2010 Canada Cup (floorball)
The 2010 Canada Cup Floorball Championship was the seventh such championship contested in the tournament's history. The tournament took place from May 21 to May 23, 2010 at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Elite Division | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Canada |
Dates | 21–23 May 2010 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Salming Vikings (1st title) |
Runner-up | Ottawa Blizzard |
Third place | NYC Floorball |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 108 (5.4 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Sebastian Agdur (12 points) |
MVP | Andreas Ackevi |
All statistics correct as of 16:53, 26 May 2010 (UTC). |
The tournament saw its first Ontario-based club win the elite division, as the Salming Vikings defeated the Ottawa Blizzard 9:2 in the championship match to capture the gold medal.
A record 57 clubs participated in the competition. In addition to that, the first youth clubs from abroad captured respective division championships as well, as Sweden's Skogsäng Cobras captured the high school title and Salem Panthers IF won the bantam division.
The tournament also saw the first clubs win multiple divisions. The Mississauga Red Devils captured both the recreational and atom/peewee crowns, and came close to capturing the bantam division with an impressive second-place finish. Although they participated under different names, the two Swedish teams belonged to the same club, capturing both the high school and bantam titles.
Source for Sports also returned as the tournament's headline sponsor, and 4 Finnish referees from the Salibandyliiga and the International Floorball Federation (IFF) were also on hand to officiate matches.