1996 USA Hockey InLine Cup

Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota

More than 500 players representing 36 teams traveled from throughout the United States and Canada to compete in the first-ever USA Hockey InLine Cup (National Championship) in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, August 15-18, 1996. The tournament was held at Veteran's Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, Minnesota.

Partial list of Teams Competing

Toronto Tornado
Twin City Inline
Nike Oregon All-Stars
Oakland Dry-Ice Fury (Oakland, CA)
Chicks With Sticks Southern California
Team Rollerlade (Minneapolis, MN)

Game Results -- Women's Open Division

I'm sorry, but I only have round robin results for the Toronto Tornado team. Please send me any other round robin results that you may have.


Round Robin:
  Toronto Tornado 13 -vs- Twin City Inline 0
  Toronto Tornado 11 -vs- Nike Oregon All-Stars 0
  Toronto Tornado 12 -vs- Oakland Dry-Ice Fury (Oakland, CA) 0
  Toronto Tornado 15 -vs- Chicks With Sticks Southern California 1

Semi-finals:
   Oakland Dry-Ice Fury 5 -vs- Nike Oregon Allstars 0
   Toronto Tornado      5 -vs- Team Rollerlade (Minneapolis, MN) 2

Final:
   Toronto Tornado      6 -vs- Oakland Dry-Ice Fury 0

Final Placings

Toronto Tornado
Oakland Dry-Ice Fury
Team Rollerlade (Minneapolis, MN)
Nike Oregon Allstars

Individual Awards


All-Tournament Team - Women's Open:

   Donna Forbes, Toronto Tornado 
   Linda Nowak, Team Rollerblade
   Cheryl Pounder, Toronto Tornado 
   Christina Sorbara, Toronto Tornado
   Jeanne Aura-Hall (goaltender), Team Rollerblade

Winning Team Roster


Toronto Tornado Roster -- gold medal

  # Pos Player            (Ice Hockey Team)

  3  F  Christina Sorbara (North York Junior Aeros)
  5  F  Tracy Cook        (Mississauga Junior Chiefs, University of Guelph)
  7  F  Coley Dosser      (Mississauga Junior Chiefs)
  9  D  Donna Forbes      (Hamilton Goldenhawk AAA)
  10 F  Randi Hickox      (North York Junior Aeros)
  11 D  Cheryl Pounder    (North York Aeros AAA, Laurier University)
  16 F  Urszula May       (North York Junior Aeros)
  21 F  Patty Long        (Scarborough Sting AAA)
  27 F  Laura Schuler     (Newtonbrook Panthers AAA)
  96 G  Sarah Couch       (Newtonbrook Panthers AAA)

  Coach:    Mike O'Toole
  Trainer:  Rob Insley
  Manager:  Sandy Nimmo
  Sponsors: Bauer, Crystaplex, 2 Minutes 4, CIRSA