 seconds later tying it at 1. It didn’t take long for Nanji to score her second of the game at the 11 minute mark, putting Canada back on top 2-1. The game remained close with chances to score for both teams, exciting the boisterous Italian fans. Team USA scored to tie the game 2-2 with 5 mins and 27 seconds left in the game. Canadian gold medal hopes were shattered with only 00.01 seconds on the clock as Team USA struck once again to win the game 3-2.
Canada Inline is very proud of our Women who fought hard for each other and their country until the final buzzer. Their streak of medals continues at 9 with the 2011 silver medal. Thank you for representing Canada with class and the winning tradition like only Canadian hockey players can.
2011 WIC Silver Medal Team: Keely Brown, Michelle Bonello, LaToya Clarke, Joanne Eustace, Lindsay Grigg, Jackie Jarrell, Brooke Ludolph, Montana Merante, Candice Moxley , Sasha Nanji, Amanda Parkins, Samantha Shirley, Christina Sorbara, Amanda Squire and Coach Donna Forbes.
