As a hockey referee you will learn life skill that carry on outside of the rink……..The last 18 months have been incredibly challenging in so many ways, but we take hope in that things are finally turning a corner, and there is “light at the end of the tunnel”.  As you know, minor hockey is back…

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Over the past couple of weeks, our Board of Directors overseeing the U6-U9, Recreational and Rep divisions have held parent information meetings to provide an overview of the upcoming season. Thank you to the 487 parents that tuned into the meetings live! For those that weren’t able to join, the meetings were recorded and the…

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MEMORANDUM   AUGUST 27, 2021   TO:       ALL THUNDERBIRD MEMBERS FROM:  BOARD EXECUTIVE   SUBJECT: ENHANCED MASK MANDATE   Vancouver Thunderbirds has been and will continue to monitor current Covid 19 conditions. We will follow all recommendations and guidelines from our governing bodies, Hockey Canada, BC Hockey, PCAHA, as well as directives from the…

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We are excited to have such an incredible lineup of coaches leading the way for our rep program next season. We are still accepting resumes for a couple teams and hope we can repeat our unprecedented success from last year of having a contract non-parent coach for every rep team, but we also know that…

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As the summer days progress, we are getting more and more excited about the return to “normal” hockey in the fall and we can’t wait to see you all at the rink! For our new TBird family members, welcome – we look forward to meeting you. We wanted to share a few pieces of information…

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night as we wrapped up the official business of the 2020-21 season and had some fun announcing our Thunderbird Award winners and Dale Cheney Scholarship recipients. Congratulations to all the winners, and really we could have handed out a few hundred awards this year with how many…

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We are excited to announce we have been successful in securing some ice for the April to June period and can’t wait to provide opportunities for TBird players to stay connected. Clinic details and registration links can be found here – registration opens on Monday, March 15 @ noon All clinics will follow the provincial Covid-19…

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Last night, TBird divisional board directors provided an overview of the Hockey Canada U11 Pathway which was initiated this season but with the Covid-19 impact was not fully implemented. As well, the meeting served as a general information session for our U9 families who will be graduating to the U11 division for next season. Thank…

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