Thanks to everyone who played
in the Opening Night of the Modern Hockey Floorball League.

It was
truly a historic night for Floorball in Western Canada. Congratulations
to Greg Beaudin for scoring the first goal in the inaugural match. Team
Blast beat Team Salming 7-6 in a fiercely fought battle.

In Match 2,
Team Xtreme beat Team Precision 6-5. Malin Andersson set the bar for
assists in a game setting up 4 goals! Way to go Malin!

Stats are up at eSportsdesk

For more information on the Modern Hockey Floorball League, contact Blair or Greg at info@bcfloorball.com

To learn more about Floorball click here

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IFF events- the sport of Floorball is growing worldwide, here is a list of some of the tournaments from 2007 and 2008

BCFF in associated with West Vancouver Parks and Rec is pleased to announce that Blair Zimmerman and Freddie Melen will be the instructors for the upcoming Introduction to Floorball program for 12 - 14 year olds.

Rules, conduct, basic skills, drills and scrimmage time will be covered. Please call 604.925.7270 or 604.921.2100 to register. Spaces are limited, so register early!

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The BC Floorball Federation is pleased to announce that Vancouver’s Shea Esselmont and Michael Lindgren will be the instructors for this fall’s drop-in sessions at Mulgrave School.

Both Michael and Shea represented Team Canada in the historic international matches against Team USA in February this year.

The drop-in sessions put on by West Vancouver Parks and Rec in association with BCFF will mix rules, skills, tactics and scrimage. Take the opportunity to learn the game from Michael and Shea every Thursday (with a couple of exceptions!).

Call West Van Parks & Rec on 604.925.7270 to register!

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Hi Floorballers,

Modern Hockey and the BCFF are joining forces to bring Vancouver its very first Floorball League

register here

The First Division is for intermediate to advanced Floorball players and/or experienced Hockey Players.

The League will take to the Mulgrave Gym in West Vancouver on Wednesday Nights at 8pm. We are expecting to have 4 Teams in the Fall Session.

Games will be sanctioned by the BCFF and will have referees.

It will be exciting to see how our league play will elevate our skill level and competitiveness for future inter-provincial matches and tournament play.

For the more casual yet competitive Floorballer, we are looking at starting a Second Division in Vancouver. keep watch for more details…

Introduction To Floorball, Fall Session
Ages 12-14, Coed
Thursdays, Mulgrave School annex gymnasium, 7-8pm

Start date:  September 27
Finish date:  December 6

Cost:  $77/11 sessions, late starters will be pro-rated.
Two instructors will cover rules,
conduct and basic skills along with drills and scrimmage time.

Equipment is provided.  Participants are to bring non marking indoor
runners & gym wear.  Limited to 20 players.  Dates may change
slightly.

This program is put on by West Vancouver
Community Services. in combination
with the BCFF.   Please call 604.925.7270 or 604.921.2100 to register.

Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. 

Ages 15-adult, Coed
Thursdays, Mulgrave School main gymnasium, 8-10pm

Start Date:  September 27/07
Finish Date:  December 20/07

Fall Session:  $60.50 for 11 sessions
Drop in fee:  $6

Floorball Drop In will cover rules, skills and tactics, including 20-30
minutes of drills, followed by scrimmage.   BCFF provides 1 instructor,
referee and equipment.  Participants are to bring non marking indoor
runners & gym wear, preferably black and/or white t-shirt.  Drop
in will be limited to 20 players.  Priority will be given to players
who sign up for whole session.  Open to everybody.

Exceptions/adjustments for dates:

October 25 - no floorball
November 1  - annex gym
November 15 - annex gym
November 29 - no floorball
December 6 - annex gym

This program is put on by West Vancouver
Community Services in combination
with the BCFF.   Please call 604.925.7270 or 604.921.2100 to register.
Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. 
Invite your friends…and their friends.

Thank you for supporting Floorball.

Apologies for the delay, here’s another report from the recent East Coast Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina.

In the second day of competition Montreal United had another 3 games slated.

Philedelphia gave a solid effort but Montreal used their speed up front and goal scoring power to over take them 9-2.  This put them up against the tournament favorites NY and easily one of, if not, the most talented teams in North America.  Made up of many former players from Sweden, NY is a power house with snipers that can pick a corner from literaly anywhere.  Montreal came out strong and took a surprising 2-0 lead.  You could tell NY was not pleased and fought back hard.  Even though Montreal’s goaltender, Christian Raschle, had many outstanding saves and probably the best goaltending of the tournament, NY answered with 4 goals to put them in the finals and their eventual gold medal winners.

For the bronze medal match, this put Montreal up against their Canadian rival Toronto yet again.  With a long history behind these two teams, each team came out not wanting to lose to either.  The game was hard fought and remained a 2-2 tie until the last five minutes or so when Montreal broke through Toronto’s strong defense and solid positioning to unleash a final 3 goals to take the Bronze 5-2.  This also made them the North American Champions, a combined total of performance at the Canada Cup and TFC, beating out NY only on a count back.

BC import, Blair Zimmerman, played his regular game of strong checking, helping out the defense along with some quick offensive breaks and the odd Zimmerama!  With two pretty one timers to the top right corner on a rush, he went home happy with a record of 3 goals and 3 assists.

When asked, Blair said his favorite play was stealing the ball from Toronto’s solid D man Fahad Siddiqui.  This was quickly followed up by him saying his least favourite play was Fahad stealing it right back from him!

For any BC players interested in attending the ECT for 2008 you will be guaranteed a weekend of tough, intense, competitive floorball against some the best teams and players in North America, all with that warm Southern hospitality, that is sure to leave you smiling for weeks.  Special thanks to the volunteers at TFC.

Call it what you will, Floorball is making its mark on the North American Iceless Hockey Scene.
if you haven’t checked out Floorball yet...you should!

TEAM CANADA REPORT

The Canadian Mens National Team suited up for a match against the tournament
Allstars that was made up of  players from Team USA and some of the top
visiting European talent. It was definitely the fastest, most intense match
of the ECT that kept the fans entertained. The game also had a more physical aspect to it than normal as the referees let them check shoulder to shoulder, which is becoming more and more accepted at the top international level.

An impressive exhibition in front of their home crowd was led by the younger USA talent. They had an excellent match, showing speed, ball handling skill and that they can play with the intensity that is required to win at that level. Canada’s tenacity put them out front 3 nothing until only the last few minutes when the Allstars took away netminder Derek Swanton’s shutout. Final Score Canada 3- ECT All-Stars 1

None of the Canadian team members residing in Europe, who typically make up half of the Mens National Team, were available, which left spots for some new first time Canadian born and bred talent to take to the court.  Newcomer Stephane Laporte from Montreal definitely caught the
attention of many in the stands showing speed, determination and his slick
stick handling skills, often going through 2 or 3 players without being
touched on a charge to the net.  Stephane has recently switched from ball hockey to
floorball and his opposing teams already have his number marked.  This is a great example of the talent that will lead the charge of floorball at the grass roots level in Canada!
Congratulations Stephane!  Keep it going.

Local BC Floorball star, Blair Zimmerman, had a solid game, using his speed up and down the court, breaking up plays and defending off the other team.  Well done Blair and congratulations to The Men’s National Team on another victory!

BC Floorball Federation

Raleigh, N.C.- Blair Zimmerman, on loan from the Vancouver WaveRiders Floorball Club, helped Montreal to victories against Boston and Toronto, today.  A close game against Raleigh resulted in a 3-2 loss. To cap off Day 1 of the East Coast Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, Zimmerman suited up for the Canadian National Floorball Team as they took down the American squad 3-1.

We are sure the Zimmerama’ was in full effect throughout the day and we will keep you posted on the final days results.

Congratulations to the Canadian players on their victory, that’s three in a row…

BC Floorball Federation