NATIONAL BALL HOCKEY
ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

The Junior Team Canada Under 16 Program will be sending 20 players along with staff members to Nitra, Slovakia in June 2018 to recapture gold, and defend their status as reigning World Champions.

The Junior Team Canada staff were very busy in 2017 scouting various events including the Provincial Peewee, Bantam and Junior Championships, and the CanAm Junior Championship which has led to the selections of this team. 

This tournament will afford players, in most instances, with their first international experience and exposure to high level, elite ball hockey competition, and will serve as a good foundation in their individual growth and development. The players were selected, not just for their obvious high calibre skills, but for their character, personality and community reputation as well.

High Performance Director, Steve Dockerty, stated, “the under 16 level is always an unknown in terms of how we will stack up against our competition, but I am confident that the squad that General Manager Scott Jacobi and his staff have put together will once again be competing for the gold."

Dockerty, in commenting on the coaching staff selected, "we have such a strong group of coaches combining elite Provincial and International experience as coaches and in many cases as players, while also possessing strong technical backgrounds that will aid them in leading these young men".

Commenting on the goal of the 2018 teams Dockerty adds, “we have a Mission Statement - To prepare and assemble a team of junior ball hockey players from Canada to compete for gold at the WJC. To field a team that sets extraor­dinary standards for competitiveness, sportsmanship and team continuity. To create a ‘life experience’ for the members of the JTC and the officials.” 

Ball Hockey is an amazing sport and these young men are truly fortunate to have the opportunity to compete with the best in the world and absorb the culture of Eastern European cities.” Dockerty concluded with “The ultimate goal is to ensure each player has a life experience that he can take with him for years to come.”  Dockerty continued, ‘we are pleased with the scouting, selec­tion and acceptance of the players chosen for the team.’

Dockerty has been a part of junior ball hockey for over fifteen years and attended the 2004 and 2006 as a fan and then started working in 2008 with the Junior Team Canada Program in 2008, 2010 and 2012 as well as 2016.  “It is not only what will take place on the floor for these young men, as most will be visit­ing Slovakia for the first time in their lives, it will be the culture they will encounter,” said Dockerty. “As these young people grow up and have families it won’t be the medals that they come home with that will be mostly remembered, it will be the experience of visiting this part of the world, and we as management, coaches, mentors and support staff want to make sure it truly is a trip of a lifetime for them” added Steve.

“Having spoken to all members of the coaching staffs throughout this process, I am confident that the work that they have put in will translate into a highly satisfying trip along with a good showing on the floor.” said Dockerty. “In the last three international competitions the staff thought out all the little things and planned accordingly because once you start traveling with this amount of players plus staff in a short period of time through major European cities, it all has to run smoothly from start to finish in order for these players to produce on the floor.”

People that tend to be missed in these types of announcements are the local coaches, associations and family members that have helped the players get to this level, along with these individuals all those that scouted for Junior Team Canada at regional and national events should take pride in this team, as they too played a big part in the team composition.

“On behalf of the National Ball Hockey Association of Canada, I would like to congratulate the players and staff named today, along with their provincial associations, leagues, club teams, families, coaches and officials who have helped them along the way,” said Dockerty.  With that said, it is with great pride that we present you the 2018 Junior Team Canada U16 players: 

The U16 Team~ Goalies:Tucker Clyne, Sean Grey ~ Defencemen:   Westin Bartlett, Cameron Clarke, Brayden McGuire, Callum Scanlan, Josh Smith, David Summers ~ Forwards:   Nick Blais, Brendan Browne, Sebastian Bulovs, Aidan Haughey, Ethan Larmand, Jake Lemere, Justin Lemesurier, Karsten Leonard, Zack Nault, Keenan Scrimshaw, Ryan Smith, Kyler Watson ~ Coaches:  Nelson Lajeunesse, Joe Cochrane

All for One!

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada Women`s Team Canada unveiled their championship rings on Saturday, November 4 at the Celebration of Excellence Awards Dinner.

Fourteen members of the team and staff were in attendance receiving their rings during the evening’s proceedings.

The `RING` - the uniqueness of silver polish included the following:

·         WORLD across the top

·         CHAMPIONS across the bottom

·         2017 down the sides 

·         CANADA BALL HOCKEY across the red leaf

·         Player shank had their names, number and position

·         Location shank had the host city, World Ball Hockey Federation (WBHF) logo and Czechia 

Congratulations again on the accomplishment!

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada Men`s Team Canada unveiled their championship rings on Saturday, November 4 at the Celebration of Excellence Awards Dinner.

Twelve members of the team and staff were in attendance receiving their rings during the evening’s proceedings.

The 'RING' - the uniqueness of silver polish included the following:

TOP BEZEL

·         Canada Logo over top in Red with CANADA in colour of ring
·         WORLD across the top
·         CHAMPIONS across the bottom
·          39 stones * (6 stones down left side,  6 stones down right side and  27 stones on the top around the leaf) 

* 39 stones (18 represented the players and staff, 18 represented their families, 3 goals scored in the Championship Final)

* 39 goals is the difference between GF 50 and GA 11 for the team

AROUND THE TOP BEZEL

Every player number

·         24   *     91    *     9 (Under CHAMPIONS the two stones between the numbers would represent the two WBHF Championships in 2013 and 2017)
·         3      4    10    12   15 (left side)
·         16   17   18    27   30 (back side)
·         31   71   72    89   90 (right side)
·         One stone in each corner in the row of numbers for the Four Triangle System
·         The 6 stones would be reflective of the teams 6-0 record

PLAYER Shank

·         Name cut into the ring
·         2017 split between the NBHAC logo
·         POS along the bottom

TOURNAMENT Shank

Canada 3         Czech Rep 2

·         Tournament Logo With host city and country and WBHF logo
·         With Glowing Hearts We See Thee Rise above the logo

OUTSIDE Bottom - Cut Into Ring

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INSIDE Bottom - Cut Into Ring

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INSIDE The Ring - Final Scores

Slovakia 7-0
Russia 10-1
Czech Republic 5-3
‎Hungary 16-0
United States of America 9-5
Czech Republic 3-2

Congratulations again on the accomplishment!

The team is expected to compete against teams from countries including Hungary, Czech Republic and host Slovakia with other nations confirming by February 2018.

All players born in 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 interested in attending the camp December 16-17 in Oshawa may email Stephen Dockerty, JTC High Performance Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

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The 2018 CanAm Junior Ball Hockey Championships will be hosted the weekend of July 27-29, 2018 in Brampton, Ontario and will be offering the following divisions:

U15 - 2003 & 2004

U17 - 2001 & 2002

U19 - 1999 & 2000

Girls U19 - 1999, 2000 & 2001

If your team/league is interested, please reply with the following:

Team/League Name:

Contact:

Division:

Email:

Below is a link for all the tournament information

http://www.weareballhockey.com/leagues/98-2018-bauer-canam-junior-championships.html

Entry Fee: $900.00

Every team will be guaranteed 4 games

Every player and coach will receive a commemorative tournament t-shirt 

Two 18 minute stop time periods.

To Reserve A Spot: December 1, 2017

Registration/Payment Deadline: May 31, 2018 

The schedule of games will be posted by June 15, but anticipate to play two games Friday, two games Saturday and the elimination round will commence Sunday morning.  

Tournament Format

Friday morning – Game #1

Friday afternoon – Game #2

Saturday morning – Game #3

Saturday afternoon – Game #4 

Sunday morning (AA or A Semi Final) 

Sunday afternoon – Championship (AA & A Games)

The teams are permitted to register a maximum of any 22 players (2 goalies and 20 runners)

The Association Dekhockey du Quebec is pleased to announce that the 2017 3v3 Provincial Dekhockey Championship which is being hosted the weekend of August 19-20 at the Dekhockey Trois-Rivieres.

The Championships will have over 100 teams participating at various divisions, Men’s B-C-D-E-F-G-H and Women’s F3-F4-F5-F6.  Teams will be represented from the following centre’s, Dekhockey de la Capitale, Dekhockey Levis, Dekhockey St. Georges, CHBG, CHBS, Dekhockey Portnuef, Dek Drummond, Dekhockey Victoriaville, TopDek Gatineau and Dekhockey Trois-Rivieres

To follow Men`s B, C, E, H, I and Women's F4, F6 divisions, click here

To follow Men`s D, F, G and Women`s F3, F5 divisions, click here

For all the Championship information, updates, schedules, scores, standings, please visit http://associationdekhockeyquebec.com/reglements-2017-35-fr.php

TROIS-RIVIÈRES DEKHOCKEY CENTER

245 Rue de Grandmont, Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Come on out to support the teams as the Provincial Champions are Crowned and good luck to all the teams!

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada (NBHAC) High Performance Director, Stephen Dockerty is pleased to announce the appointment of the following General Manager’s for 2018.

The Junior Team Canada (JTC) program will be led by four General Managers.  The U16 returns one of the most decorated players and coaches in the sports history, Nelson Lajeunesse and we welcomes Stephen Dockerty as the Girls U20 Manager.

The program also returns the two individuals who have been with the international program for many years always returning with gold for the U18, Scott Jacobi and U20, Mauro Cugini.     

Dockerty commented, “I am thrilled with the opportunity we have in the NBHAC.  Our first goal is to put together the best staff possible and in this regard believe that we have the opportunity to effectively merge the best and brightest within the sport.  I am truly impressed by the enthusiasm with the NBHAC.  

He continued, ‘during my discussions it was very clear that they are committed to operating a professional organization and continuing on the path of building a winner.  To have a plan and to put all those aspects in place to work towards the goal is very important and along with the management of the program look forward to begin scouting and recruiting for the opportunity to wear the RED & WHITE and coming to know the group of talented players in Canada.”

The 2018 World Junior Ball Hockey Championships will be hosted in Europe the week of June 25 to July 1 with the host city announcement on September 15.

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The top 25 teams heading into the 2017/18 campaign and producing excellence in the sport of ball hockey.  The North American Ball Hockey rankings for 5 on 5 indoor version of the sport via reports from the scouting staff and without further ado……

The Top 25 North American Ball Hockey rankings (based on club teams and not all star team/pick ups for events):

2017/18 Rankings

  1) Montreal Red Lite

• Best Players – Yannick Labonte, Carl Ghilarducci, Kevin Kuczmarski
• X-Factor – Danick Martel – plays much bigger than his slight frame and is gifted offensively   

  2) Metro Orangemen

• Best Players – Chris Creador, Chris Cerqueira, Ricardo Pires
• X-Factor – Paul Zarnett – the team plays defense first and where else does that start, but in the net and among the best is this tendy

  3) Pittsburgh Gods 

• Best Players – Steve Gregory, Rick Zimmick, Jon Rethage
• X-Factor –the sum of their parts is much greater than the individual accomplishments and this is their strength, but also biggest weakness as the shortage of the ‘go to guy’ in big games is the teams greatest need

  4) Chamber of Montreal

• Best Players – Steve Proulx, Mytia Moisseron, Phil Di Giacomo, Mattieu Ferron
• X-Factor – Proulx, Di Giacomo and Ferron seem to be the next stars coming from the Belle Province

  5) Brampton Express

• Best Players – Shawn Hannon, JK Gill, Anthony Loveless             
• X-Factor – Matt Tremblett – Mr. Everything for this team as they continue to find themselves in transition and attempting to find balance between veterans and youngsters 

  6) Boston Saints

• Best Players – Luke Jones, Ricky Masterprieto, Matt Gilchrest
• X-Factor – Sean Ferguson – he is a legit first line center with size, experience, and knowledge and has competed at the international level where he was a strong supporter to the team

  7) Dek Hockey Boucherville

• Best Players – Olivier Levasseur, Alexandre Richer, Jesse Arbour-Roch, Steven Arbour-Roch
• X-Factor – Levasseur is the best defenceman outside of Quebec that isn’t known yet! but can flat out play 

  8) Quebec Sports Elite

• Best Players – Kevin Gauthier, Kevin Lamothe, Cedric Jean, Anthony Nellis
• X-Factor – the team comes from a 3 on 3 version of the sport so how quickly they adapt to the 5 on 5 game is key and impressed at the US Nationals 

  9) Edmonton Savages

• Best Players – Tony Brar, Scott Holben 
• X-Factor – this team needs to find that extra gear as they seem to have dominated the province of Alberta and need to find the next gear to compete against the best teams    

10) Newfoundland Blackhorse

• Best Players – Scott Bray, Marcus Power, Patrick O’Keefe
• X-Factor – the torch has been passed to the youngsters and now it is up to them to maintain the spirit of the Black Horse  

11) St. Catherines War Pigs

• Best Players – Eric Tardif, Munavar Hamdami, Brian Szolga   
• X-Factor – Bram Leggat – underrated netminder that has a tremendous amount of pressure on him as he must keep the opposition under two goals against every game in order to grab wins

12) Leominster Americans 

• Best Players – Korey Wilson, Matt Caron, Jorden Senacal
• X-Factor – the biggest challenge for this group of youngsters is showing up for every game  

13) Vancouver Falcons

• Best Players – Marcel Lafortune, Dylan Churchwell, Chris Sirovyak 
• X-Factor – Smitter Kaila – multi talented and all purpose player who while playing at the top level is teaching the next core of young players

14) North York Hitmen 

• Best Players – Jonathan Puliccichio, Victor Azevedo
• X-Factor – Victor Azevedo – he is a shut down defenceman with offensive flair and with his size/speed and can alter the tempo of the game as he glides effortlessly around the floor

15) Granby Pile Ou Face

• Best Players – Jason Larochelle, Olivier Davignon, Keven Rousseau, Charles Monette
• X-Factor – Raising their game in the big games

16) Penn Hill Arsenal

• Best Players – Bill Sullivan, Matt Kiesel, Mark Kiesel
• X-Factor – Goaltending is where the team seems to fall just short and they need their goalies to come up big as the forwards and defence to be there in the big games

17) Team Manitoba

• Best Players – Remi Laurencelle, Kalan Kastas, Dylan Kelly 
• X-Factor – Dustin Kelly – the go to guy for the ‘Big M’, he can play in all facets and is relied upon to lead the team offensively which proves difficult when others can’t match his skill set

18) Leominster Rams

• Best Players – Bobby Housser, Doug Croteau, Mike Colcord
• X-Factor – Housser is loaded with skill and speed making him a dangerous and valuable player on this long time powerhouse

19) Montreal Powerball

• Best Players – Jonathan Gagne, Marc-Andre Trudeau, Olivier Gremier, Pierre-Olivier Girouard
• X-Factor – Coming together versus the best teams proves to be their obstacle with a team loaded with talent

20) Belleville Msagro              

• Best Players – Evan Greer, Liam Hayes, Pat Millington
• X-Factor – try to find that chemistry to match the individual talent from a group that is built from players throughout their league program against teams that play together all year long 

21) Quebec DDLC

• Best Players – Guillaume Nadeau, Antoine Fortin, Gabriel Parent, Steve McKinnon
• X-Factor – stepping up and matching the top teams offence

22) Penetanguishene Blazers 

• Best Players – Matthew Paul, Jacob Robitaille, Brian Valentine 
• X-Factor – try to find the right mix of players from a small league to raise their game and play on the big stage against the best

23) Granby Dek Hockey

• Best Players – Samuel Lauzon, Jason Tracey, Jonathan Delorme, Samuel Deslande
• X-Factor – goaltending and defence is essential for the team to move up into the top 20

24) Niagara Rebels

• Best Players – Daniel Setacci, Joe Barbas, Mike Barbas, Jesse Barbas 
• X-Factor –taking one step forward and two steps back is what this group must fight against and continue to build the chemistry they seem to have lost the last few years  

25) Saint John Most Wanted

• Best Players – Riley Craft, Matt Morehouse
• X-Factor –the torch has been passed to the youngsters to carry on the Most Wanted tradition