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!
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…
Canadian Blind Hockey is cheering on members of the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team as they get ready to take on Team USA during the 5th International Blind Ice Hockey Series April 12 – 14 in St-Louis, MO. The 2024 Canadian Blind Hockey Team features 20 players representing seven different provinces spanning the country from…
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!
Hi, my name is Laura Mark, and I am Canadian Blind Hockey’s Girls and Women’s Coordinator. I was diagnosed with eye conditions at birth including Bi-lateral Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. I played hockey for 15 years until my vision had deteriorated to the point where I could no longer play. In 2013 everything changed when I…
Canadian Blind Hockey Executive Director Matt Morrow stopped by NOW with Dave Brown on AMI-TV last week to discuss the impact of the pandemic on Canadian Blind Hockey, the upcoming COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser, and the 2021 – 2022 Canadian Blind Hockey season. Check out this 15-minute interview with our presenting partner Accessible Media Inc.…
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser to date. We have officially reached 10% of our goal! However, we still have a long way to go. We need everyone’s help to reach our goal! Join the team by donating today! Click here to help grow the sport of #Blind…
#COURAGE21 Windsor to Ottawa $100,000 Inline Skate Fundraiser Ten days of skating, to celebrate ten years of achievements. A one-thousand-kilometer challenge, with a one-hundred-thousand-dollar fundraising goal. From September 1 through 10, 2021 a team of Blind Hockey players will have their courage on full display as they inline skate 1000 kilometers from Windsor…
Hi. I’m Mark DeMontis, a two-time gold medalist with Canada’s National Blind Hockey Team and proud to be an honoured member of the Canadian Blind Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category. Like many young Canadians, I dreamed of playing in the NHL. At age 17 when I was playing in the GTHL,…
Hi, My name is Kelly Serbu and I am the President of Canadian Blind Hockey and Captain of the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. This fall I will be participating with some teammates in the #Courage21 1000 km relay inline skate from Windsor to Ottawa from September 1 to the 10. We have set…
My name is François Beauregard. I am a hockey player and visually impaired. From September 1 – 10, with my teammates, I will skate 1,000 kilometers, going from Windsor to Ottawa as part of the #COURAGE21 Fundraiser for Canadian Blind Hockey. I played hockey when I was a kid and young adult. Unfortunately, at the…
