A Look Ahead

September 12, 2017

All of our players have now been on the ice at least once and so the season has officially kicked into high gear!

Initiation: All of our littlest TBirds were on the ice this past Saturday for the Initiation Jamboree. Our Thunderbirds cousins at UBC were tremendous partners as Mike Nardi (our very own Bantam A1 coach who happens to also work at UBC) volunteered his time to oversee all onsite logistics and led special skills sessions for our H3 and H4 players. Cyclone Taylor and BeastVan were both onsite to showcase the apparel program that we will have for this season and they both provided some great prizes for the raffles. Great start to the season surrounded by our partners and TBirds family! Skills sessions with Leslie Global Sports starts next week - check out the schedule for the season here.

Recreational: Assessments have been happening over the last few days and we will soon be into our balancing process. If you are new to the TBirds, or maybe not so new, and want to know more about how this process works, be sure to read the information provided here. Skills sessions officially start after Thanksgiving but Mike has arranged for a pre-season goalie clinics for recreational goalies Sept 16, 17 and 19th. For more information, contact your division manager asap!

Rep: Exhibition games are happening this week that will lead to final roster assignments being posted by Saturday morning at the latest. This can be a stressful experience for our players and their families, and we will all be excited to move into the next phase. For our Atom and Peewee A1/A2 players, don't miss out on your opportunity to attend extra sessions with Vancouver Hockey School's Derek Popke on Fridays - more information and registration information can be found here.

Soon we will all be in a rhythm and we will be able to start rolling out some exciting programs for our players - both on and off the ice.