NARCh ( N orth A merican R oller Hockey Ch ampionships) is the premier tournament series for competitive travel roller hockey. It was started in 1994 by Paul Chapey and Jeff Mason. In 2002, Chapey and Mason sold their interest in NARCh to Daryn Goodwin, a NARCh employee. Goodwin is currently the sole stock holder in NARCh.
NARCh is not only the largest roller hockey tournament in the world, but also the largest hockey tournament, recently hosting 435 teams at its Finals in San Jose in July 2008. In addition, the youth portion of the tournament has grown to become the largest youth indoor sporting event in the world.
The first NARCh Finals were held in 1994 at the All American Sports Mall in St. Louis, Missouri and featured 39 teams.
The annual, division champions of NARCh are widely accepted as being the best roller hockey teams in the world.
Competitions
WinterNationals
The WinterNationals are tournaments held annually in January and February. They are not qualifiers for the NARCh Finals, but are entirely separate tournaments. Recently, they have been split up into two events: the East Coast WinterNationals and the West Coast WinterNationals.
Regionals
The Regionals are held March through June annually across the country. They act as qualifiers to the NARCh Finals. The cities the regionals are currently being held in are:
- Aberdeen, New Jersey
- Beaverton, Oregon
- Bethpage, New York
- Broomall, Pennsylvania
- Buffalo, New York
- Detroit, Michigan
- Escondido, California
- Irvine, California
- Lake Worth, Florida
- Lakewood, Colorado
- Langley, British Columbia
- Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
- Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Novi, Michigan
- San Jose, California
- Snellville, Georgia
- St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Peters, Missouri
Finals
The NARCh Finals are held annually in July and are NARCh's largest event.
Divisions
The divisions ( age range ) and subdivisions ( tiers of play within division ) for NARCh tournaments are listed below.
NARCh Pro
Main article: 2009 NARCh Finals Pro DivisionNARCh Pro is a division of NARCh in which professional teams compete for cash prizes and the NARCh Cup. The current teams as of the 2009 Finals are:
References
- ^ a b Tournaments are held in the United States and Canada. However, the tournaments include teams from various countries worldwide.
- ^ 2009 NARCh Finals Team List
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