Schedule and teams announced for the World Broomball Championships at Schwan Super Rink, at the National Sports Center October 30-November 4
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release, October 27, 2006
NSC Contact: Barclay Kruse, 763.785.5634
Tournament Director: Al Stauffacher, 763.792.7306
Blaine, Minn. (October 27, 2006) – The game schedule has been released and teams announced for the 2006 World Broomball Championship at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, October 30-November 4, 2006. The Schwan Super Rink is located on the campus of the National Sports Center.
This marks the seventh time the World Broomball Championship has been held. The Schwan Super Rink hosted the World Championships once previously, in 2002. In addition to the National Sports Center, the event has been held three times in Victoria, B.C., Canada, and once each in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, Canada, and Bolzano, Italy. The International Federation of Broomball Associations sanctions the tournament, and the tournament is held every two years.
Teams will be attending from five different countries – U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and Italy. Twelve Minnesota teams are represented. Championship games will be played in six different divisions: Men’s North American Cup, Men’s Challenge Cup, Women’s Challenge Cup, Men’s World Cup, Women’s World Cup, Mixed World Cup.
Here is a list of the teams playing:
Men
Minnesota Hitmen, Richfield, Minn.; Snipers, Seaforth, Ontario; 8th Liners, Wingham, Ontario; Minnesota Red, Blaine, Minn.; Ottawa Nationals, Ottawa, Ontario; Smart Mortgage Blues, Rosemount, Minn.; Inferno, Minneapolis, Minn.; Selkirk Hawks, Selkirk, Manitoba; Golden Boys, Palmeston, Ontario; Life Chiropractic, Minneapolis, Minn.; Frost, Montreal, Quebec; Australia, Sydney, Australia; Konen Construction, Ramsey, Minn.; Bruno Axemen, Bruno, Saskatchewan; St. Paul Barons, St. Paul, Minn.; Lethbridge Panthers, Lethbridge, Alberta; Australia, Wahroonga, Australia; Colorado Crusaders, Pueblo, Colo.; Shaft Drivers, Zimmerman, Minn.; and GL Sports, Brainerd, Minn.
Mixed
Silver Bullets, Oshwawa, Ontario; Corner Brook Rock, Corner Brook, Newfoundland; Eastern Ontario Wildcats, Crsyler, Ontario; Kingston Coyotes, Kingston, Ontario; Waterloo Storm, Waterloo, Ontario; No Bull, Minneapolis, Minn.; Newfie Bullets, Bishop’s Falls, Newfoundland; Manitoba Rebels, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Kitami Ice Ducks, Kitami, Japan; and Italy, Salorno, Italy.
Women
Halifax Jaguars, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Odessa Storm, Odessa, Saskatchewan; Australia, Sydney, Australia; Minnesota Selects, Minneapolis, Minn.; Minnesota Ice, Minneapolis, Minn.; Samarai Queens, Kodaira-Shi, Japan.
Here is the tournament schedule:
Monday, October 30: Opening ceremonies, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Grand Hall, Schwan Center, National Sports Center.
Tuesday, October 31: Preliminary round games, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm, Schwan Super Rink, National Sports Center.
Wednesday, November 1: Preliminary round games, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm, Schwan Super Rink, National Sports Center.
Thursday, November 2: Preliminary round games, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Schwan Super Rink, National Sports Center.
Friday, November 3: Quarterfinal games, 8:00 – 11:00 am; Semifinal games, 1:00 – 8:50 pm, Schwan Super Rink, National Sports Center.
Saturday, November 4: 8:00 am, North American Cup championship; 9:00 am, Mixed Final Challenge Cup championship; 10:00 am, Women’s Final Challenge Cup championship; 11:00 am, Men’s Final Challenge Cup championship; 12 noon, Mixed Final World Cup championship; 1:00 pm, Women’s Final World Cup championship; 2:00 pm, Men’s Final World Cup championship. All games are at the Schwan Super Rink. 7:00 pm, Banquet and Awards, Sports Hall, National Sports Center.
A full-week spectator tournament pass will be available for $25. Daily tickets are priced at $5 for Monday’s opening ceremonies and for preliminary-round games on Tuesday through Thursday. Daily tickets for playoff games on Friday and Saturday are priced at $7. Children 12 and under are half-price. Tickets will be available at the door.
A detailed game schedule and scores is available at:
http://www.2006worldbroomball.com
MEDIA: Media is invited and encouraged to any portion of the 2006 World Broomball Championships. For media assistance, contact
Barclay Kruse, National Sports Center Media Director
Office: 763.785.5634
Cell: 763.458.6615
Media credentials will be available for pick up at the front desk of the Schwan Super Rink. For the best service, please call Barclay Kruse prior to coming to the Schwan Super Rink.