Toyota and USA Hockey Agree to Partnership Extension

Toyota Will Continue as Title Sponsor of Youth National Championships

USA Hockey announced today a multi-year extension with partner Toyota, one of the most prominent automobile manufacturers in the world.

Toyota will continue as the title sponsor of the Toyota-USA Hockey National Championships for the youth, girls’/women’s, high school and sled hockey divisions, a status it has enjoyed since 2012.

"We’re excited to continue our relationship with Toyota," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey. "They’ve been a terrific addition to our corporate partner family and we’re particularly pleased to have them involved with our national championships."

The Toyota-USA Hockey National Championships are held each spring and mark the culmination of the season for teams across the country.

"Toyota and USA Hockey have established a great relationship to inspire the journey of the players, coaches and fans, and we look forward to going places together for seasons to come," said Ed Laukes, vice president of marketing for Toyota.

ABOUT USA HOCKEY

USA Hockey Inc., founded on October 29, 1937, and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., provides the foundation for the sport of ice hockey in America; helps young people become leaders; and connects the game at every level while promoting a lifelong love of the sport. More than one million strong, including players, coaches, officials and volunteers that span all 50 states, USA Hockey is the National Governing Body for the sport in the United States and has important partnerships with the National Hockey League, United States Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation. For more information, visit usahockey.com.

ABOUT TOYOTA

Toyota, the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants and directly employ more than 40,000 people. Our 1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.5 million cars and trucks in 2013 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com/usa.

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