Canadian Blind Hockey

#TBT To February 2, 2018, and one of the coolest events in #Canadian #Blind #Hockey history when the Calgary Flames and Calgary Flames Alumni partnered with the Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind to show that #HockeyisForEveryone! Check out this video from our presenting partner AMI (Accessible Media Inc.) that captured this incredible evening that members of the Calgary seeing ice dogs hockey team and Edmonton SeeHawks will never forget! A big thanks to Dougie Hamilton, Matthew Tkachuk, Kris Versteeg, Lanny McDonald, Brian McGrattan, Rhett Warrener, Jamie Macoun, and all of the Flames players who made this evening so special.

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A huge thank you to the Daniel Family Foundation for making a game changing donation to support #Blind #Hockey in #Canada for the past three years! #THANKYOU!

A huge stick tap to our national program partner CNIB Foundation for supporting #Blind #Hockey across #Canada for the past decade! Excited for the next 10 years #THANKYOU!

Today is your last chance to join the Canadian Blind Hockey 2021 NHL Hockey Pool. Do you think you have what it takes to be an NHL GM? Now is your chance to show your hockey knowledge and support a great cause by joining the 2021 Canadian Blind Hockey NHL Hockey Pool.... Canadian Blind Hockey has launched a Box Pool for the 2021 NHL Season using the Office Pools Fundraising platform. There is a $20 registration fee to join the pool which gives you three chances to win your very own customized Canadian Blind Hockey jersey with your name and number, as well as a gift certificate to the CBH Online Shopify Store. All registration fees go towards making hockey accessible to Canadians who are blind or partially sighted coast-to-coast, Please feel free to register as many teams as you would like and share with all of your family and friends the more the merrier! Act now and don’t delay, registration closes when the puck drops for the 2021 NHL season at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 13! Thank you for supporting Blind Hockey in Canada, Best of luck to everyone who registers! Prizes are as follows: GRAND PRIZE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Customized Canadian Blind Hockey Hockey Bag TRUE Hockey Gloves Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $100 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store SECOND PLACE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $50 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store THIRD PLACE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $25 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store Click here to play now! http://www.officepools.com/invite/classic/m/AADLT9C

We are eternally grateful for the support of our presenting partner AMI Accessible Media Inc. who have played a leading role in making #hockey #accessible since 2011! #THANKYOU!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Canadian Blind Hockey https://youtu.be/2AfaipFmGYQ

Kaiden from the Newfoundland Eyelanders was the winner of our 2020 Blind Hockey at Home photo contest with generating the most likes on his post. Kaiden is a fan favourite in the #Blind #Hockey community. He is always full of energy on and off the ice! Kaiden is a great teammate with a bright future. It is amazing to see Kaiden filled with excitement when opening up his gift box. Looking cool in all your new CBH apparel! #Blind #Hockey #hockeyisforeveryone #hockeylife #surprise #gift

Most kids dream of playing in the NHL! Sam dreams of coaching in the NHL! He loves nothing more than being called Coach Sam! It was a year to the date that Coach Sam received his very first Canadian Blind Hockey Coaches jacket. Coach Sam has been a big asset to our GTA Youth Blind Hockey Program Volunteer Coaching Staff. His energy and passion have been a great addition to the program. #Blind #Hockey #Coach #HockeyIsForEveryone (Photo Description: Coach Sam has a big smile while wearing his brand new Canadian Blind Hockey Coaches jacket.)

Check this Out: George Brown College featured our very own Program Manager Luca DeMontis in their first Alumni Spotlight. If you are a member of the Blind Hockey community you already know Luca's dedication to growing the #parasport of #Blind #Hockey, but did you know he had a very successful college soccer career as a member of the #Huskies from 2004 - 2009? Check out this great feature and learn more about Luca. PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Luca controls the soccer ball on the field as a member of the George Brown Huskies (top), Luca coaches a youth Blind Hockey player through a stickhandling technique (bottom).

#MondayMotivation #Blind #hockey is back! Canadian Blind Hockey "Return to Play" Profile: Moncton See Cats Blind Hockey Great news to begin 2021: the Moncton See Cats have started their inaugural season, and have now officially become the thirteenth Blind Hockey program in #Canada, and the very first team in #NewBrunswick! ... The See Cats currently have seven blind or partially sighted players who range in age from six to forty four years old, as well as three coaches, and they will be practicing every Saturday night through March. This past Saturday two youth participants stepped out onto the ice for the very first time becoming the newest members of the Canadian Blind Hockey community and showing that #HockeyisForEveryone. Congratulations to Canadian National Blind Hockey Team player Simon Richard for founding the team and getting the program started. If you are in New Brunswick and want to get involved with the rapidly growing #parasport of Blind Hockey please contact us to get connected with the See Cats! Stay safe everyone.

Today we hosted our Youth Blind Hockey Virtual Holiday Party. We had #Blind #Hockey players attend the virtual party from coast to coast. We also had a huge special guest appearance from the one and only from the North Pole, Santa Claus! Members from the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team François Beauregard Mark DeMontis, and Jason Yuha dropped in the virtual party to wish happy holidays and answer questions from participants. The party also featured a performance on the piano from the skills of Gabby from the GTA Youth Blind Hockey Program.

Canadian Blind Hockey 2021 NHL Hockey Pool Do you think you have what it takes to be an NHL GM? Now is your chance to show your hockey knowledge and support a great cause by joining the 2021 Canadian Blind Hockey NHL Hockey Pool. Canadian Blind Hockey has launched a Box Pool for the 2021 NHL Season using the Office Pools Fundraising platform. There is a $20 registration fee to join the pool which gives you three chances to win your very own customized Canadian Blind Hockey j...ersey with your name and number, as well as a gift certificate to the CBH Online Shopify Store. All registration fees go towards making hockey accessible to Canadians who are blind or partially sighted coast-to-coast, Please feel free to register as many teams as you would like and share with all of your family and friends - the more the merrier! Act now and don’t delay, registration closes when the puck drops for the 2021 NHL season at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 13! Thank you for supporting Blind Hockey in Canada, Best of luck to everyone who registers! Prizes are as follows: GRAND PRIZE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Customized Canadian Blind Hockey Hockey Bag TRUE Hockey Gloves Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $100 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store SECOND PLACE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $50 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store THIRD PLACE: Custom Canadian Blind Hockey Jersey with your Name & Number! Miscellaneous Canadian Blind Hockey Prize Pack $25 Gift Card to the Canadian Blind Hockey Shopify Store Click here to play now! http://www.officepools.com/invite/classic/m/AADLT9C

#MotivationMonday No Ice? No Problem! Join Hiboux de Montréal for Free at Home Hockey Training Tonight! Like many of you, Hiboux de Montréal are currently unable to access ice because of safety restrictions in place due to COVID- 19. They have decided to replace their weekly skate with a hockey-specific group workout every Monday from 7:15 pm 8:00 pm eastern time, and the Hiboux are inviting the entire #Blind #Hockey community to join in free of charge! This fun workout w...ill be taught in both English and French, requires no equipment at all, and will use bodyweight exercises that are designed to improve your performance as a hockey player. If you are a #Blind #Hockey player from the community please email [email protected] to get the link for tonight’s workout. (Photo Description: Members of the Hiboux de Montréal smile for a photo inside a fitness gym following a workout with Canadiens de Montréal Victor Mete.)

Today's theme for the virtual #sightnight event is Blind Hockey! There are several teams in AB who we want to celebrate including The Edmonton SeeHawks, Red Dee...r Central BullsEye and the Calgary Seeing Ice Dogs. On October 4th, several members of the Edmonton SeeHawks took to the ice to complete the #sightnight race on skates! The photos below are from the various teams, including an opportunity to participate in the Hockey is for Everyone campaign! if you're interested in joining one of these teams or volunteering, send us a message!

Lest We Forget (Photo Description: A row of poppies growing in a field of grass, with the headline Lest We Forget, the Canadian Blind Hockey logo is in the background.)

TWO NEW PLAYERS AT BULLSEYE BLIND HOCKEY! Outside there was snow and wind blowing. Inside there was cold hard ice and the rattle and crash of the puck. We tap o...ur sticks for the two new players who had the courage to skate with us today. J.R. is new to hockey and has not skated in many years, but was rocking it. Blake has been away from minor hockey for a few years, and already hit the scoresheet in our short scrimmage! Both new players are coming back for more Blind Hockey, so we are all looking forward to our ice time next Saturday at Red Deer College! See more

Happy Thanksgiving to the entire #Blind #Hockey Community!

Canadian Blind Hockey Welcomes Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Natalie Spooner to the Team as First-Ever Ambassador! Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Natalie Spooner is joining the charity to serve as its first-ever Ambassador. Her primary role will be to help create awareness of the parasport of Blind Hockey in Canada, and to help recruit girls and boys who are blind or partially sighted into one of the 14 ...Continue reading

At age 10 I lost 96 percent of my vision over two months. I had five years of my life where I just wasn’t playing hockey at alllast year I came back and it changed my whole life. Joe Fornasier, 16 year old forward for the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. Learn more about how Canadian Blind Hockey changes the lives of children, youth, and adults who are blind or partially sighted through our programs which include school field trips, youth teams, development camps, regional tournaments, and our flagship Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament. Get involved today! Visit www.canadianblindhockey.com.

In this Level Playing Field digital exclusive, we meet Canadian Blind Hockey President Kelly Serbu, who discusses the early days of the organization and the sport. Level Playing Field airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv. Stream it on demand on AMI.ca and the AMI-tv App.

AMI's "Level Playing Field" features #Blind #Hockey this Monday Happy Thanksgiving weekend! This year we are as thankful as ever for the support of all of our partners and the entire Canadian Blind Hockey community. What better way to celebrate Blind Hockey than by watching AMI’s Level Playing Field this holiday Monday, for an episode that includes a feature on both Canadian National Blind Hockey Team Captain Kelly Serbu, as well as a the voice of Blind Hockey Nicco Cardar...elli. The episode airs on AMI at 8:30 pm eastern this Monday October 12. Check out this great teaser video below - it's going to be a fantastic episode! Level Playing Field highlights and celebrates the power of sport by introducing audiences to the athletes, community groups, healthcare professionals and grassroots innovators who demonstrate a desire to help drive positive social change through sport. The series is hosted by Paralympic gold medalist in sledge hockey Greg Westlake. A special thank you to all our sponsors. We are thankful year round for the support of our presenting partner Accessible Media Inc., our national program partner the CNIB Foundation, as well as partners the Daniel Family Foundation, Electra Health, and Manion & Associates Financial Services. Thank you for the support! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4rjc4fME0

#BLIND #HOCKEY IS BACK! Canadian Blind Hockey "Return to Play" Profile: Calgary Seeing Ice Dogs The Calgary seeing ice dogs hockey team started their 2020 - 2021 season last night. Nine blind or partially sighted team members hit the ice with five sighted players for the first game of the season. The Seeing Ice Dogs were founded in 1978 and are one of Canada's oldest teams. They play every Sunday night at 8:30 pm at Rose Kohn Arena and are always looking for new members. ... The Seeing Ice Dogs are unique in that they have a couple of B1 - completely blind - players who play wing. Last night B1 skater Randy Cameron started his season on a good note by scoring a pair of goals continuing to prove that #HockeyisForEveryone As the Blind Hockey clubs across Canada "Return to Play" over the next few months, we will be profiling every club in the country. If you are blind or partially sighted and interested in joining Blind Hockey anywhere in the country please don't hesitate to message us to get in the game!

#BLIND #HOCKEY IS BACK! Canadian Blind Hockey "Return to Play" Profile: Vancouver Eclipse The large, loud, #adapted Blind Hockey puck finally dropped for the 2020 - 2021 Vancouver Eclipse Blind Hockey Team season. Eight members of the team made it out for drills today, followed by a fun 3 on 3 scrimmage. As the Eclipse were founded in 1995, this marks the launch of the team's 25th anniversary campaign! The Eclipse are the third largest Blind Hockey team in Canada with close ...to 20 members, and have had representatives compete at every Canadian Blind Hockey supported event since Defi Sportif 2011. The Eclipse are the only Blind Hockey team in the province of British Columbia, and are a program of BC Blind Sports. The team practices and plays every Friday at 11:00 am at Moody Park Arena in New Westminster and they are always looking for new members. As the Blind Hockey clubs across Canada "Return to Play" over the next few months, we will be profiling every club in the country.

#THANKSCOACH It’s National Coaches Week, and on behalf of the entire Canadian Blind Hockey community we’d like to say: THANKS COACH! National Coaches Week celebrates the positive impact coaches have on athletes, participants, and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by saying #ThanksCoach. ... From our children and youth Blind Hockey programs, to the dozens of Try It Sessions we host each year. From the development camps and regional tournaments, to the National Tournament and Canadian National Blind Hockey Team Program. We rely on hundreds of volunteers each season to power Canadian Blind Hockey programming coast-to-coast. Whether you tied skates, guided a participant, or led your team to glory, Canadian Blind Hockey says #THANKS COACH for your time, effort and generosity. VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A series of pictures of Canadian Blind Hockey Coaches over the years with voice over. https://youtu.be/PZMrcbVlLb4

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY! We would like to take this opportunity to welcome #Sweden to the #Blind #Hockey community. This is very exciting news for the sport. We look forward to getting on the ice with you!

REMINDER: Webinar Wokshop # 7 starts in less than one hour! Don't miss out on Toronto Maple Leafs PA Announcer and Accessible Media Inc. personality Mike Ross talk to the #Blind #Hockey community about life "Inside the NHL Bubble." Details and log in information was emailed to the Canadian Blind Community last week. If you can't find the information email [email protected] for more details. Join us at 8:00 pm eastern / 5:00 pm pacific. PHOTO: Mike Ross poses inside the PA announcer booth at the Scotiabank Arena

Thinking what to watch this weekend? Not to worry, we have got you covered! Our Canadian Blind Hockey Podcast Season 1 has concluded and there is no better time then now to learn more about #Blind #Hockey and catch up on all episodes from season 1. Episodes 1 to 8 features stories from our National Team Program, Children and Youth Programs, our brand new Women's Program, Paralympians, Blind Hockey Supporters and more! To learn more about #Blind #Hockey please click the link t...o watch all the episodes from Season 1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist Accessible Media Inc. CNIB Foundation (Photo Description: The Season 1 Recap poster is designed as a collage to showcase every episode's poster from season 1. The poster also features our presenting partner Accessible Media Inc. and our national program partner CNIB Foundation logos.)

Canadian Blind Hockey Podcast Episode # 8: Season 1 Recap & Return to Play Hope everyone is well and had a great summer! The eighth and final episode of Season # 1 of the Canadian Blind Hockey Podcast will air today at 3:00 pm eastern time. Today’s episode will be a season recap where we will share some laughs from previous episodes and look to the future. To help wrap things up our co-host today is Canadian Blind Hockey Program Manager Luca DeMontis. ... This episode features a couple of former Paralympic athletes who are connected to Canadian Blind Hockey’s two primary partners our presenting partner AMI and our national program partner the CNIB Foundation to tell us about their experiences in high performance parasport and also let us know about some exciting new content and programs. First we have former Paralympic sledge hockey player, and the host of AMI’s all new show Level Playing Field, Greg Westlake. Then we will hear from former Paralympic Goalball player and current CNIB Foundation Executive Director of Ontario North and Ontario West Robert Gaunt, who will discuss the new virtual programs being offered by CNIB Foundation. Following that we have a very special player profile video feature that the entire community is going to want to see, and finally we will check in with our Executive Director Matt Morrow for an update on the International Development of Blind Hockey and what to expect for 2020 2021. Enjoy the long weekend! https://youtu.be/lNnGlidfNrI PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Podcast Episode 8 Poster Featuring Pictures of all of the guests

2020 Virtual Summer Development Camp Day 3 Day 2 of the 2020 Canadian Blind Hockey was an amazing experience we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! The session included two powerful modules that focused on overall wellness of the mind and body. Full Potential Performance Coach Danny Patterson led the group through a workshop on the importance of working on and monitoring your own mental health, and checking in on those close to you, especially in the trying times crea...ted by COVID-19. Canadian Blind Hockey wants the entire community to know that we are here for you, and if you ever need anyone to talk to someone please don’t hesitate to check in with our staff or key volunteers at any time. Seriously, we are one Blind Hockey family, do not hesitate to call! Danny then transitioned the workshop to focus on strategies and techniques to develop your mental mindset for peak performance in both hockey and in life. The second module was Yoga taught by Accessible Yoga expert Vivian Chung who is herself a blind athlete who competes in triathlons. Vivian led the group through a one-hour class that focused on stretching out the major muscles used in hockey which was truly accessible to not only all levels of vision impairment, but also all levels of experience. Vivian recommends that all Blind Hockey players engage in some form of stretching every day which will eventually lead to increased flexibility and performance. The final Day 3 of our Virtual Summer Development Camp takes place today, Thursday August 27, once again between 7:00 pm 9:00pm eastern. Today’s theme is Strength and Conditioning followed by a group workout. Be sure to join us to learn techniques to make you even faster on the ice as we approach return to play. To register email [email protected]. The seventh annual Summer Development Camp is part of our "Blind Hockey at Home" programming and is 100% free for all Blind Hockey players to attend. Canadian Blind Hockey programming is made possible by our presenting partner AMI, our national program partner CNIB Foundation, as well as partners the Daniel Family Foundation, Electra Health, and Manion.

Brian Cowie from the Vancouver Eclipse Hockey Team sent us a photo of how he’s getting ready for Day 2 of the 2020 Virtual Summer Development Camp. Lookin good Brian! (Photo Description: Brian Cowie is wearing his hockey skates, gloves and helmets while holding his hockey stick and wearing his Vancouver Eclipse jersey while laying back on a floating chair in his pool.)