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You’re Invited to a Table Hockey Tournament in Edmonton!

You are invited to a table hockey tournament! Register today and play in the 13th annual “Edmonton Centennial Challenge Cup” table hockey tournament. It is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at the West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The West Edmonton Mall is North America’s largest shopping mall!

Edmonton Centennial Challenge Cup

The games will be set up on Centre Stage (in front of The Bay) on the east side of the mall – passersby will be able to see the games from both the upper and lower levels.

The tournament begins at 9:30 am. Two round robins will be played for a total of around 30 pre-playoff games. Playoffs are all best-of-sevens in all Pools. This is a Player’s Choice tournament.

Edmonton Table Hockey League (ETHL) tournament schedules are set up so that there are minimum figure changes between games (one overall change per round robin). Scores are kept by each player on his scoresheet, so you’ll get the maximum amount of games in a minimum of time!

Tournament Schedule (Tentative):

9:30 – 12:30 First round robin
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch break
1:15 – 2:30 Second round robin
2:30 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 7:00 Playoffs and award ceremony

The 11th annual Edmonton Centennial Challenge Cup table hockey tournament. Photo credit: BRUCE EDWARDS / EDMONTON JOURNAL

Great Fun, Trophies and Prizes!

There will be trophies for the top 3 finishers in each group and there will be prizes for everyone at the end of the day. In past years, these prizes have included autographed sticks from the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, NHL T-shirts, NHL DVDs and various other NHL memorabilia.

Registration Information

The deadline for registrations is Thursday, September 15th. Entry fees are $40 CDN ($35 for CTHA and USTHA members) and $30 for first time players. Payment can be sent by Paypal to ReggieJ44@hotmail.com or by cheque or money order in CDN funds, to:

Reggie Stefaniszyn
c/o Castle Rock Research
2000, 10065 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5J 3B1

Tournament rules

Tournament rules will adhere to ITHF guidelines, and players will be welcome to use NHL or International Stiga player figures. All games are cleaned with diluted Original Windex, have Suplaks, Lyle Knittig net deflectors, pledged rods, oiled slots and ‘Tack it Over’ on the rod pegs.

Sanctioning

This tournament is part of the North American Stiga tour and the World Stiga Tour, sanctioned by the Canadian Table Hockey Association, the United States Table Hockey Association, and the International Table Hockey Federation. This tournament is supported by the World Table Hockey Association, International, whose mission is to promote, educate, develop and preserve table hockey worldwide.

Family & Friends

If you come with your spouse and children, there are enough activities in the Mall to keep them busy for the whole day. Attractions include a Sea Lion Park and an amusement park amongst others.

About the Author: Gregory Scoma

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, WORLD TABLE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION® (WTHA) ========================================= OTTAWA, CANADA & WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. ========================================= INVIGORATING TABLE HOCKEY'S ECOSYSTEM ========================================= Greg is leading the mission to fortify the table hockey (TH) ecosystem. With a passion for helping others, he helps people find other TH players and organizations in their area; promotes local groups and events; and promotes the entire TH industry. ========================================= He enjoys family life with his wife, their two boys, dog "Ted E. Bear," rescue cat "Whiskers," and hamster "Acorn." He dreams of a day when he might drive his family at a leisurely pace across the USA, Canada, and Europe, so they can experience first-hand the natural wonders, people and places.