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    Archive for January, 2007

    Floorball Equipment 1 - The Ball

    Friday, January 26th, 2007

      valkoinen 
      Originally uploaded by ansik.

    This is the first in a series of short articles introducing Floorball gear ..

    Let’s start with the ball, the floorball ball.

    The ball is made of plastic, is 72 mm in diameter, has a maximum weight of 23 grams, and has 26 holes in it. The ball can move VERY quickly and generally speaking doesn’t hurt if it hits you.

    … Next: Floorball sticks …

    Thanks to Ansik on flickr for this photo which I’ve used with an Attribution Creative Commons License.

    IFF Floorball Development Seminar in Toronto

    Friday, January 26th, 2007

    News from Paul Charbonneau …

    After the success of the Pilot Seminar in Eger, Hungary in 2005, the Central Board of the IFF has decided to launch the Floorball Development Program in support of the development of the organization and operational activities of its members.

    The Canadian Unihockey/Floorball Federation (CUFF) and the Ontario Floorball/Unihockey Federation (OFUF) are pleased to extend you an invitation to the International Floorball Federation’s (IFF) Development Seminar to be held in Toronto, ON from April 2-5, 2007.

    More info can be found by clicking here and a summary follows below:

    The Development Program Seminar is built on the “Train the Trainer” approach and is comprised of three key components: Organization, Coaching and Refereeing.

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    Monday Night Floorball!!! - Starts Monday

    Saturday, January 20th, 2007

    Our popular Monday Night Floorball Sessions at the Roundhouse kick-off this coming Monday night.  All equipment will be provided so you can check out different sticks,  goalie gear and take part in a competitive game. It’s a great opportunity to try the sport if you’ve never seen it and get a really good workout. We look forward to welcoming our regular players back who will be only too willing to show you the ropes and get you started!

    All that’s required is the $5 drop-in fee to the Roundhouse on arrival and normal gym kit. Greg Beaudin will be back, showing off his new moves learnt on his recent trip to Toronto and doubtless reliving the goal he scored in a league game there!

    So it’s New Year, it’s Monday night, it’s time for Floorball. See you at 6pm!

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    Report from the One Goal Hockey Show and the Toronto Floorball League.

    Saturday, January 20th, 2007

    Report from the One Goal Hockey Show and the Toronto Floorball League.



    The One Goal Hockey Show and Floorball Pro



    The show was interesting this year, overall traffic was lower than normal, but the excitement for Floorball was tremendous.




    Out of all the Floorball Brands, Salming Sports is still the
    only company exhibiting Floorball Equipment at the largest hockey
    industry show on the planet and was the first ever to do so last year
    in Boston. Interestingly enough, companies like Exel Floorball were
    in attendance but did not display any product.  Noticeable, was
    the amount of Hockey brand executives stopping by to see what the
    Floorball buzz was all about, namely Nike/Bauer, Easton, Rbk/CCM, and
    Warrior.  Floorball, often thought to be a European-only
    phenomenon, is now starting to establish a presence in the North
    American hockey business landscape signalling growth times ahead for
    Floorball.




    In addition to retailers wondering how to engage their
    customers in Floorball, there were numerous Hockey specific training
    facilities enquiring and signing up to have Floorball utilized as an
    off-ice training system for budding hockey players. More coverage on
    these facilities to follow in the coming weeks…




    One of the highlights of the show was watching Canadian
    “Airhoooker” Balraj Jutla
    perform for the attendees.  They were
    amazed at the skills and often commented that they have seen Hockey
    superstars like Crosby and Ovechkin practice similar moves with a puck.




    In addition the show, I was able to partake in some Floorball
    League
    play at West Toronto Collegiate.  I was slotted on to the
    Snipers Team, and we were up against Salming’s pro player Rikard
    Jonsson and the GWB team.  We jumped ahead with a 3-1 lead after I
    converted an easy tip-in from a sweet pass by Andrew Ludzeneks. 
    Unfortunately, my defense was weak and GWB came back to tie us and then
    win in a shootout.  Johanna Kytola with GWB was the first star
    withe three points, must’ve been that new Salming stick she was using ;-) Overall, it was a blast.  Competitive “recreational” Floorball
    is a lot of fun.  The rules call for many stoppages in play, but
    learning the Freeball game within the game was interesting for me.

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    BCFF President plays in Toronto Floorball League

    Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

    News from back East is that there was a real buzz around Floorball at the OneGoal Hockey show this week … Greg Beaudin has been invited to play in the Toronto Recreational Floorball League tonight in the game at 6:30pm Eastern. A great opportunity to see how a similar organisation could work here in BC.


    The match up sees the Snipers play GWB, the teams being 3rd and 4th in their Division. Honours between the two sides have been pretty even this season and it will be up to Beaudin to make the difference tonight! You can follow the game here … Post Match Interviews and reports to follow …



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    Michael Lindgren and The Fossil

    Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

      Michael Lindgren and The Fossil 
      Originally uploaded by BC Floorball Federation.

    Last night there was a good turn out for our extra session of Floorball before the season kicks off next week. The Fossil (right) and Michael played played goalie in a hard fought and very competitive game.

    For more photos check out our Flickr stream here.

    Come along next week and join in the fun!

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    Reminder! Monday Night Floorball - Tonight at the Roundhouse

    Monday, January 15th, 2007

    Happy Monday everyone!

    A quick reminder that there is an Extra Session of Floorball organised for the Roundhouse tonight - 6pm - 8pm. Estimated cost of playing - $10 for 2 hours!  Hope you make it!

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    OneGoal Hockey Show live update from Greg Beaudin

    Sunday, January 14th, 2007

    BC Floorball President Greg Beaudin reports from the show in Toronto ….

    "salming shoes have arrived!!
    new Salming airhooking master….in Canada!! Balraj Jutla !!
    busy. busy booth. the hockey world is embracing Floorball in droves
    Juha Mikkola. Floorball Pro sign agreement with Greg B and Modern
    Hockey to distribute gear in Western Canada
    new Zorro blade in…from Salming
    check back for more exciting Floorball *NEW* innovations from
    Floorball Pro and Modern Hockey…including the new card Game

    FORCEBALL
    !!"

    stay tuned ….

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    Greg goes to the OneGoal Hockey Show to hook up with the Ontario Floorball/Unihockey Federation

    Thursday, January 11th, 2007

    As the show website says:

    “The ONEGOAL HOCKEY SHOW will be a first class happening for the international hockey community in an ideal networking environment …”

    and the BC Floorball Federation President Greg Beaudin will be travelling to Toronto to make the most of the opportunity. Greg will also get to hook up with Juha Mikkola and Paul Charbonneau of the our sister Floorball Federation in Ontario. Paul was our guest back before Christmas when he played at our regular Roundhouse Monday Night Floorball (next opportunity this coming Monday! - see here) and plays in the Toronto Floorball League with Ciros Delirium often against Juha who plays for the DKE Lions.

    It will be a great opportunity to learn from a Province further down the road than BC. Greg has promised to send back reports from the field next week - stay tuned to see how he gets on!

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    2nd Extra Floorball Session - Monday 15th January

    Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

    Good News! We’ve secured the Roundhouse Gym for Monday Jan 15th from 6pm - 8pm!

    This means there will be no gap before uur normal programme starts on January 22nd. As with last night the BC Floorball Federation has secured a special rate of $90 for the session which will be shared by everyone who participates.From the 22nd this will revert back to the normal Roudhouse drop-in rate of $5.

    We are trying to find the most effective way of communicating out to people, evite, the newsletter in the top left of this page and of couse email. Please let anyone you know who would like to join us and of course stay tuned to this site for more !

    See you Monday night!

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