The Newron Sports Cup is an
inline hockey club championship
trophy
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, awarded annually to the
Major League Roller Hockey
Major League Roller Hockey (MLRH) is a limited liability company which operates multiple inline hockey leagues and tournaments. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, MLRH is one of the only full-contact inline hockey competitions in the world.
...
(MLRH)
playoffs champion.
The Newron Sports Cup is the oldest professional inline hockey trophy in North America. Originally inscribed the ''Jason Cup'', the trophy was first awarded during the 1998 season, named after a child with a life-threatening illness. During the
2002 season, the
Elite Sports Group
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paid for the rights to the name of the cup, and it was renamed to the
Elite Sports Group Cup. In 2009
Newron Sports bought the rights to the cup renaming it to the Newron Sports Cup.
Sports trophies and awards