Skate Of Origin
Skate of Origin is a game played by New Zealand team eligible NZIHL stars. This contest will pit mate against mate, as players will represent the island they first learned how to the game of ice hockey. The North Island Team will boast players from all five NZIHL Teams and will face the very best players to ever come out of the South Island. The game will also serve as trial for the 2010 New Zealand Ice Blacks as they begin to prepare for the Division II World Championships in Estonia in April.
The game will be played on Sunday September 27th at 5:00pm at Paradice Botany in East Auckland. This year will mark the very first NZIHL Skate of Origin Game and will go down in the history books as a yearly highlight.
The winner will earn the right to hoist the Glass Family Plate. The stunning silver plate is named after the Glass Family of the South Island with three generations of contributors and builders of the sport within New Zealand. Ben Glass is a founding member of the NZIHF and Patron of the SIHL. Graeme Glass is the Past President of the NZIHF and recently inducted Life Member. And of course there is recent Ice Blacks Captain, Simon Glass.
It is set to be a fast, hard hitting game and is the last chance to see NZIHL action in Auckland in 2009. Tickets will be sold at the door and will be $15 per adult and $10 per child under the age of 16 years.
