Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announced the Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament is back in Toronto from March 21- 23 2025 at Mattamy Athletic Centre! New goals this year include advancing the game even further by creating the first ever Women’s Blind Hockey Division! More registration & information to come!
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.…
CBH x CNIB Lake Joe Camp Abilities Blind Hockey program Canadian Blind Hockey is celebrating a fantastic couple of weeks of Blind Hockey camps for children, youth and adults from coast-to-coast and around the world. CNIB Lake Joe and Canadian Blind Hockey, teamed up to host Camp Abilities Blind Hockey program from July 1-5, 2024.…
NEWS RELEASE This year’s camp is expected to include more than 40 Blind Hockey players from across Canada, USA and Finland participating in the Development and High-Performance Divisions. WHAT: Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that the 2024 Canadian Blind Hockey Summer Development Camp is happening July 11 – 14 in Mississauga, Ontario, presented…
Canadian Blind Hockey Founder Mark DeMontis wins NHL’s Prestigious Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award in Canada June 14, 2024, Toronto, ON – Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to share that Canadian Blind Hockey founder Mark DeMontis has won the NHL’s prestigious 2024 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award! The award is presented annually “to an individual…
Thank you to the Parliamentary Secretary for Ministers of Environment & Sport Adam Van Koeverden for hosting the Community Sport Summit in Ottawa this week. We were honoured to present on our initiative that introduced the Para sport of Blind Hockey to nearly 500 Canadians who are blind or partially sighted – including 150 participants…
There are two amazing Canadian Blind Hockey Summer Camps taking place this year. First is the children and youth that will be hosted in partnership with CNIB Foundation. “Camp Abilities featuring blind hockey, 5-a-side soccer and swimming” takes place from July 1 – 6 at CNIB Lake Joe and is for youth aged 8– 18.…
Mark DeMontis is a top 3 finalist for the 2024 NHL Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award! Mark DeMontis, founder of Canadian Blind Hockey and a member of Canada’s National Blind Hockey Team is one of the top 3 finalists of the 2024 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award presented by Hyundai Canada! The award is presented…
Tune in live on our free web broadcast on youtube! Canadian Blind Hockey Showcase Games Taking Place During the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Calgary This Weekend Two games featuring top players from the Canadian & US National Blind Hockey Teams will showcase the Para sport with the goal of furthering…
The 2024 Canadian National Blind Hockey Team traveled to St-Louis April 12 – 14 2024 to compete against the USA Blind Hockey Team in the fifth International Blind Ice Hockey Series. Team Canada is now celebrating their 5th consecutive win in this series as they continue to bring gold home to our nation! The…
Board member François Beauregard and E.D. Matt Morrow had a great introductory meeting with Para hockey coach Hugues Capderroque from Para Hockey sur Glace – Stade Poitevin Hockey Club 86 and Sport Development Officer Francois Dumont from Anices Handisport about bringing Blind Hockey to France. Para hockey is relatively new in the country, and we…
Canadian Blind Hockey is pleased to announce our first round of fall programs including the return of our GTA Children and Youth Program, the W Ross MacDonald program in Brantford, the Ottawa 67’s Children and Youth Program, as well as all-ages Try It Sessions in Windsor and Vancouver. If you live in one of these…
Following the completion of the successful #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser, Canadian Blind Hockey used the opportunity to ask the inline skaters what #COURAGE21 meant to them. Click here to watch the #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Team Testimonial
Last year Canadian Blind Hockey’s first-ever NHL Hockey Pool Fundraiser won the $1000 national prize for having the most participants – thank you to everyone who supported Canadian Blind Hockey programs by participating! This year we challenge the Canadian Blind Hockey community to defend our title by signing up for the pool and also sharing…
Due to the state of public health emergency in the province of Alberta, next month’s 2021 Western Regional Blind Hockey Tournament is cancelled. We look forward to rescheduling Western Regionals to a later date and bringing our first major Blind Hockey Tournament to the city of Calgary. Our next competition will now be the 2022…
A massive THANK YOU to our #COURAGE21 presenting partner Mackenzie Investments. Thanks for the primary assist on the project! A huge you to our power-play partners Tim Hortons, CCM Hockey, MJMA, TD Bank, Preszler Injury Lawyers, and First Republic Capital. Thank you to our penalty-kill sponsors Silver Tiger Metals Inc., Logs End Inc, Sport Durham,…
Blind Hockey Team to Inline Skate 1000 kms from Windsor to Ottawa #COURAGE21 Relay Skate Celebrates 10-year Anniversary with $100,000 Fundraising Goal (TORONTO, ON. August 26, 2021.) A team of Blind Hockey players will have their courage on full display this September as they relay-skate 1000 kilometers on a trip between Windsor and Ottawa for…
From September 1 to 11 a team of Blind Hockey players will have their courage on full display as they inline skate 1000 km’s in cities between Windsor and Ottawa, with the ambitious goal of raising $100,000 in support of life-changing Blind Hockey programming. Now is your chance to help them by joining…
Women’s World Championships start next Friday, Aug 20 and the entire Blind Hockey community will be cheering on Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Team and especially our fantastic Ambassador Natalie Spooner! Learn more about Natalie Spooner’s amazing career so far at https://www.tsn.ca/team-canada-player-profile-natalie-spooner-1.1679968 #GoCanadaGo
Get your very own #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser Team T-Shirt. Show your support to the #COURAGE21 Team by wearing this tee. All proceeds from this tee will go directly to the #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser. Click the t-shirt in the above photo to order yours today!
