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About the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

All across the nation, on frozen ponds, in community rinks and in state-of-the-art arenas, Canadians are playing our favourite national pastime: HOCKEY. The game is perpetually tied to our sense of what it means to be Canadian and is perhaps our most identifiable icon. For some Canadians, it’s what defines them. They say it’s what binds this country together. We believe there is no better way to celebrate the sport than to play it on the pond!

 

 

 

The 2023 Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

Haliburton, ON. Two Weekends, 10+ divisions of epic Pond!

OPEN WEEKEND Jan 27, 28 2023

Men’s Open Division: Competitive division with a minimum age of 25+
Men’s Rec Division: Competitive but with a bit more emphasis on fun 25+

Women’s Open Division: Competitive division with a minimum age of 19 +

Men’s Pondimonium Division (NO playoffs): By popular request! For those that are looking just to play and don’t care about the score or getting an NHL contract..this is for you! Four games of fun, no playoffs, non competitive.

Women’s Pondimonium Division (NO playoffs): By popular request! For those that are looking just to play and don’t care about the score or getting an NHL contract..this is for you! Four games of fun, no playoffs,non competitive .

MASTERS WEEKEND– Feb 3, 4 2023

Men’s Masters Rec Division: Competitive but fun. Ages 35+.
Men’s Grey Beards Division: Less competitive. Ages 50+.

Men’s Pondimonium Division (NO playoffs): For those that are looking just to play and don’t care about the score or getting an NHL contract..this is for you! Four games of fun, no playoffs, non competitive (ages 20+).

Women’s Pondimonium Division (NO playoffs): For those that are looking just to play and don’t care about the score or getting an NHL contract..this is for you! Four games of fun, no playoffs, non competitive (ages 19+).
Women’s Masters Division: The ladies play hard and may party harder 35+
Women’s Rec Division: A fun & less competitive division 19+

 

About the Event

  • One of the largest Pond Hockey events on the planet!
  • On average, nearly 300 games are played over the two weekends
  • The CNPHC is followed on social media by people in over 40 different countries.
  • Between 700 – 1000 players will attend the event over two weekends.

About the CNPHC Volunteer Team

  • Over 100 volunteers help host the event making it one of the largest volunteer groups in the region.
  • Ice crews spend over three weeks (on average) creating 15 – 18 rinks on 420,000 sq ft of ice.
  • On average, Ice crews will move approximately over 5 million cu ft of snow weighing around 75 million pounds or 38,000 tons.

#HockeyForGood

  • Funds raised through our auction will be donated to Heat Bank Haliburton County  who assist households throughout the County that run out of heat options each winter..

Why Pinestone in Haliburton?

We strategically selected this location for a couple key reasons:

  1. The 14 acre pond in front of the resort is shallow (between 4-9ft deep) meaning it freezes quicker and deeper than most larger bodies of water in cottage country. If there is an ice surface capable of hosting a hard water event like ours (rather than cancelling), it’s here!
  2. The resort and its facilities are very close to the ice surface allowing teams to access the facility without walking a lot.
  3. Our event takes over the whole resort!

DID YOU KNOW?

The individual wooden trophies we hand out to winning teams are hand made here Haliburton using wood available in our region.

Each one takes over two hours to make.

 

Host Resort and Venue: Pinestone Resort

4252 County Road 21, Haliburton, ON.
Phone# 705-457-1800, 800- 461-0357
Reservation email: reservations@pinestone-resort.com

 

“This is Canadiana at its best!”

Players from across the nation and beyond will make the journey this year for a chance to stake claim to pond hockey superiority and hoist the coveted Maple Cup. The CNPHC represents the purest form of the game, taking competitors, volunteers and spectators alike back to the roots of hockey all set amidst the breathtaking northern landscape at our host venue Pinestone Resort. Along with Pinestone and our other sponsors, CNPHC delivers a top-shelf experience both on and off ice. A one-stop-shop for all participants as we transform the resort into Hockey Central for two epic weekends. From the frozen pond to heating it up on the dance floor and everything in between – a weekend at “Pond” creates friendships and memories that last a lifetime…and keep participants coming back each and every year.