Published on April 21, 2026 OTTAWA, ON, April 21, 2026 – Amazon Canada and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) today announced an expansion of their ongoing partnership, with Amazon committing more than $1 million CAD to local community organizations in 32 North American cities during the 2026–2027 hockey season. The partnership reflects Amazon’s broader commitment…
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that the 2026 Canadian Blind Hockey BC Cup will be featured at the OneAbility Games, taking place May 16–17, 2026, at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, BC. This event will showcase the Para sport of Blind Hockey, involving athletes with 10% vision or less, primarily from BC…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2026 Canadian Hockey Team Back on Top of Podium! Canadian National Blind Hockey Team wins 2026 International Blind Ice Hockey Series TORONTO, ON – Canadian Blind Hockey is proud to announce that the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team has captured its 7th consecutive gold medal. Team Canada continued its dominance…
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that the 2026 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament is returning to Toronto from March 20 – 22, 2026 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Now in its 12th year, the tournament has played a significant role in the growth of the Para sport of Blind Hockey across Canada and…
On Friday, March 20 we are hosting the biggest Blind Hockey party of all time from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Jet Ice Lounge at the Mattamy Athletic Centre – the iconic former Maple Leaf Gardens. Tickets are only $30 and include two drink tickets, snacks, live entertainment, and a special performance from…
Canadian Blind Hockey is officially halfway to our $100,000 fundraising goal! THANK YOU to all our generous supporters who have helped get us here! Blind Hockey player Mark Bentz has a plan to help get us the rest of the way: he’s contributing up to $25,000 in matching donations! Double your impact and join our…
International Blind Ice Hockey Series Returns to Toronto – Introduces Team World! The Canadian National Blind Hockey Team are 6-time Gold Medallists Against Team USA, Will Now Face Team World in the International Series TORONTO, ON, March 2 2026 – Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that the 2026 Canadian National Blind Hockey Team…
Canadian Blind Hockey Welcomes Paralympic Medalist and World Champion Tyler McGregor as New Ambassador Tyler McGregor joins World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Spooner as Canadian Blind Hockey Ambassadors to Support the Growing Organization and Para Sport of Blind Hockey. Toronto ON, Thursday February 12 2026 – Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to…
NEW this year: Apparel at the 2026 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament by Pre-Order Only! You asked, we listened! We’ve heard your requests for more styles and options for Canadian Blind Hockey’s official apparel. For us to keep up with demand, you will now have the chance to pre-order merchandise until February 20th, 2026. For…
The Massimo DeMontis Memorial Scholarship honours the life, leadership, and lasting impact of Massimo DeMontis – an honoured member of the Canadian Blind Hockey Hall of Fame and passionate advocate, teammate, and builder of the Blind Hockey community. Massimo embodied courage, mentorship, and an unwavering belief in the power of sport to change lives, especially…
Hello , My name is Marc Lafortune. I will be a guide for my friend François Beauregard during the #COURAGE21 Fundraiser. We will be inline skating 1,000 km from Windsor to Ottawa to fundraise for Canadian Blind Hockey. As a career educator who has worked in the field of physical activity in Canada, Morocco and…
Hey all, My name is Patrick Power (PJ). I am a founding team member of the original inline skating campaigns beginning back in 2009 in which we journeyed from Toronto to Vancouver, and then two years later in 2011 from Halifax to Toronto all in support of Blind Hockey! To state that these were incredible…
Hi, my name is Luca DeMontis and I love Blind Hockey! I am the Program Manager of Canadian Blind Hockey and the General Manager of the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. These roles have allowed me to meet so many amazing individuals from across this country, and it is something I am truly grateful for.…
Hi. My name is Matt Morrow and I am the Executive Director of Canadian Blind Hockey. I have worked full-time as the primary staff person for Blind Hockey in Canada since 2012 and have witnessed this sport grow from a niche Canadian pastime to a worldwide Para sport. I hope you will consider supporting the…
Canadian Blind Hockey is pleased to announce that we will tentatively be hosting the 2021 Western Regional Blind Hockey Tournament in Calgary from November 5 – 7, 2021. We are hoping to host a four-team Open Division tournament which would accommodate between 44 – 64 players. If you are interested in participating in the…
Happy Pride Month! Canadian Blind Hockey has adopted “Hockey’s Declaration of Principles” which includes the critically important principle that “All hockey programs should provide a safe, positive and inclusive environment for players and families regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. Simply put, hockey is for everyone.”…
We are excited to share that Canadian Blind Hockey has been selected by Canadian Tire Jumpstart to receive a grant from their Sport Relief Fund. The fund helps community sport organizations like ours continue to provide access to sport and play for Canadian kids. This grant will go a long way towards helping us…
We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a Virtual Children and Youth Blind Hockey Camp on Saturday, June 5! The camp is free to attend and will be co-hosted by Canadian Blind Hockey Program Manager Luca DeMontis and Canadian National Blind Hockey Team Member #93 Joe Fornasier. No experience is necessary, the…
Congratulations to our Girls and Women’s Program Coordinator Laura Mark and USA Hockey’s #Blind #Hockey Rep @Doris Donley on leading a truly impactful camp. Thank you to all of our coaches and speakers including Sports Nutrition with Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson, Mental Performance from an Athletes perspective with three-time World Champion with the USA National Women’s…
The Russian Adaptive Hockey Festival is known as “Hockey Family Fest” began this week and continues through May 4. The festival includes 1000 children and youth with disabilities playing for 30 teams in para hockey, special hockey, and for the first time ever: Blind Ice Hockey divisions! This marks the first tournament in the history…
