Kowloon Warriors Clinch First Regular Season CIHL Title

The Kowloon Warriors clinched the regular season title for elite ice hockey league CIHL with one week to go, and will be the favourite going into the CIHL playoffs, which begin Saturday March 10 at Mega Ice. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 01, 2012 - HONG KONG - The Kowloon Warriors clinched the regular season title for elite ice hockey league CIHL with one week to go, and will be the favourite going into the CIHL playoffs, which begin Saturday March 10 at Mega Ice.

The Warriors, who have led the league for most of the inaugural CIHL season, clinched the title on Saturday, February 18, after their closest competitor, the South China Sharks, lost to the Macau Aces. Not content to sit on their laurels, the Warriors proved they are the team to beat with a 3-2 victory over the Hong Kong Tycoons.

Warriors General Manager Arthur Tam said, "It's a great feeling to head into the playoffs in first place. However, the work is far from over and every player on our team is focused on winning the 2011-2012 CIHL championship."

Following the Warriors' final regular season game on Saturday, March 3 against the Aces at 8 p.m., the Warriors will take on the CIHL's fourth-placed team in the semi-final on March 10. A week later, the two finalists will begin a best-of-three series to determine the inaugural CIHL champion.

"Royal Bank of Canada would like to congratulate the Kowloon Warriors on their success in the regular season," said Andrew Turczyniak, Head of Asia, RBC Wealth Management. "The competitiveness of the CIHL has made for some exciting, fast-paced hockey this season and we are proud to be an integral part of the league."

The CIHL plays on Saturday nights through April 21, 2012, where fans can catch two back-to-back games featuring the Hong Kong Tycoons, the Kowloon Warriors, the Macau Aces and the South China Sharks.

CIHL tickets for the regular season and the CIHL playoffs are available at www.cihl.com/tickets or by contacting info ( @ ) cihl dot com dot All games are played at Mega Ice, with a game format of three, 12-minute periods of five-on-five hockey dot

For more information please contact:
Gregory Smyth at greg ( @ ) cihl dot com

About the CIHL
The CIHL was founded in 2010 to provide new opportunities for high-level, contact hockey in Hong Kong, Macau and Southern China as well as to champion sportsmanship and develop future generations of Chinese hockey.

The Royal Bank of Canada is the official league sponsor for the inaugural 2011-2012 CIHL season. This year, the league will feature four teams: the Hong Kong Tycoons, Kowloon Warriors, Macau Aces and South China Sharks

Every Saturday night from October 8 through April 14, the teams will face off at Mega Ice for two back-to-back games. Family entertainment, community events and on-ice kids' competitions are aimed at making Saturdays a true "Hockey Night in Hong Kong".

About Royal Bank of Canada
Proud supporters of amateur sport and the arts, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is the official league sponsor of the CIHL. As league sponsors, RBC will be supporting the CIHL and hockey in Hong Kong in several ways, including an opening night kids' ticket promotion and the season-long Adopt-a-School Program. For every regular and playoff CIHL game, RBC will sponsor a school and provide 30 complimentary tickets for deserving students.

RBC is passionately committed to growing hockey from the grassroots level, through the RBC Play Hockey program in Canada and the United States and our partnerships with Hockey Canada, USA Hockey and the Hockey Hall of Fame. From the pond to the podium and from the early morning practices to the Saturday night game - RBC is proud to support the hard work and dedication that helps hockey happen.

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