It’s a lot like hockey…

By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff repostHWDSB media desk

Saltfleet’s gym yesterday hosted school- and national-calibre games of floorball, a fast-growing sport that promises to improve skills of students in the HWDSB Hockey Canada Skills Academies as well as student experience as an inter-board sport.By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff

Billy Green students Taylor Mullen and Michael Ciavarella […]

Kiitos to our new Finnish friends

 

mika karusaari- floorball player extraordinaire

Most Monday evenings, Vancouver’s local Floorball community gathers in downtown Yaletown’s Roundhouse Community Centre.  Mondays have always been a nice mix of new and veteran Floorballers.   We have also been privileged that visiting European students have commonly found their way to the Roundhouse to participate.  The attendance at […]

Vancouver Floorball League

Dear All,
We are putting together a Vancouver FLOORBALL LEAGUE to start at the end of January.  The league will consist of a minimum of 4 teams to start.  Teams will play roughly once a month and more regularly once we have full teams set.

Teams will be made up based on community in which you reside. […]

BCFF Player & Team Doctor for Team Canada weighs in on the WFC

Although this trip was not without organizational and logistic difficulties, it is often easier to focus on what went wrong, versus the positive aspects of the trip.  It is true that Floorball is still a young sport in Canada, and there remains much more that Canadians and Floorball Canada can do to grow this game. […]

West Vancouver Floorball Programs-All Ages

Hi Everyone,

After completing a fun-filled fall season of youth and adult floorball at the West Vancouver Gym, we wanted to announce that Floorball Hockey (Floorhockey) will be back for more indoor hockey action, starting January 7th.  This is a popular program where sign-up is required in advance, if spots are still remaining, drop-in play will […]

Hong Kong Floorball

Greg Beaudin, President of BC Floorball and Director - Floorball Canada was recently invited to conduct a 4 Day workshop for students in a Sport and Recreation Leadership program a the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Hong Kong Floorball

The week started with a flurry of warm welcome and formal introductions in a packed auditorium of University Sports […]

Showdown at the Oval a Success!

 

This BC Floorball Federation fundraising tournament was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, on Sunday, October 25th and it was a resounding success.  Thank you to all of the participants who came to support the BC women heading to Sweden in December.  The girls would also […]

Stephanie Allam hits the CBC Airwaves live from Thunder Bay

Team Canada’s Stephanie Allam has been hard at work training in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario for the upcoming World Floorball Championships this december 6-10, in Vasteras, Sweden.

She has also been doing some great Public Relations for Floorball:

 click here to listen to her recent interview on CBC Radio

BCFF

SHOOTING SCHOOL

Hey Everyone,

Playing Floorball 4 days a week with all age groups and abilities, I see very little creativity with shooting.   In Canada, we are very good at the snapshot, the wrist shot and the slapshot.  There are so many more shots that we need to work on and practice in Floorball.  Check out the […]

Women’s National Floorball Team- Staff and Roster Announced

Hello Everyone,

The National Team Committee has the pleasure to announce the selection of players to the WFC 2009 in Sweden.
Allam, Stephanie. BC
Beha, Sara. Quebec
Bellefleur, Melanie. Quebec
Cadieux, Marie-Eve. Quebec
Cameron, Kali-Ann. BC
Carufel, Cindy-Anne. Quebec
Chan, Esther. Ontario
Clarke, Louise. BC
Gillen, Lise. Ontario
Gregorwich, Erica. Finland
Gregorwich, Pirita. Finland
Hotke, Sonia. Ontario
Laurila, Johanna. Finland
McMillan, […]