World Cup Pond Hockey Tournament

The Rink at Burlington Creek held their Inaugural Jr World Cup 3 on 3 Pond Hockey Tournament this past Thanksgiving weekend and it was an overwhelming success. We had six divisions from 8U up through high school along with a college division. A total of 46 teams participated which in total was 156 players. Thanks to the following clubs that participated: Saints, Mavs, Stars, Topeka, and Carriage Club. During the three day tournament eleven champions were crowned. Congratulations to the following champions:

Gold Division

·         8U – Hat Trick Turkeys – Blake Hicks, Brody Cunningham, Gunner Smith

·         Squirt’s – Skating Turkeys – Zak Petterson, Kellen Briscoe, Griffin, Browne, Camden Zimlich

·         PW’s – Kansas City Jazz – Jameson Mair, Jory Veenstra, Braxton Landis, Evan Martinez

·         Bantam’s – ClusterPucks – Robert Devers, Jake Enders, Tim Schade

·         High School – Knuckleheads – Anthony Olson, Jackson Taylor, Elliot Cohen

·         College Division – Hattrick Swayze – Clayton Jacks, Turner Palmer, Miles Manson

Silver Division

·         8U – Puck Gobblers – Andon Koren, Logan Grimsrud, Maddox Simmons,

·         Squirt’s – The Riverman – Nik Schneider, Drake Mische, Dalton Elliott, Keegan Elliott

·         PW’s – Turkey Stuffers – Joe Bortnick, Justin Stetzler, Kelton Kellerman, AJ Doll

·         Bantam’s – Goal Squad – Jack Stout, Owen Kaltenberger, Jude Williams

·         High School – Snow Cones – Gage Gronberg, Brennan Caume, Jakob Himes

The management staff at The Rink would like to thank everyone who was part of this inaugural tournament especially the players and their families. We promise that the 5th Winter Classic tournament in December will be as memorable as this tournament. We will see you in December!