Successful Outdoor PowerHockey Game Commemorates Fellow Player

In the third annual Sean Ross Memorial Summer Classic, it was a great location at the new outdoor rink in Greenwood Park. The new facility's rink surface is smooth with a roof made it an ideal location to play the game of powerhockey. There were three powerhockey leagues from Ontario participating which included CEWHA, TPWHL and OPWHL. In the opening ceremony we were lucky enough to have Toronto Marlies mascot, Duke the Dog for the ceremonial puck drop.

As for the game the Wolves built a 8-0 lead after two periods, however in the third period there was a huge comeback with the Eagles scoring eight goals to tie the game to send it to overtime. In overtime, it was a chaotic experience with all players (over 30 in total) was given the opportunity to play at the same time. The overtime goal was a high shot by Saverio of the Eagles that deflected off the Wolves goalie making it 9-8 for the Eagles. It was another great event organized by Neil Mercer supported by Diane Miasa and Amanda O'Shaughnessy for MCing to commemorate fellow friend and hockey player Sean Ross. I look forward to next years summer classic!

Post by Terrence Ho.

3rd Annual Sean Ross Memorial Summer Classic

This years 3rd Annual Sean Ross Memorial Summer Classic is on tap for Saturday August 23rd 1-5pm. at the newly renovated Greenwood Park (150 Greenwood Ave. Greenwood & Gerrard) in east Toronto, Greenwood park is now home to Toronto's first covered outdoor rink. 25+ friends and former teammates of Sean's from both of Toronto's Power Wheelchair Hockey Leagues (CEWHA & TPWHL) are poised to enjoy a friendly game of 6 on 6 (Power Wheelchair hockey is traditionally 5 on 5) in a regulation sized rink,  The previous 2 Summer Classics were well attended and made for plenty of smiles and good memories. We would like to thank TD Asset Management for their generous support

Sean Ross was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in 1973, yet his passion for hockey led him to play his favourite sport for over 25 years. He epitomized the core values of amateur sports; playing with perseverance, respecting others and succeeding with true class and humility. Sean’s involvement in power hockey resulted in accolades and awards, and the admiration of friends and teammates. Many people mourned his passing in early 2011 (age 37). Now, his achievements are celebrated in what we hope will become an annual event.

Power hockey, or wheelchair floor hockey, provides recreational and social benefits for youth and adults with physical disabilities. There are several power hockey leagues that exist in North America and internationally,with hopes of being declared a demonstration sport in the 2016 Paralympics.

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at 416-925-9817 or tikibaba@sympatico.ca

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2nd Annual SEAN ROSS MEMORIAL SUMMER CLASSIC

The 2nd Annual SEAN ROSS MEMORIAL SUMMER CLASSIC was held on August 24th 2013 at Withrow park in Toronto's east end, 26 players from both the Canadian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association and the Toronto Power Wheelchair Hockey League competed together in memory of Sean Ross a great friend and Ambassador of the sport of power wheelchair hockey.

After a moment  of silence in remembrance of John Makhlouf and Natios Ignadiou and following Reg Boudreau's singing of the national anthem, the game was on. Perfect weather set the scene for some wide open 6 on 6 action. The hard fought first period saw the Wolves (in Red) and the Eagles (in Blue) draw 2 goals apiece. The second period saw the Wolves open up the scoring with 3 unanswered goals to take a 5-2 lead.

 Finally in the 3rd, the Wolves added 3 more and the Eagles answered with 1 for a 8-3 final score. All in all the day was a total success, Everyone had a amazing time, we raised $280 of which a portion went to Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC), while the remainder will ensure that the Sean Ross Summer Classic will continue as annual event.