Original 6 Pack Challenge

TRF 16 Information 0riginal Six Pack Challenge

Draft � The Cat (Located right by the Best Western) at 8:00 PM Friday March 25, 2011 All Beer and Meals included. $5.00 Tip at door mandatory. When you arrive you will have to provide $5.00 Tip, your name and your hotel and room number at the door.
Rink � Huck Olsen Memorial Arena � Right next door to the Ralph Englestadt
Prospect Game/Draft Lottery � TBA
Contacts: Kelly and Murray at Westridge, JD at 955-1694 Jeff D at 981-8188 or email jeffdz@hotmail.com check out website for more info at www.original6pack.ca Hotel and room number and phone provided when available.
Keg Party Saturday � The Cat!!!

Drinking prior to games is not allowed, if you are deemed under the influence you will be asked to leave the ice surface by the referees failure to do so will result in individual and team penalties and suspensions and possible expulsion.

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Thief River Falls Times

Sponge hockey at The Huck

Teams sporting the colors of the National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars were on the Huck Olson Memorial Civic Center ice Saturday and Sunday to close out the 2007-08 tournament season for the Thief River Falls city arenas. The professional-looking attire was worn by Canadian sponge hockey players from the Winnipeg, Manitoba, area. The late-season visit to Thief River Falls has become a tradition for the group. The sport is organized �street� hockey played on a regulation size rink with a sponge puck. Players wear soft-soled shoes instead of skates. Just like regular hockey, teams put six players on the ice. But in the sponge portion of the sport, the line-ups include five forwards and a goalie - no defensemen. There is no offside rule and no checking. Penalties are called for tripping, high sticking, cross-checking, etc., similar to regulation hockey. Original Six-Pack Challenge games at The Huck consisted of three 12-minute, running-time periods. Regulation time ties resulted in a 10-minute, sudden-death overtime period. Teams were vying for a Stanley Cup replica trophy. Winnipeg claims to have the world�s largest sponge hockey league, with teams in men�s, youth, senior and co-ed programs. Those visiting Thief River Falls over the weekend left their regular season team affiliations north of the border. Nearly 90 of them showed up at the Black Cat Sports Bar and Grill Friday night for a draft that dispersed the players for the tournament rosters.

Click the link for the story. http://www.trftimes.com/sponge hockey

TRF 2011 Hotel Information

Super 8 Motel 1-888-890-9568 1915 Hwy. 59 SE., Thief River Falls, MN 56701 www.super8.com

Motel T-59 Video 218-681-2720 Hwy. 59 SE., Thief River Falls, MN 56701 www.motelt59.com

Hartwood Motel 218-681-2640 1010 Main Ave N., Thief River Falls, MN 56701

C�mon Inn Toll-Free 1-800-950-8111 or 218-681-3000 1586 Hwy. 59 SE, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 www.cmoninn.com

Best Western Hotel 218-681-7555 or 1-800-569-8123 1-800-WESTERN 1060 Hwy. 32 S., PO Box 573,Thief River Falls, MN 56701 www.bestwestern.com

Seven Clans Casino 218-681-4062 or 1-800-881-0712 8 miles south of Thief River Falls on Hwy. 59 www.sevenclanscasino.com

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