Darien, Illinois - Congratulations to each of the 13 Canadian teams that participated in State Wars VI!

A total of 3 medals made its way back across the border (Gold - Alberta 93AAA, Silver - BC 94AAA, Bronze-Alberta 92AAA) which adds to the total medal count over the past two seasons Canada has been attending State Wars.

Read further down to see how each team faired and see full State Wars VI schedules, stats and results click here to check out State Wars VI stats page

2010 sees 13 Canadian teams in total attending State Wars VI in the following age categories (updated scores in BOLD):

1999 AAA/AA - Team Ontario - Results

Win vs Arizona 11-4

Win vs Colorado 3-2

Win vs New York 6-2

Loss vs California 3-7

Semi-Finals vs Missouri Loss 2-7

1997 AAA/AA - Team Ontario - Results

Loss vs Colorado 0-8

Tie vs Michigan 5-5

Loss vs Missouri 3-5

1996 AAA/AA - Team Ontario - Results

Loss vs Colorado 4-2

Tie vs New York 5-5

Win vs Florida 4-3

Tie vs Missouri 5-5

Playoffs - Loss vs Florida 1-3

1995 A - Team Ontario (Round Robin starts Wednesday Aug. 11th)

1994 AAA/AA - Team BC - Results

Win vs Wisconsin 5-4

Win vs. Missouri 9-3

Win vs Texas 5-3

Win vs Pennsylvania 7-1

Team BC finished the Round Robin tied for first with a 4-0 record (New York 4-0, Michigan 4-0)

Quarter-Finals Win vs Florida 5-4

Semi-Final win vs. Michigan 5-3

FINALS VS ILLINOIS - Loss 4-3 - SILVER MEDAL

1994 A - Team Manitoba - Results

Loss vs Michigan 2-3

Win vs Kentucky 7-1

Loss vs Virgina 4-7

Win vs North Carolina 9-1

Quarter-Finals Win vs. Virgina 4-3

Semi-Finals vs Illinois - OT Loss 2-1

Bronze Medal vs Michigan - Loss 6-1 - 4TH PLACE FINISH

1993 AAA/AA - Team Alberta - Results

Tie vs Illinois 5-5

Win vs Missouri 6-1

Win vs North Carolina 1-0

Win vs New Jersey 5 -2

Bye to Semi-Finals - WIN vs New Jersey 5-2

FINALS vs North Carolina -OT WIN  2-1 - GOLD MEDAL

1993 AAA/AA - Team BC - Results

Win vs Pennsylvania 7-3

Win vs New Jersey 8-3

Tie vs New York 3-3

Loss vs North Carolina 5-3

Quarter Finals Loss vs North Carolina 6-2

1992 AAA - Team Alberta Results

Win vs Colorado 5-0

Win vs Pennsylvania 4-2

Win vs British Columbia 2-1

Win vs Ohio 5-2

Semi-Finals OT Loss vs Michigan 2-3

Bronze Game vs Pennsylvania WIN 4-3 - BRONZE MEDAL

1992 AAA - Team BC - Results

Win vs Ohio 6-2

Loss vs Missouri 5-3

Loss vs Michigan 6-1

Loss vs Alberta 1-2

Quarter-Finals Loss vs Michigan 6-7

1992 A - Team Manitoba - Results

Win vs Colorado 3-1

Loss vs Wisconsin 4-2

Loss vs California 6-2

Loss vs Tennessee 3-4

Quarter-Finals vs Virginia - OT WIN 7-6

Semi-Finals vs Florida - Loss 8-1

Bronze Medal Game vs Wisconsin - Loss 7-5

Junior AAA - Team Ontario Results

Loss vs Pennsylvania 4-6

Win vs Colorado 5-2

Loss vs New Jersey 2-3

Win vs North Caroline 6-0

Senior AA - Team BC Results

Win vs Indiana 5-1

Win vs Illinois 4-3

Loss vs Michigan 2-1

Win vs Wisconsin 8-0

Playoffs DNQ

Elite AAA - GRAND PRIZE of $10,000- Team Manitoba

Loss vs New Jersey Assault 0-8

Loss vs New York Mission Snipers 1-6

Loss vs Wisconsin USA Clinics 5-7

Loss vs Missouri Meltdown 6-12

The 2010 BC Summer Games are set to kick off in Langley July 22-25, 2010.  Inline hockey marks a return to the games for the first time since 2006.

6 Provincial Zone teams have been selected around the province and will be competing for the medals in this prestigious event.

• Zone 2:  Thompson - Okanagan
• Zone 3:  Fraser Valley
• Zone 4:  Fraser River - Delta
• Zone 5:  Vancouver - Squamish
• Zone 6:  Vancouver Island - Central Coast
• Zone 8:  Cariboo - North East

The Zone teams consist of athletes are born in 1995-96 and the inline hockey competition will take place at the Langley Sportsplex.

First up for the teams are practices on Thursday afternoon followed by the Opening Ceremonies that evening.  The competition begins for real on Friday morning at 10:00am.  Each team will play 4 round-robin games followed by the Semifinals on Saturday evening for the top 4 teams.

Gold and Bronze Medal games will be held on Sunday morning before the Closing Ceremonies.

The complete BC Summer Games Schedule for Inline Hockey can be found here: 2010 BC Summer Games

Karlstad, Sweden - Team Canada raised eyebrows and made the international inline hockey scene take notice in their 7-6 Bronze Medal loss against Sweden at the IIHF World Inline Hockey Championships.

This was the first time since 1998 that Canada had the opportunity to come back to North America with a medal around their necks after a 10 year absence from the event.

Sweden came into the Bronze Medal game as the favorite as they were looking to take their 4th straight Gold Medal this season until they were upset by the Czech Republic in the Semi-Final.

The Swedes medal game experience showed right off the puck drop as they jumped quickly to a 3-0 nothing lead halfway through the first quarter. Team Canada looked nervous but were kept into the game by standout goalie Brett Leggat as the Canadians found their stride.

Canada’s sticks came alive with a Thomas Woods goal on the PP, quickly followed by Kye Benjaminsens short-side backhand roof to pull Team Canada within one goal. Sweden responded near the end of the second quarter ending the first half with a 4-2 score for Sweden.

Again, the Swedes started strong in the second half and pushed the score to 6-3 going into the 4th quarter. Tempers flared and penalties were dished out in the 4th quarter which allowed Canada to begin the comeback. With 30 seconds left in the game, a Dave Hammond goal pulled Canada within one goal at 7-6. A mad dash and heavy pressure from the Canadian squad with an empty net didn’t provide the tying goal, ending the game at 7-6 for Sweden.

As Team Canada entered the event ranked 7th in the world, they constantly proved critics wrong throughout the 2010 tournament by upsetting many powerhouse teams, Germany in the round-robin and Finland in the QuarterFinals.

The 4th place finish moves Canada up the  world rankings ladder once again and sets the National Team Program to shoot for the podium in 2011.

Canada Rankings:

2010 - 4th

2009 - 7th

2008 - 9th

2007 - 15th

Entering the tournament as the 7th seed out of 8 in the Top Division, Team Canada proved over and over that they are a determined, underestimated team.

A shootout win against rival Germany and a massive upset against Finland has set up this fateful moment.

Assistant Captain, Dave Hammond chatted today about what this game means to the National Team Program and to himself as he has been a member of the National Team since its return in 2008.

Dave said watching Canada climb from 15th seed to 9th seed to 7th seed and now playing in a medal game is a huge accomplishment.

3-years in the making, Hammond says this is a HUGE game

Puck drop is at 9 AM CDT live from Karlstad - follow iihf.com or niha.ca for live scoreboard updates

Coming into the event this year, Team Canada was ranked 7th in the world and faced a very strong Pool including USA, Germany and Czech Republic. After a see-saw round robin that saw teams battle for every point, Canada placed as the 3rd seed using a comeback shootout win against Germany to its maximum.

The Canadian squad came into the Quarterfinals as an underdog, to everyone but themselves. The strongest outing of the event, led by Chris Terry’s 4 goals and Jimmy Carter’s 5 points, took Team Canada into the Semi’s against the undefeated US team earlier today.

The USA has proven time and time again that they are a force to be reckoned with and Team Canada couldn’t crack the code losing 12-3.

With the loss in the semi’s Canada will move into the Bronze medal game against the losing team of the Sweden/Czech Republic game tomorrow for the chance to bring home some proof that the National Team Program is growing stronger and stronger.

Stay tuned to niha.ca for more details on tomorrow’s game.

This is the first time Team Canada has advanced to the Semi-Finals at this event, guaranteeing that they will play for a medal tomorrow. The goal is to make that the GOLD medal game.

Team Canada faced the Americans in their first game as a team, losing 7-3. NIHA.ca took a minute with Chris Terry to chat about his heroic performance in the quarterfinals, what Team Canada learned from their first match against the US as well as the Revision Variant Gold wheels he rocked while netting 4 goals yesterday.

Terry says Team Canada is ready for the US today

Make sure to follow iihf.com or right here on niha.ca’s scoreboard to follow Team Canada’s big game today!

GO CANADA GO!!!

A see-saw first quarter saw Canada jump into an early lead with back to back goals pushing Canada up 3-1. In a 93 second span, the game turned dramatically. One power play goal and two regular strength goals in that time frame had Finland pushing back to take the lead at 4-3. The goal just kept on coming and the first half ended 6-6 with Canada scoring near the period.

The second half was all Team Canada as the boys jumped out to a quick start scoring the first goal of the half and continuing strong after that. Jumping to a 9-6 lead, the Canadian squad slowed the game down and started fighting against the clock. The Finns were sending a 3-man fore check to smoke Canada out of their own end and the game picked up ending 10-8 for Team Canada.

Chris Terry led the way with a HUGE 4 goal performance, 2 on the powerplay. Terry has been trying to find his touch around the net in the last two games, but stated before today’s game that “this is the one.” Stepping onto the floor with that confidence proved to be the catalyst for his massive performance.

Jimmy Carter had his breakout game today netting 2 along with three helpers. When asked about his performance Jimmy said he tried to keep it simple and focus on using his speed.

Carter speaks about his breakout game

Team Canada will play tomorrow evening at 6:00 PM local against the winner of the USA / SLOVAKIA game. Slovakia qualified as the Pool A 4th seed by beating Austria in the crossover relegation game yesterday.

Thursday of the IIHF World Championships is either a team’s easy day or the hardest one they’ll have at the tournament. By avoiding the cross-over games and potential automatic relegation, Team Canada was able to use Thursday as a rest-day to focus on today’s 2:00 PM puckdrop against Finland.

Kyle Sheen took a minute to chat with NIHA.CA about the day off and the teams attitude going into this important match. Click here to listen to Kyle’s thoughts

A win against Finland will push Team Canada into the Semi-Finals tomorrow and a guarantee for a Medal game on Sunday. A loss this afternoon and Canada will play in the 5/6 seeding game tomorrow.

In other games Wednesday, Finland toppled Sweden 9-8 in overtime, Slovenia overran Austria 9-2 and USA cleaned up Germany 8-3.

Yesterday in the crossover relegation games, history was made! While Germany beat Great Britain 3-2 to remain in Top division, Austria struggled against Slovakia losing 5-2 and will spend the rest of the tournament down in Division 1. Never before had a team in Top Division lost the crossover relegation game.

Watch NIHA.CA for live updates and halftime interviews.

GO CANADA GO!