2025 Coaches Week Spotlight – Philip Giammarioli
Posted on September 15, 2025
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Philip Giammarioli – Blind Hockey Spotlight This year Canadian Blind Hockey wants to highlight one of our latest coaches Philip Giammarioli! His family may be newer to Blind Hockey, but they’ve already become a familiar name at our programs and events: I first learned to skate at a very young age on the frozen…
Oliver Pye – Player Spotlight August 2025
Posted on September 08, 2025
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Canadian Blind Hockey
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Oliver Pye has a passion for life, his family and the game. He’s a loving father of 4, a massage therapist by trade, and he’s an incredible goalie. Here’s his story in his own words: I started hockey when I was 8 years old. I was playing a lot of pond hockey, organized rink hockey…
June is Deafblind Awareness Month – Blind Hockey Spotlight on Ryan Kucy
Posted on June 19, 2025
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Canadian Blind Hockey
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June is Deafblind Awareness Month and we interviewed Blind Hockey player Ryan Kucy from Sherwood Park Alberta about his deafblindness. I was born with Bilateral Optic Atrophy which is a condition that impacts the optic nerve. I see things in front of me quite well, but I don’t have a lot of peripheral vision. I…
Blind Hockey Athletes Meghan Mahon and Cassandra Ruttle Share their Heritage and Drive Impact through Sport
Posted on June 03, 2025
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Canadian Blind Hockey
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Canadian Blind Hockey hopes that the stories of these two Indigenous Blind Hockey players’ lived experiences will encourage more Indigenous youth who are blind or partially sighted to try the Para sport of Blind Hockey. June is National Indigenous History Month Blind Hockey Athletes Meghan Mahon and Cassandra Ruttle Share Their Heritage and Drive Impact…
Brandon Joy, St-John’s NFLD
Posted on May 30, 2025
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Canadian Blind Hockey
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This month we want to highlight Brandon Joy, age 20, and the incredible work he continues to do to bring more Blind Hockey awareness across Eastern Canada! Learn about the impact of Blind Hockey in Brandon’s own words: “I was diagnosed when I was 3. My family and I were out camping, and my dad…
Blind Hockey Spotlight – Amy Burk & Family
Posted on February 28, 2025
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Canadian Blind Hockey
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Amy Burk is a Medical Laboratory Technician but may be more known in your household as a 5x Paralympian and Captain with the Canadian Women’s Goalball Team. Amy, her husband Tyler and their two boys Lucas and Ryan have all registered for this year’s 2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament March 21 – 23!…
Blind Hockey spotlight: Graham Foxcroft
Posted on November 12, 2024
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Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
This month’s player profile is Blind Hockey player Graham Foxcroft from Vancouver, BC. Graham is not only a dedicated Blind Hockey player, but he is an incredible volunteer who is joining the CBH team as the Vancouver Program Coordinator. Here is his story in his own words: My vision is congenital night blindness and I…
How Has Blind Hockey Changed My Life? Lorenzo
Posted on September 23, 2024
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Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
“Blind Hockey has taught me that my visual disability isn’t something that needs to be seen as negative, but instead has opened up new opportunities for me to excel in the sport of hockey and many other areas of my life.” – Lorenzo G
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Adam Kugler-Sprayson, Saskatchewan
Posted on September 06, 2024
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Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Adam Kugler-Sprayson, Saskatchewan Adam Kugler Sprayson, known as AKS, has journeyed with Canadian Blind Hockey for over a decade. From a young child learning to skate with Courage Canada, to now participating in the Summer Development Camp, Nationals and any chance he can get on the ice. Here’s more from Adam in…
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Program Director Luca DeMontis
Posted on July 23, 2024
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Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories, News
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that Luca DeMontis has been promoted to the role of Program Director. In his new position he will be responsible for the implementation and management of Canadian Blind Hockey programs across the country, and working with the local Program Coordinators to effectively deliver quality Blind Hockey programming coast-to-coast.…
2025 Coaches Week Spotlight – Philip Giammarioli
Posted on September 15, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
Philip Giammarioli – Blind Hockey Spotlight This year Canadian Blind Hockey wants to highlight one of our latest coaches Philip Giammarioli! His family may be newer to Blind Hockey, but they’ve already become a familiar name at our programs and events: I first learned to skate at a very young age on the frozen…
Oliver Pye – Player Spotlight August 2025
Posted on September 08, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
Oliver Pye has a passion for life, his family and the game. He’s a loving father of 4, a massage therapist by trade, and he’s an incredible goalie. Here’s his story in his own words: I started hockey when I was 8 years old. I was playing a lot of pond hockey, organized rink hockey…
June is Deafblind Awareness Month – Blind Hockey Spotlight on Ryan Kucy
Posted on June 19, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories, News
June is Deafblind Awareness Month and we interviewed Blind Hockey player Ryan Kucy from Sherwood Park Alberta about his deafblindness. I was born with Bilateral Optic Atrophy which is a condition that impacts the optic nerve. I see things in front of me quite well, but I don’t have a lot of peripheral vision. I…
Blind Hockey Athletes Meghan Mahon and Cassandra Ruttle Share their Heritage and Drive Impact through Sport
Posted on June 03, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories, News
Canadian Blind Hockey hopes that the stories of these two Indigenous Blind Hockey players’ lived experiences will encourage more Indigenous youth who are blind or partially sighted to try the Para sport of Blind Hockey. June is National Indigenous History Month Blind Hockey Athletes Meghan Mahon and Cassandra Ruttle Share Their Heritage and Drive Impact…
Brandon Joy, St-John’s NFLD
Posted on May 30, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
This month we want to highlight Brandon Joy, age 20, and the incredible work he continues to do to bring more Blind Hockey awareness across Eastern Canada! Learn about the impact of Blind Hockey in Brandon’s own words: “I was diagnosed when I was 3. My family and I were out camping, and my dad…
Blind Hockey Spotlight – Amy Burk & Family
Posted on February 28, 2025
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
Amy Burk is a Medical Laboratory Technician but may be more known in your household as a 5x Paralympian and Captain with the Canadian Women’s Goalball Team. Amy, her husband Tyler and their two boys Lucas and Ryan have all registered for this year’s 2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament March 21 – 23!…
Blind Hockey spotlight: Graham Foxcroft
Posted on November 12, 2024
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
This month’s player profile is Blind Hockey player Graham Foxcroft from Vancouver, BC. Graham is not only a dedicated Blind Hockey player, but he is an incredible volunteer who is joining the CBH team as the Vancouver Program Coordinator. Here is his story in his own words: My vision is congenital night blindness and I…
How Has Blind Hockey Changed My Life? Lorenzo
Posted on September 23, 2024
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
“Blind Hockey has taught me that my visual disability isn’t something that needs to be seen as negative, but instead has opened up new opportunities for me to excel in the sport of hockey and many other areas of my life.” – Lorenzo G
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Adam Kugler-Sprayson, Saskatchewan
Posted on September 06, 2024
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Adam Kugler-Sprayson, Saskatchewan Adam Kugler Sprayson, known as AKS, has journeyed with Canadian Blind Hockey for over a decade. From a young child learning to skate with Courage Canada, to now participating in the Summer Development Camp, Nationals and any chance he can get on the ice. Here’s more from Adam in…
Blind Hockey Spotlight: Program Director Luca DeMontis
Posted on July 23, 2024
by
Canadian Blind Hockey
in Impact Stories, News
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that Luca DeMontis has been promoted to the role of Program Director. In his new position he will be responsible for the implementation and management of Canadian Blind Hockey programs across the country, and working with the local Program Coordinators to effectively deliver quality Blind Hockey programming coast-to-coast.…