February 8, 2007
NCRHA Announces Site for 2007 Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships
Road To Glory Will Pass Under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis
The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association proudly announces the 2007 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships, to be held April 4-7, 2007 at in
St. Louis, MO
.
Games will be played at
Matteson
Square
Garden
and The Omni Sportsplex. The event will bring 60 teams in 4 divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III, and B Division) together to compete for the title of National Champion. The teams selected to participate in the tournament will be announced the week of March 5-9 of 2007, on the NCRHA website www.NCRHA.org. Further details on the National Championships will be released as the event nears with details on event specifics.
Alongside the announcement of the location for CRHC IX comes the unveiling of www.NCRHATravel.com, a website where teams can find the best deals on travel, lodging and rental cars for the event. NCRHATravel.com is a website dedicated to the travel needs of the NCRHA, and the NCRHA retains a portion of the proceeds from every booking as a fundraising effort. NCRHA teams, players, families and supporters are strongly encouraged to use NCRHATravel.com for all of their travel needs throughout the year, even those not related to hockey! Please check www.NCRHA.org shortly for a list of recommended hotels in close proximity to the host facilities.
This yearâ??s Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships will coincide with the National Collegiate Athletic Associationâ??s Menâ??s Frozen Four event which will be held the same weekend in downtown
St. Louis
at the
Scottrade
Center
. The NCAA will hold menâ??s ice hockey national semi-finals on April 5, with the national championship game played on April 7. Other events include, â??Friday Night at the Frozen Fourâ? â?? which includes the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge and the presentations of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and the Hockey Humanitarian Award â?? on April 6. Tickets for â??Friday Night at the Frozen Fourâ? will go on sale Feb. 3. For more information on the NCAA Frozen Four, please visit www.stlouissports.org/hockey/index.php.
The 2006 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships were held at the Carolina Sportsplex in
Morrisville
,
NC
. Lindenwood University claimed their 4th consecutive Division I National Championship by defeating the Michigan State University, Neumann College defeated the University of Missouri â?? St. Louis for the Division II National Championship, Riverside Community College (CA) claimed the Division III National Championship by defeating St. Louis Community College â?? Meramec , and Lindenwood University B took home their 3rd consecutive B Division National Championship by defeating St. Louis Community College â?? Meramecâ??s B squad. You can view the results from the 2006 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships, as well as 2005 and 2004 at www.NCRHA.org.
This will be the ninth consecutive year that college roller hockey will crown national champions, going back to 1999. It will be the second time that the event will be held in a repeat location. The other location that has hosted 2 national championships is Southern California (2001 & 2004). The last time the National Championship was held in Missouri was under the Collegiate Roller Hockey League in
St. Louis
in April of 2002.
Several NCRHA Member Organizations have announced dates for their Regional Championship Tournaments. The MCRHL will host their Regional Championship Tournament on February 25-26, 2006. The ECRHA, GPCIHL, RMCRHA, SCHL, SECRHL, and WCRHL Regional Championship Tournaments will be on the weekend of March 2-4, 2007.
For more information, stay tuned to www.NCRHA.org.