USA Rink Hockey

2010 NATIONAL RINK HOCKEY
CHAMPIONSHIPS
By: Tom Hughes

On Tuesday, July 12th, the weather in Bremerton, Washington was overcast, rainy and cool, but the weather inside Bremerton Skateland was hot and fierce with competition at the 49th Edition of the National Rink Hockey Championships. Today, the second day of competition, was filled with 19 games played in eight different divisions, an Opening Ceremony featuring the Navy and Marine Silent Drill Team, recognition of some of the special people in our sport, a warm friendly welcome from the Mayor of Bremerton and a unique presentation of our National Anthem by Donna Baldwin. What a great day for long time hockey players, spectators, and newcomers to our sport. The results for Monday were:

Pee Wee Division
Decatur, TX def Salt Lake City, UT, 11-1
Decatur, TX def Bremerton, WA, 12-2
Bremerton, WA def Salt Lake City, 7-0

Midget Division
Boyertown, PA def Bremerton, WA, 11-1
Decatur, TX def Olympia, WA, 3-2

Freshman Division
Bremerton, WA def Olympia, WA, 3-2
Cumberland, MD def Decatur, TX, 10-2

Junior Division
Bremerton 1, WA def Burlington, WA, 6-0
Cumberland, MD def Bremerton 2, WA, 3-2

Ladies Division
Anchorage, AK def Merced, CA, 6-0
Bremerton, WA def Utica, NY, 3-1

Bronze Division
Salt Lake City def Burlington, WA 4-3 (corrected from yesterday)
Burlington, WA def Cumberland, MD, 2-1
Bremerton, WA def Merced, CA, 3-2
Salt Lake City tied Olympia, WA, 2-2

Silver Division
Bremerton 1, WA def Bremerton 3, WA, 4-1
Bremerton 2, WA tied Decatur, TX, 0-0

World Class Division
Boyertown, PA def Bremerton 1, WA, 6-2
Cumberland, MD def Bremerton 2, WA, 5-3
Utica, NY def Olympia, WA, 7-6