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U.S.EWHA
PowerHockey News Release: July 26th, 2001
U.S. EWHA
7216 39TH AVE. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Tel: 763.535.4736
Fax: 208.279.1368
Web Site: www.powerhockey.com
Email: info@powerhockey.com
For Immediate Release
MINNESOTA-BASED U.S. EWHA TO HOST POWERHOCKEY
WORLD CUP, AUGUST 5-9, 2001.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota [July 26, 2001] - The world's best wheelchair
hockey teams and players are coming to Minnesota for the first ever
PowerHockey™ World Cup. The event takes place Sunday August
5th through Thursday August 9th, 2001 at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
This tournament will be the largest power-wheelchair sporting event
in U.S. history.
The PowerHockey™ World Cup will mark the first PowerHockey
tournament to have teams from Australia, Canada, Europe and the
US, competing against each other. Eleven teams will compete for
a chance to capture the PowerHockey Cup. Teams include: Minnesota
Stars (USA), St. Paul Saints (USA), Michigan Mustangs (USA), Power
Roos (Australia), Calgary Selects (Canada), SW Ontario Canucks (Canada),
Toronto Rock (Canada), Finnish National Team (Finland), Nording
Bulls (Germany), Rocky's Rolling Wheels (Germany), and Thunder Roma
(Italy).
The event is being hosted by the Minnesota-based U.S. Electric
Wheelchair Hockey Association (U.S. EWHA), a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing a quality hockey program for persons requiring
the use of an electric (power) wheelchair during daily life. The
U.S. EWHA was founded by members of Minnesota's first organized
PowerHockey team.
PowerHockey™ is a sport specifically designed for electric
(power) wheelchair users. This segment of the disabled community
is very under-served when it comes to available athletic opportunities.
The Special Olympics and Paralympic programs do not serve these
athletes. The potential market for PowerHockey™ is the same
if not greater than those very successful national/international
programs, quite possibly making it the world's next big disabled
sports movement.
For more information about the PowerHockey™ World Cup, or
the U.S. EWHA you may visit our website: www.powerhockey.com. If
you would like a copy of the official event logo, go to: www.powerhockey.com/logos/.
To obtain a quote from a U.S. EWHA representative, please feel free
to contact us. Phone: (763)-535-4736.
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