February 3, 2010
VARSITY BLUES HOST TEAM CHINA IN WOMEN'S HOCKEY
TORONTO - The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team is hosting the Women's Olympic Hockey Team of China in an exhibition game on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at Varsity Arena as past of the OWHA-Team China series.
Team China returned to Ontario on Jan. 20 for part two of their pre-Olympic training camp. They previously spent nine weeks, from the end of August to the beginning of November 2009, in the GTA area where they went 15-5-1 against Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) teams. This time, the team will play six games before they are scheduled to head west for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Wednesday's game will mark the second time the Blues have faced Team China this season - in their first contest on Sept. 30, 2009, Team China battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to take the game 4-3.
U of T's first and only other game versus the Chinese national team occurred six years ago when they set up a cross-Canada tour in preparation for the 2004 Women's World Hockey Championship that took place in Halifax. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in front of boisterous crowd of close to 3,000 fans.
The Varsity Blues, who currently sit in fifth place with a 12-9-2 regular-season record, will use this mid-week match-up to prepare for their final four games of the regular season and the upcoming OUA playoffs.
TICKETS are $10 for adults, $5 for youth and non-U of T students, U of T students and children 12 and under are free. Advance sales are available through www.ticketbreak.com or by calling 1.866.9.GET TIX (943-8849).
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
Team China returned to Ontario on Jan. 20 for part two of their pre-Olympic training camp. They previously spent nine weeks, from the end of August to the beginning of November 2009, in the GTA area where they went 15-5-1 against Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) teams. This time, the team will play six games before they are scheduled to head west for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Wednesday's game will mark the second time the Blues have faced Team China this season - in their first contest on Sept. 30, 2009, Team China battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to take the game 4-3.
U of T's first and only other game versus the Chinese national team occurred six years ago when they set up a cross-Canada tour in preparation for the 2004 Women's World Hockey Championship that took place in Halifax. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in front of boisterous crowd of close to 3,000 fans.
The Varsity Blues, who currently sit in fifth place with a 12-9-2 regular-season record, will use this mid-week match-up to prepare for their final four games of the regular season and the upcoming OUA playoffs.
TICKETS are $10 for adults, $5 for youth and non-U of T students, U of T students and children 12 and under are free. Advance sales are available through www.ticketbreak.com or by calling 1.866.9.GET TIX (943-8849).
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
