The Salming Floorball Challenge at Source for Sports Demo Day

It might not be a new world record, but a 88 MPH shot from a first time floorball shooter is not bad!

Anyone who has shopped at a Source for Sports store knows they take their slogan -- we know our stuff  -- very seriously. At no time is it more evident than during the buying group's annual demo day at Copps Coliseum.

The demo day is an opportunity for all 160+ Source for Sports store owners, managers and staff to get on the ice and try out the latest gear from top brands like Bauer, Easton, Graf, Reebok, CCM, Warrior, Sherwood and others. Each brand takes over one of the Copp's dressing rooms and brings out all the latest goodies from skates, sticks helmets, and gloves... 

This year the event featured a major twist because in addition to the fun on the ice, Source members took part in the Salming Floorball Challenge hosted by FloorballPro.

The challenge took place inside Copps Coliseum where the FBP Events Team set-up a mini-rink using official floorball boards. Four stations were created: 

• Timed stickhandling challenge
• Attack Triangle drills
• Shots on a real floorball goalie
• Fastest shot competition

For most store staff, this was the first time they tried a floorball stick and the response was overwhelmingly positive. The favourite event by far was the fastest shot competition, where guys playing floorball for the first time were shooting over 80 MPH! Even though it was quickly evident the World Record of 119 MPH was safe, and even FloorballPro's internal record of 94 MPH by Vesa Mikkola was out of touch, the competition heated up above the 80 MPH threshold.

When the dust settled there was one man who stood above the rest: Kirby Yeats from Kirby's Source for Sports in Victoria, British Columbia clocked an impressive 88 MPH, taking the first annual fastest shooter crown. Kirby is going to a Vancouver Canucks home game courtesy of FloorballPro and will get an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the NHL Headquarters the next time he is in Toronto.

Congratulations Kirby; you are the fastest shooter in the Source family! (now watch your back!) 

Thank you to Source Head Office for the opportunity to set this up and to all the Source members who took part.

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