2013 End of Year Roundup

The following is a roundup of some of the hurling action from the latter part of the year.

Calgary Tournament
The Calgary Chieftains held what could possibly be the first ever hurling tournament in Alberta on Saturday August 17th at the Calgary Irish Rugby Club. Hurlers traveled from across the province to take part.

Halifax Tournament

On Saturday Sept 7th, the Halifax Gaels hosted their own tournament with their namesake travelling the long distance from Ottawa. The tournament, in association with the Auld Triangle, Durty Nellys and An Cumann, hoped to include three teams from Eastern Canada but unfortunately the St.Johns Avalon Harps couldn't make the trip. The hosts were the winners on the day. 

North American GAA Finals

This years finals were held in Cleveland, Ohio with teams travelling from all over the US and Canada. The Junior A Hurling final ended up as an all Canadian match up with Toronto edging out Vancouver by 2 points.In the Senior Camogie competition St Marys of Chicago beat last years champs Toronto. The 2014 finals will be held in Boston.

The Gathering

Canada sent a hurling team to Galway for the first ever "International Hurling Festival"(see previous post). Toronto Camogie traveled to Dublin in July to compete in the Camogie Gathering "Lets Play Ball and Have a Ball".

Portland Fall Tournament

Montreal Shamrocks traveled to the US for Portland H.C`s annual Fall 9-a-side on September 28th.  Montreal came out on top after games against the Green Bridge Geckos and the hosts. A great finish to a great All Ireland Final weekend. 

Northeastern Niners

Montreal Shamrocks GAC won the inaugural “Northeastern Niners", an Eastern Canada/Northeast USA Junior 9-a-side Hurling Tournament on Saturday, October 12th 2013 in St.Julie, Quebec. 

The aim of this tournament was to bring together hurling teams from across Eastern Canada and Northeastern USA for competitive action to foster the development of the sport in these regions. 

Montreal hosted the Ottawa Gaels and the Portland Hurling Club who made the trip from Maine. Ottawa and the hosts battled hard all day but it was the Shamrocks who pulled ahead in the final. The 2014 tournament promises to be a great day out.