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 […]

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 […]

Floorball Hockey Fun in the Streets of Vancouver!

The Capilano Coho Floorball Club were in fine form this past weekend at the PlayOn- Hockey Night in Canada sponsored street hockey event in Vancouver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weekend tournament featured 46 Teams in the Adult Elite Division, The Coho finished in the […]

Step Up and Referee in this amazing Hockey Day!

REFEREES NEEDED FOR PLAY ON! VANCOUVER!!
SONY STYLE AND UNWINE’D RESTAURANT PRIZE PACKS AVAILABLE!

Referees WANTED for North America’s largest Street Hockey tournament coming to the streets of Vancouver and General Motors Place Saturday June 13 & Sunday June 14!
Play On! Vancouver – The National Street Hockey Tournament Presented By CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada only a […]

WHISTLE IN HAND!

One of the biggest success stories coming from the Canadian Nationals was the fact that we had a group of referees completely separate from players to handle all of the officiating duties.  Vince Faso and Calle Karlsson from California as well as Sotaro Yamaguchi from Toronto made the trip to Vancouver, whistle in hand, […]

U19 Team Switzerland

Last week, at the World Floorball Championships in Turku, Finland, I had the great pleasure of meeting their star forward- Marc Oliver Gerber, tournament all-star goalie- Pascal Meier, and renowned coach- Thomas Berger for the U19 National Floorball Swiss Team.

Former BC Floorball swiss players, Adrian Zimmerman and Stefan Siegenthaler had told me to make sure […]

Team Canada Plays Historical Game-World Floorball Championships

Team Canada played their first game today at the Kertulla Arena in Raisio, Finland at the World Floorball Championships.

The Team started off slowly and looked a bit nervous.  Germany scored quickly and easily.  It was clear from the start that the Germans have been working very hard on their game, aspiring to be in the […]

TEAM BC TAKES GOLD AT THE FC CUP!

BC Floorball’s finest Floorball weekend has come to a close with the Men’s TEAM BC winning the FC CUP for the second year in a row.  On the Women’s side, TEAM ONTARIO retained the FC CUP.

Congratulations to all the Players, Coaches, Referees, Volunteers and Spectators for all your efforts this past weekend.  The Floorball community […]

Event Results from Canadian Nationals

The Richmond Oval is playing the role of spectacular host facility at this years Canadian National Floorball Championships.  The games, the arena, the spirit of competition, and the quality of play is the best that BC has ever seen.

The Results from the matches are as follows:

Men’s Preliminary Round:

Aberta 2 vs BC 7

Ontario 8 vs Quebec […]

CANADIAN NATIONALS at the RICHMOND OVAL- THIS WEEKEND

Nationals 2009    Richmond Oval    6111 River Rd. Richmond

TEAMS
Mens    Alberta    B.C.
Womens        B.C.
Youth & other    Mulgrave 4/5    Mulgrave 5/6

Thursday    Home    Away
4:00 to 5:00    set up    set up
5:00 to 6:00     Mulgrave 5/6    Mulgrave 5/6
6:00 to 8:00    BC    BC
8:30:00    BCFF, FC, IFF and guests    BCFF, FC, IFF & guests

Friday    Home    Away
8:00 to 9:00
9:00 to 10:15    Alberta    BC
10:15 […]