Event Announcement: 2025 International Blind Ice Hockey Series Takes Place at Defi Sportif in Montreal April 25 – 27.
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Canada vs USA International Blind Ice Hockey Series will take place as part of the 42nd annual Defi Sportif In Montreal, Quebec. This will be the 6th time that Canada and the United States have competed in a best-on-best series, and the third time the event has been hosted in Canada (Ottawa 2019, Toronto 2023). Canada is currently the 5-time defending champion and will be looking to defend their title on home soil at the first major Blind Hockey event to take place in the province of Quebec since 2017.
The event will be a best-of-three series with one game on Friday April 25, Saturday April 26, and Sunday April 27. Final schedule and further details will be shared at a later date. Team Canada will be selected and announced at the 2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament taking place in Toronto March 21 – 23.
Defi sportif is Canada’s largest multi-sport event, featuring thousands of athletes with disabilities from all over the world. This year’s event takes place from April 26 to May 5, 2024 and will include nearly 6,000 athletes, from up-and-comers to elite-level contenders, will compete in nine different sports disciplines. This is the first-time that Blind Hockey has been a part of the Defi Sportif since 2011 which was a seminal event in the history of Blind Hockey as it led to the foundation of the annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament.
More information about the Defi Sportif is available on their website.