Camp – Canadian Blind Hockey Association

“The Sky is the Limit”

Canadian Blind Hockey — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:47:23 +0000

We wanted to share quotes from a great article from the CBC, which speaks to the importance of our #BlindHockey development camps.

Canadian Blind Hockey executive director Matt Morrow says “Any time we host an event like this, it has the effect of growing the para sport of blind hockey,” said Morrow, adding there are 55 participants this year, including players from Europe.

He says the camp not only helps develop the elite players, but gives them a chance to mentor youth players, some of whom are as young as six and lacing up for the first time.

“Once you get that adapted puck out there and you get them into program with other kids who are blind or partially sighted with the adapted rules, it just shows the sky is the limit,” said Morrow.

Thank you @cbctoronto and Patrick Swadden. You can find a full interview on CBC’s website and YouTube.

Matt morrow smiles on the ice while holding a hockey stick during the interview

Nik Bullick’s 1rst Summer Development Camp Experience

Canadian Blind Hockey — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:43:17 +0000

“I haven’t had opportunities like this to improve in any sport, throughout my life really. This camp has had really great coaching, and overall a really great experience. As a blind hockey player, this shows me the trend in which the game is going, it’s getting bigger and for this to be as big of an event as it is, I can’t believe the opportunities that are out there and keep on coming for blind athletes.” – Nik Bullick on his first attendance during the Summer Development camp 2023

Paralympic Athlete Blind Hipster Dave Laces Up

Digital Ngenuity — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:40:53 +0000

Team Canada track & paralympic athlete David Johnson aka Blindhipsterdave got back on the ice today and chatted with us about his #BlindHockey history: “I started playing hockey when I was a kid at around 8 years old and I loved playing hockey I played all the time and my vision deteriorated and got worse. I started to play Blind Hockey around 2014 when I was 14 years old. I went to the first ever Canadian Blind Hockey camp in Burnaby, BC.

It was so much fun, great sense of community and family. We all came together from across Canada to play hockey! It was probably the most fun I ever had in my early teenage years. I went to camp the following year and then I played at the National Tournament in Toronto.

I’m pretty busy with track and field right now but I’d love to come back out and play.

Coming back to it, this was my first game in over 5 years. it’s been a lot of fun. I forgot how much work hockey is but it’s fun, I had a blast.”

Dave Johnson during the 2023 Summer Development Camp in Mississauga