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Inaugural
Skate of Origin in 2009
01 August 2009
The
New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation is proud to announce the
inaugural NZIHL Skate Of Origin 2009.
Skate
of Origin is a game played by New Zealand team eligible
NZIHL stars. This contest will pit mate against mate, as
players will represent the island they first learned how to
play the game of ice hockey.
The
North Island Team will boast players from all five NZIHL
Teams and will face the very best players to ever come out
of the South Island. The game will also serve as trial for
the 2010 New Zealand Ice Blacks as they begin to prepare for
the Division II World Championships in Estonia in April.
The
game will be played on Sunday September 27th
at 5:00pm at Paradice Botany in East Auckland. This year
will mark the very first NZIHL Skate of Origin Game and will
go down in the history books as a yearly highlight.
The winner will earn the right to hoist the
Glass Shield.
The stunning gold and wood shield is named after the Glass
Family of the South Island with three generations of
contributors and builders of the sport within New Zealand.
Ben Glass is a founding member of the NZIHF and Patron of
the SIHL. Graeme Glass is the Past President of the NZIHF
and recently inducted Life Member. And of course, recent Ice
Blacks Captain, Simon Glass.
It is
set to be a fast, hard hitting game and is the last chance
to see NZIHL action in Auckland in 2009. Tickets will be
sold at the door and will be $15 per adult and $10 per child
under the age of 16 years.
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