The Escondido Sports Center recently held a roller hockey tournament that featured more than one hundred hockey games. The tournament featured teams from all over the western half of the nation and served as a qualifying tournament for the North American Roller Championship hockey finals. The finals will take place soon in San Jose, California.

This event is really a big deal for the area. The tournament was the largest of its kind to ever be held in San Diego County. The tournament attracted a wide range of talent. Certainly not every player in the tournament was a top prospect, but there were players that are NCAA Division I hockey players. This sort of attraction was a huge success for the city and area in general.

There were several different divisions, and the big winner of the Junior Men’s group was a team from Las Vegas, called the Las Vegas Tour Rebels. En route to winning the tournament the Las Vegas Rebels had to beat the Stingrays to take the title. They were successful, winning by a score of 7-3.

This tournament is one of 19 that are held worldwide in the United States and Canada. By performing at a high enough level, the teams are able to participate in the aforementioned North American Roller Championship hockey finals and can gain huge fan popularity by NHL hockey previews.

This tournament also serves as a start for many young players. Children are able to take part in this tournament against others their age as they begin playing hockey at ages younger than 8 years old.