Roller Hockey Junior Olympicswrap it up at Feasterville's Sportsplex

Bucks County Commissioner Charlie Martin (C) drops the puck in a ceremonial faceoff June 30 in the AAU Roller Hockey Junior Olympics that started that day at Feasterville's Sportsplex arena.

Bucks County Commissioner Charlie Martin, Executive Director of the Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau Jerry Lepping and TD Bank Branch Manager Joanne Schuck participated in a Ceremonial Puck Drop for the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Roller Hockey Junior Olympics.
An event that took place from June 30 to July 12 at Feasterville's Sportsplex arena, the Tournament kicked off more than two weeks ago with a battle between Mission Black Ice (Long Island, NY) and Team North Carolina. The tourney consisted of more than 165 teams competing in 462 games from over 40 states, Great Britan, Canada and Columbia.
Many teams, including Asia and Mexico, were not able to attend due to the Swine flu epidemic.
The local economy has benefited from the influx of teams in this lean tourism season due to the recession including hotels, local eateries, attractions and retail etc. Last year, this tournament brought in over 5,000 room nights to the area. This year, due to the swine flu epidemic, overnight room nights will probably total over 2,500. (about 50 percent) less.
The Sportsplex hosts many national, regional and state tournaments for Roller Hockey, Field Hockey, Roller Derby, lacrosse, Martial Arts and soccer.