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21-476: The first World Pond Hockey Championship tournament was held in 2002. The event was created by Tom Chamberlain and Danny Braun, the director for community development of Plaster Rock and the current President and CEO of the tournament. Danny first set out wanting to organize an event to help raise money for a new recreation centre for the Tobique Valley community. So in 2000, Braun organized a fundraiser in

42-457: A Pentecostal Church . The average congregation is 20-45 members of the first 5 churches, with the Pentecost church being an exception with a congregation of approximately 400 members, who are in part from the village of Plaster Rock, but mostly from the surrounding region of Victoria County . The Pentecostal Church also has its own private school, the only other school in the village aside from

63-795: A 122-car train derailed and caused a huge fireball near Plaster Rock. The petroleum products originated in Western Canada and were destined for the Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick , because in the wake of the Lac Megantic derailment the MM&;A line through Lac Megantic can no longer be used to transport dangerous goods. As a result, Irving Oil uses the CN line from Montreal through Quebec City that crosses over

84-578: A fifth member in case of injury or illness. Every team is guaranteed at least five 30-minute games over the course of the four-day tournament. The playoff round starts on the Sunday of every tournament weekend, which features the best 32 teams from the previous rounds. The Pond Hockey Championships feature some untraditional rules and notable differences in gameplay as compared to traditional hockey games. The nets that players must score on are 6 feet wide, but only 10 inches high, so all shots must be kept low to

105-480: A land area of 3.01 km (1.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 332.9/km (862.2/sq mi) in 2021. Mount Carleton Provincial Park Mount Carleton Provincial Park , established in 1970, is the largest provincial park in the Province of New Brunswick , Canada . It encompasses 174 square kilometres (67 sq mi) in the remote highlands of north-central New Brunswick . The park

126-698: Is a former village in Victoria County , New Brunswick . It is now part of the village of Tobique Valley . Plaster Rock’s first settlers were Hezekiah Day and his two brothers, who arrived in 1881. Plaster Rock was incorporated as the Village of Plaster Rock on November 9, 1966. Hezekiah Day gave Plaster Rock its name based on the hill on the other side of the Tobique River – the rock is made up of gypsum, or plaster. The second settlers, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ridgewell, arrived in 1882. The third settler

147-506: Is a large event attracting tourists and visitors from all over the world as they put approximately 1300 canoes into the waters and float accompanied by fiddlers and their Maritime music. Plaster Rock gets a rebroadcasting signal of CIKX-FM , and is heard at the frequency of 88.3 MHz . On 1 January 2023, Plaster Rock annexed all or part of three local service districts to form the new village of Tobique Valley . The community's name remains in official use. On January 7, 2014, 17 cars of

168-660: Is a lesser-known gem of the Atlantic Canadian wilderness. Some outdoor enthusiasts refer to it as the "Algonquin of New Brunswick." The park's dominant natural features include the highest peak in the Maritimes , Mount Carleton , and several large freshwater lakes (Nictau Lake, Little Nictau Lake, Bathurst Lake, and the Nepisiguit Lakes). Located at the headwaters of the Nepisiguit River and

189-785: The Tobique River , the lakes offered a convenient portage route between the Nepisiguit and Saint John River watersheds. The Canadian portion of the International Appalachian Trail passes through the park. The Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail , a wilderness backpacking trail which follows the Nepisguit river to Bathurst , has its western terminus at Bathurst Lake in the park. The mountains in the park are erosional remnants of resistant igneous rocks that remained after an ancient Mesozoic peneplain surface

210-459: The bridge to the South shore through Rimouski and Matane and then through Plaster Rock to Saint John. Nobody was injured during the blaze but about 150 people were evacuated. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Plaster Rock had a population of 1,002 living in 476 of its 515 total private dwellings, a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 1,023 . With

231-614: The form of a snowmobile race. The event was popular and well received by the community, but it failed to generate a large enough profit to justify running for more than two years. It was at this point in 2002 that Braun got the idea to organize a pond hockey tournament instead. In its first year ever run, the World Pond Hockey Championship tournament featured 40 teams from the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and Prince Edward Island , and from

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252-408: The ice and run the event, while over 8,000 people, including many representatives from newspapers, television networks, and other media companies, watch and participate in the tournament. In 2007, the organizers of the event received over 800 applications from teams wanting to enroll in the competition, which is significantly higher than the 100 applications they received in the first year the tournament

273-444: The ice. This is to ensure that pucks cannot be shot into one of the other closely situated rinks and disrupt games or spectators. There are no goalies , and players have to be over the centre line of the rink in order to score. There is also no traditional penalty box in this tournament; if any penalties are called on a member of one team, the opposing team automatically is awarded one goal . Plaster Rock Plaster Rock

294-555: The operating costs of the centre. Since its debut, the tournament has greatly expanded from its original 40 teams. It now features 120 teams from 15 countries all over the world such as the United Kingdom , Singapore , the Cayman Islands , Puerto Rico , and Denmark . There are now participating teams from all of the Canadian provinces, and from 35 states from the U.S. Every year, over 200 volunteers help to maintain

315-499: The park, and many family activities going on throughout the season. Mount Carleton is rich in cultural and natural history. Along the shores of Nictau Lake, First Nations artifacts have been found that date back to thousands of years. Signs are placed at the beginning of the hiking trails in Mount Carleton Provincial Park to provide a brief description of some of the human, cultural, and natural history of

336-526: The state of Maine , U.S. Unlike the snowmobile race, it was financially successful, and continued to grow with more teams registering every year. Its continued growth and popularity allowed for the construction of the Tobique-Plex recreation centre that officially opened in November, 2007. Over the past seven years that the tournament has been held, the profits from the event continue to help pay for

357-550: The tiny communities of Nictau , Riley Brook , Oxbow , Plaster Rock, Arthurette , Red Rapids , and empties into the Saint John River above Perth-Andover . The Tobique First Nations Reserve is located where the Tobique and Saint John Rivers come together. The town has 6 churches, namely a Catholic Church , an Anglican Church , a Free-will Baptist Church, a United Baptist Church , a United Church of Canada , and

378-609: The village`s Public Junior and High Schools. Plaster Rock is home of the World Pond Hockey Championships , which take place annually in February on Roulston Lake, featuring 120 teams from around the world. In 2016 Wayne Gretzky attended the event and Budweiser introduced its 20-metre goal-light as it began its trek across Canada and eventually to the North Pole. In June, Fiddlers on The Tobique

399-528: Was a gentleman named David Roulston and his family. Primarily English, the town is historically a logging and lumbering community. Known as the Gateway to Mount Carleton Provincial Park , the community is the source of business, commerce, banking, grocery shopping, and religious and sport gatherings for the surrounding hamlets and homes of the Tobique River region. The Tobique River, which has its source Nictau Lake at Mt. Carleton Provincial Park, flows through

420-616: Was held. It was in this same year that the Prime Minister of Canada , Stephen Harper , attended the World Pond Hockey Championships, dropping the puck to signify the official start of that year's tournament. The World Pond Hockey Championship tournament is played in a four-on-four, round robin format. The 20 outdoor rinks allow for 40 teams to play at any given time. All competing teams consist of 4 players ages 19 and over, but they are permitted to have

441-639: Was uplifted in the Cenozoic to form a plateau , and subsequently dissected via millions of years of erosion by wind, water and glacial ice. Mount Carleton Provincial Park has 11 hiking trails and four main mountain peaks, each accessible by trail: Mount Carleton, 820m (2,690 ft); Mount Head, 792m (2,589 ft); Mount Sagamook, 777m (2,549 ft); and Mount Bailey, 564m (1,850 ft). Newly renovated cabins along Nictau Lake and Bathurst Lake provide comfortable rustic wilderness experiences for any outdoor enthusiast. There are three camping areas within

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