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On this show we talk one-on-one with world traveler and table hockey diplomat, Reggie Stefaniszyn. Reggie is from Viking, Alberta, Canada.
We talk about table hockey in Europe, Canada and in particular his hometown of Edmonton.
During our show, Reggie talks about playing ice hockey with and against some of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) famous Sutter brothers.
The
Sutter family, originally from
Viking, Alberta,
Canada, are one of the most famous families in the
National Hockey League (NHL). Six brothers:
Brent,
Brian,
Darryl,
Duane,
Rich and
Ron, reached the NHL in the 1970s and 80s. Four brothers, Brian, Duane, Darryl and Brent, have gone on to become coaches and general managers as well. All brothers played either for the
Chicago Blackhawks or the St. Louis Blues at one point or another.
Show Notes:
NEWS – Congratulations to:
Maxim Borisov for winning the International Table Hockey Federation’s (ITHF) 2013-2014 season tour of tournaments. He played in five tournaments and won four of them. Jun 2014.
Reggie Stefaniszyn for winning the Canadian Nationals tournament, Montreal, Canada. In 2nd place was Eric Desjardins (Canada) and in 3rd place Kent Richter. ITHF world tour. June 2014.
Reggie Stefaniszyn for winning the US Open, Chicago, Illinois. In 2nd place was Eric Davis (USA) and in 3rd place Jerry Wikstrom (Sweden). ITHF world tour. July 2014.
Tournament Organizers: Jim Rzonca & Eric Krol
For more information go to:
www.ITHF.info
www.LemontTableHockey.com
www.USTHA.com
www.CTHA.CA
Upcoming Events:
Scandinavian Open, August 9, 2014
World Table Hockey Association (Czech, EU)
For more information go to: www.billiard-hockey.com
Classic Auctions – Ice hockey and Table Hockey memorabilia of historic value. Marc Juteau and staff will be in Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit, 28 July – 4 August. For more information go to: www.ClassicAuctions.net
The National Sports Collectors Convention, July 30 – August 3, Cleveland, OH,
www.nsccshow.com
Greg is the founder of the World Table Hockey Association (WTHA), Table Hockey Show, and leadership team of the Hockey Time Machine Show https://www.youtube.com/@HTM3000-Hockey
He also staged one of the largest table hockey tournaments in the last decade held in Buffalo, New York. It boasted 64 players, five tournaments on three different manufacturer's games (Stiga, SoHo Pro and Classic, and SuperChexx AKA "bubble hockey"), with a Friday night social with guest appearance by Don Luce, Buffalo Sabres alumnus, and Adam Page, three time ParaOlympic Sled Hockey Champion.
All of which was made possible by the Buffalo-Niagara Sports Commission; Buffalo RiverWorks (venue); Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE) makers of SuperChexx; Len Mecca, Rod Warriors Table Hockey; Carlo Bossio, Canada Table Hockey; and John Fayolle, Owner of SoHo Tournament Table Hockey games.
Greg founded the WTHA to help revive a dying industry, as numerous manufacturers have gone out of business over the decades, to promote table hockey as a competitive sport, and bring together the hockey community, which includes and is not limited to promoting all table hockey manufacturers, artists, craftsmen, event operators, players, collectors, and more.
All of which contributed to defining the WTHA's mission to “educate, develop, preserve and promote table hockey."