Pointstreak Signs Agreement with Japan Ice Sledge Hockey Association to Provide Statistics for IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship

Jan 08, 2013

Toronto, ON – Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. and the Japan Ice Sledge Hockey Association (JISHA) are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement to provide the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Sledge Hockey World Championship with Pointstreak’s real-time scoring, official statistics and tournament administrative services. The JISHA will play host to the IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship   in March. Statistics for the World Championships will be presented in multiple languages via Pointstreak’s real-time scoring and statistics technology. Pointstreak will provide the stats for the JISHA Top League and for the Japanese National sledge team program as well.

Igor Kuperman, Pointstreak’s Vice President of European Operations commented, "We are very excited about our partnership with JISHA and our ability to provide coverage of the IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship. JISHA will be the first hockey federation in the Far East and Asia which will implement our platform. We are confident that the Pointstreak media platform will be a huge success, embraced by the fans, media and officials. This opportunity will allow us to showcase the systems capabilities to the participating sledge hockey federations and their national programs.”

Kojin Nakakita, President of the Japan Ice Sledge Hockey Association, commented, “We are happy to announce that the Japan Ice Sledge Hockey Association and Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. have signed an agreement to implement the statistic and result system for domestic and international ice sledge hockey competitions in Japan. We realize that this contract is the first agreement signed by Pointstreak in Asia for the hockey related competitions and we are so delighted to use this most known statistic and result system in the world. We believe Pointstreak system will bring us one step closer to be used in ice hockey in Far East.”

About Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.:
Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.’s mission is to provide innovative technologies to enhance the experience of the global sports community. Pointstreak provides innovative solutions for sports organizations such as associations, leagues, clubs and teams that are geared towards streamlining operations and improving the experience of the sports participant, fan and media. Pointstreak’s major brands include: Pointstreak Stats, a real-time scoring & official league statistics system; Pointstreak Registration; an online registration & payment processing system; Pointstreak Sites; a website content management system; Team Locker Room, a free team-based social network; and STEVA Sports; sports video indexing and analysis software. More information about Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. can be found at www.pointstreak.com or through the product information website www.pointstreaksolutions.com .

About IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship:
Ice Sledge Hockey made its Paralympic Games debut at the Lillehammer 1994 Games, but has quickly become one of the biggest spectator attractions at the Winter Paralympics. The development of the sledges in the last decade has transformed the sport into an elite competition, thus attracting more athletes and countries. The sport originated in Sweden during the 1960’s and then spread to Norway and Great Britain before reaching Canada and Estonia. Those were the first five nations to field teams at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games, and since then it has spread across Europe and to Asia and North America.

About Japan Ice Sledge Hockey Association (JISHA):
The predecessor of JISHA was established in 1999 and shifted to the current organization in 2006. JISHA invites the world top teams and holds an international competition every year since 2008. At the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics Games, the Team Japan won the silver medal in the Ice Sledge Hockey event.

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