NATIONAL BALL HOCKEY
ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

The 2017 CanAm Youth Ball Hockey Championships will be played in Brampton, Ontario the weekend of July 27-30, 2017.  

The tournament will take place at venues at Century Gardens and updates on competing teams will be provided as teams and the event will guarantee four games for all the teams at a cost of $800. 

Below is a link for all the tournament information 

http://www.weareballhockey.com/leagues/98-2017-canam-youth-ball-hockey-championships.html

Every team will be guaranteed 4 games with two 18 minute stop time periods and every player and coach will receive a commemorative tournament t-shirt (25 per team)

Registration Deadline: March 31, 2017 (submit registration and registration fee is due May 1, 2017) 

The schedule of games will be posted by June 15, but anticipate to play one game Thursday evening, two games Friday and the last round robin game Saturday morning.   The elimination round will commence Saturday evening.   

Tournament Format

Thursday afternoon/evening – Game #1

Friday morning – Game #2

Friday afternoon – Game #3

Saturday morning – Game 4

Saturday afternoon – Game #5 (AA or A Semi Final)

Sunday morning – Championship (AA & A Games)

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

Thank you

The 2017 National Ball Hockey Association of Canada Men’s Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV Canada Cup of Ball Hockey National Championships will be played in Halifax, Nova Scotia the weekend of July 20-23, 2017.  

The tournament will take place at venues in Dartmouth and updates on competing teams will be provided as teams and the event will guarantee four games for all the teams at a cost of $900. 

The schedule of games will be posted by June 15, but anticipate to play one game Thursday evening, two games Friday and the last round robin game Saturday morning.   The elimination round will commence Saturday evening.   

Tournament Format

Thursday afternoon/evening – Game #1 (around 3 pm)

Friday morning – Game #2

Friday afternoon – Game #3

Saturday morning – Game 4

Saturday afternoon – Game #5 (Elimination, Quarter or Semi Final)

Sunday morning/afternoon – Semi Final & Championship (around 3 pm)

For more information, please contact the National Ball Hockey Association of Canada at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and host hotel information after March 15 to the competing teams.

The deadline to register is May 31^st

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada is pleased to announce the 2017 events and will look forward to working with the hosts and teams to make it the best events and all of the events will guarantee four preliminary round games.

If you are a ball hockey member and this tournament is of interest, contact your local ball hockey association or league to find out more information on their participating teams as registration information will be prepared for distribution in early January.

Men's National B, C & D – Halifax, NS - July 20-23

Men’s National Men's – Montreal, Que – July 25-29

Men’s National Woman's A & B – Montreal, Que – July 25-29

Master’s National – Montreal, Que – July 25-29 

Junior Nationals (U15, U17 & U19) - Brampton, Ontario – July 27-30

For junior Nationals, this is one of the main scouting sessions for the 2018 Junior Team Canada staff who will be onsite throughout the championships. 

In some leagues, the teams are selected the year prior while in other Provinces there are tryouts and player selections months prior to the tournament.

If you are a ball hockey member and this tournament is of interest, contact your local ball hockey association or league to find out more information on their participating teams.

For more information, please contact the National Ball Hockey Association of Canada at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The World Ball Hockey Federation (WBHF) hosted the 3v3 Championships in Montreal.  It was an event hosted by organized by the Coupe Burrows.

The tournament hosted 14 men’s, 6 women’s and 5 master’s teams which would further be separated after the preliminary round games.

The competition's profile is particularly high in Canada, specifically Quebec; its stature has been credited to Canada's strong performance in the tournament.  The role of hockey in Canadian culture in any form along with strong media coverage and fan attendance. 

We take this opportunity to congratulate all the medallists and thank each of the delegation of having to participate in this historic event presented by Coupe Burrows at Complexe JC Perreault

The championship brought together over 350 players and 25 teams representatives 16 countries and the medal winners:

Men’s (Pool A)
Gold Medal: Quebec
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze Medal: Italy

Woman’s 
Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Quebec
Bronze Medal: Ireland

Master
Gold Medal: Quebec
Silver Medal: Slovakie
Bronze Medal: Canada

For more info: http://www.wbhfc2016.com

WORLD 3vs3 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

The ball hockey world will convene on Montreal from September 20-24 for the World 3vs3 Ball Hockey Federation Championships.  Today, the WBHF has released the official schedule http://wbhfc2016.com/pdf/2016_Schedule.pdf

The tournament will host 91 games in the three divisions, Men, Woman and Masters that will have 16 countries represented.

We encourage everyone to attend and watch the best players in the world in their chase for gold!

Tickets for the event can be purchased online now:  http://www.complexejcperreault.com/sport-evenement.asp

Our goal is to build a program that is recognized as the best in world.  We have a reputation for excellence in our sport coupled with a strong sense of community, which fosters growth.  We will prepare and assemble a Team of Ball Hockey Players from Canada to compete for Gold Medal at the World Championships.

The goal is to field teams that set extra-ordinary standards for competitiveness, sportsmanship and team continuity.  To create a “life experience” for members of Team Canada.  

Athletic activities are an important part of our youth’s life experiences and this is reflected in our achievement in inter-provincial competition.   We are seeking an outstanding individuals including, General Manager, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Doctor, Therapist and Equipment Manager to be a part of our Team Canada program for each of our Men’s team.

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada strives for excellence - in the quality of its players and community leaders and in the long tradition of athletic achievement.  We are currently seeking a qualified candidate’s for the following contracts in preparation for the 2017 World Championships in Litomerice, Czech Republic, July 1 to 9.

Please find the listing of the Staff Positions and Deadlines below in the "Download attachments" section.

Our goal is to build a program that is recognized as the best in world.  We have a reputation for excellence in our sport coupled with a strong sense of community, which fosters growth.  We will prepare and assemble a Team of Ball Hockey Players from Canada to compete for Gold Medal at the World Championships.

The goal is to field teams that set extra-ordinary standards for competitiveness, sportsmanship and team continuity.  To create a “life experience” for members of Team Canada.  

Athletic activities are an important part of our youth’s life experiences and this is reflected in our achievement in inter-provincial competition.   We are seeking an outstanding individuals including, General Manager, Head Coach, Team Doctor, Therapist and Equipment Manager to be a part of our Team Canada program for each of our Women’s team.

The National Ball Hockey Association of Canada strives for excellence - in the quality of its players and community leaders and in the long tradition of athletic achievement.  We are currently seeking a qualified candidate’s for the following contracts in preparation for the 2017 World Championships in Litomerice, Czech Republic, July 1 to 9.

Please find the listing of the Staff Positions and Deadlines below in the "Download attachments" section.

Team Canada Wins on and Off the Floor

Prague, Czech Republic - Well, once again, the NBHAC led the way in 2016 as the Team Canada Juniors travelled to Prague, Czech Republic in June.  There were no less than twenty players and administrators from the NBHAC representing our country in Europe. 

In a beautifully picturesque city of Prague, the world came to see the World Ball Hockey Federation Championships to gather and crown a World Junior Ball Hockey Champion, emblematic of ball hockey supremacy in the World.

How the team came together…

The team was selected after scouting major events during 2015 which included the Provincial Championships, the High school Tournaments and the Maple Leaf Cup.  The original list of 50 players were identified as prospects and list was dwindled down to a 20 player roster.  Canada’s Under 20 team was a collection of young men that traveled abroad for a tournament they will not soon forget.  The boys gathered for a mini-camp in Penetanguishene before departure which was vital for team building and where the team could work on systems and strategies.

Canada is located in the Northwestern Hemisphere about half-a-dozen time zones from Prague, Czech Republic.  However, despite it’s geographical position, The Great White North has become the proverbial centre of the ball hockey world after winning it’s fifth consecutive U-20 global championship and sixth gold medal since the tournament’s inception in 2000.

Team Canada would go 6-0 en route to the championship and were crowned the 2016 World U-20 Ball Hockey Federation Champions. 

Canada are to be allotted full marks for their performance in Prague because the highly skilled and speedy roster amassed by the staff and used the size of the floor to their advantage.  This consequently gave their opponents mismatch issue’s and forced them to play a different style that many weren't used to.  The result was golden.

Yes, the Canucks prevailed.  However, lost in the translation was the fact that there is more to winning than meets the eye.  The process, which theoretically should expose the product, was true to form once again in 2016.  It revealed it’s true colours in the previous global championships as well, which ultimately adds up to five.  Coincidence?  Nay another thought of chance in anyone’s mind. This is more accurately an organized, structured and well executed plan that has continued to foster the growth and development of a ball hockey program that continues to reap it’s rewards.  Though, this is not so much about winning the prize as it is about a winning program.

It would be hard to imagine for Team Canada to play a more flawless game than it did against the opposition, but Canada proved to be much quicker and more opportunistic.

It was going to be small things that determined the outcome of this championship. Who controlled the tempo? who would be more disciplined? who would capitalize on opportunities? who would get that big save? there wasn't much separating the teams but those small, little details that would be the difference.

Team Canada's offence was well chronicled throughout the tournament getting balanced scoring from all of the forwards which was complemented well with a group of athletic ball moving defensemen and the backbone of every championship team would be solid goaltending. This team seemed to be able to play any style of game, but it was ball possession and team defence which propelled the team to the 2016 World Ball Hockey Federation Championship with a convincing victory.

It was a moment that was a long time coming for this group of hard working Canadians. The biggest thing this year was the hard work and our hunger to win. This team was built around teamwork and everyone came together, and that's why it happened.

Moments after the conclusion of the game this tight-knit dressing room that seemingly spent every minute of the day together realized they had just accomplished their goal.

Therefore, congratulations are in order for the National Ball Hockey Association of Canada’s administrators, coaches, officials, support staff, volunteers and players who have all played an integral role in putting together such a program and helping to make it all possible.  The association’s Junior program led by the High Performance Director, Stephen Dockerty who has done an outstanding job in affording players the chance of a life time to play a game that they love at such an elite level in different countries around the world.  The ongoing scouting and player evaluations conducted at various events in addition to the regional camps that lead up to the final national selections, have given everyone the opportunity and the dream to hopefully one day proudly adorn the Red Maple Leaf on their chest.

Nonetheless, such a process along with the quest for ‘The Golden Fleece’ is rarely an easy feat given the political, economic and social challenges that often face the sport and it’s participants each year.  It is indeed a very long and arduous journey that truly reflects the nature of those who ultimately arrive at the prize.  Simply ask those who have attended a camp or have been lucky enough to have part of the Canadian freight train and played a handle full of games in as many days against the best the world has to offer in the sport.  They will be happy to share their thoughts with you.

Helen Keller (A blind and a deaf mute woman) summed up her feelings on the subject of overcoming obstacles and perseverance in life quite eloquently when she stated the following.

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.  Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”

Fortunate enough for Canadians, however, the road to gold is smoother now than it has ever been before.  It has been built on a solid foundation and well maintained by the finest practitioners in the game today.  Hence, it is time for future generations to seize the opportunities that lie ahead.  They should not simply reap what others before them have sown, but more importantly make that which is great today, that much greater tomorrow.

There is no time like the present and the present is now.  The NBHAC JTC program, their administrative staff and players across the country cannot afford to rest on their laurels.  Canada stands proudly atop the championship podium for many reasons, unfortunately it is lonely at the top.  Canada must work far more diligently now than ever before to prepare yet another team in 2018 because the world waits for no one.  Only the champion, of course.

Go Canada Go!

The Canadian contingent was comprised of the following:

General Manager, Mauro Cugini, and Head Coach Barry Greer, Assistant Coach Tyler McClure

Goalies: Collin Charbula, Matt Loveys

Defence: Liam Hayes, Nick Heins, Brendan Moore, Ty Traynor, Zach Treen, Baily Watkins

Forwards: Zachary Archer, Josh Borland, Benoit Chin, Callan Heins, Andrew Kelly, Keegan Leal, Mckenzee MacQueen, Matthew Magliozzi, Ryan Ngan, Jack Scanlan, Reid Syrydiuk, Quinn Syrydiuk

Canadians D – Liam Hayes, F – Jack Scanlan, Quinn Syrydiuk captured individual all star team honours.  The balance of the tournament all stars were, G – Martin Juricek (Slovakia), D – Tom Wagner, Nick Kilcourne (USA).  Canada’s Benoit Chin would lead the tournament in scoring and Jack Scanlan was named Tournament MVP

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A Peak Performance In Prague as the U-18’s win the Championship  

Prague, Czech Republic - Once again, the National Ball Hockey Association of Canada (NBHAC) leads the way.

Formal street and ball hockey competition on the international stage dates back to the early 1990’s, when then OBHA President Pat McEvoy (2002 Builders Hall of Fame) helped to bring teams from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to our country for a series of exhibition games against representative clubs from Ontario.  The Europeans, who thoroughly enjoyed the Canadian game and our hospitality, continued to return to participate in the infamous Can-Am Challenge Tournament in Oshawa each year thereafter.  It was this competitive exchange that led to the very first World Ball Hockey Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia in 1996 where Canada captured the inaugural gold medal in our sport on the global stage. 

The Ontario Ball Hockey Association was instrumental in spearheading the Men’s World Championships in 1996 and subsequently led the way in not only making the Junior World tournament a reality, but setting the standard for the competition by winning the Under-20 title in the Czech Republic in 2000.

Well, once again, the NBHAC led the way in 2016 as the Team Canada Juniors travelled to Prague, Czech Republic in June.  There were no less than twenty players and administrators from the NBHAC representing our country in Europe.  

In a beautifully picturesque city of Prague, the world came to see the World Ball Hockey Federation Championships to gather and crown a World Junior Ball Hockey Champion, emblematic of ball hockey supremacy in the World.

How the team came together…

The team was selected after scouting major events during 2015, from which an original list of 44 players was dwindled down to a 20 player roster in the fall of 2015.  Canada’s Under 18 team was a collection of young men that traveled abroad for a tournament they will not soon forget.  The boys gathered for exhibition games in Penetanguishene and Oshawa for team building and games versus U19 select teams where they could work on systems and strategies.

Canada’s 4-0 round robin record was not easy as they came from behind in two games.  Both Hungary and Slovakia were dispatched with little effort. Their most physical contest was against Team Europe, which featured many big forwards that seem to win battles along the boards and the Czech Republic who played a tough defensive system.

The game against the Team Europe seemed to take a little starch out of the Canadian side as they were very sluggish early in the semi final game versus the Czech Republic before snapping out of it in the second period en route to a 6-4 victory.

The Championship Final would be offence vs defence and it would be crucial for Canada to score early as Slovakia had a big physical defence and strong goaltending.   This would not be the story in the final as Canada would score 4 first period goals and dominated.

The offensive units that the coaches had been patient with all week finally started to come together as the balls began to bulge the twine.  Andrew Snowden would score two goals in the first ten minutes.   The final result was a 7-2 victory for Canada over Slovakia in a game that was dominated by Canada that produced standing ovations from those in attendance throughout the contest.

Ironically, Team Canada’s performance at the World Championships was relatively unexpected because the team was in a building pattern off the 2014 win in Hungary which had a mix U16/U18 group of players.

The Team Canada administration was faced with the task of adding several new players to the team for 2014, many of whom would be their first international competition.  The coaching staff did a great job in having the team peak at the right time, while the support staff were instrumental in keeping the players healthy, cool, and properly hydrated.

This back-to-back win is the first time any nation has accomplished this, and Canada remains the only multiple gold medal winner.

In the bronze medal game, Team Europe would fall behind 4-1 after two periods and stormed back to tie the game in the final minute of play and win in overtime versus Slovakia.

The Canadian contingent was comprised of the following:

GM & Head Coach, Scott Jacobi, Assistant Coach, Nicolas Tedesco, Goalies: Bradley Dobson, Jake Fleming, Defence: Curtis Anderson, Teddy Christou, Dylan Connors, Carter Forget, Mac McHugh, Casey Scanlan, Forwards: Stephen Bell, William Calverley, Philipe Chin, Tyson Gilmour, Kyle Hunter, Kyle Latter, Kelby Martin, Tyler Moser, Jason Pineo, Aidan Robitaille and Andrew Snowden

Canadians G - Jake Fleming, D- Teddy Cristou captured individual all star team honours.  The balance of the tournament all stars were, D – Maros Boudis (Hungary), F – Tomas Kratky (Team Europe), Bara Patockova (Czech Republic), F – Filip Krivashi (Slovakia), Dominik Celleniuk was the top scorer and William Calverley was the Tournement MVP.

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