Canada Red Dominates at Hawaiian Invitational

Vancouver, B.C. - The Top 30 Canadian Youth boys converged on the 37th annual Hawaiian Invitational Water Polo Tournament held in Honolulu, Hawaii August 5 - 14, 2006. There they played as 2 teams; Canada White (East) and Canada Red (West). While both teams finished in the Top 10 of this prestigious event Canada Red was a dominate force placing second to Villa Park in the Boys U18 category. The final game (7-6 Villa Park/Canada Red) was a bitter loss for the Canadian team who had remained undefeated throughout tournament play.

B.C. players on the Canada Red team were Chris Toy (Burnaby), Daniel Tausen (Burnaby), Evan Van Niekerk (Delta), Stuart Preston (Coquitlam), Patrick Geary (Coquitlam), Joel Vanjoff (Abbotsford) and Stuart Jacobsen(Abbotsford), Colby Draney (Abbotsford), Dale Morgan (Chilliwack) and John Kaukinen (North Vancouver).

The Hawaiian Invitational Water Polo Tournament has become a highly prestigious event attracting over 100 teams including teams from the US, England, Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan.

Contact:
Cheryl Wilson-Stewart
BC Water Polo-PR
Tel: 604.737.3148
pr@bcwaterpolo.com