Israel Skates To Hockey Gold

Congratulations Israel!!!

March 4th, 2010

By Adam Michael Segal

In a surprising twist for International Hockey, a team from Israel recently skated to a Gold Medal at a tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada!

The team, who are based in Bat Yam, Israel, scored the top prize at the 35^th annual BSR International Peewee Hockey Tournament.

Victories were earned in all the Division Games the Players participated in, along with the final match, in which the Israelis shot their way to an 8-7 win over a New Brunswick, Canadian team.

While it may have been at the Peewee Level, the win was no small feat, with over 130 teams from eight Countries taking part.

In addition to winning the Gold, the Players were treated to a tour of the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre, as well as a meet and greet with Jean Perron, coach of the Canadiens 1986 Stanley Cup winning team.

Israeli Hockey Organizers expect the Championship to further spur Peewee Hockey in the Holy Land, which has a few hundred kids playing today.

http://www.canadasisrael.ca/

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