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Canadian Blind Hockey is Looking for a Head Coach!

The Para sport of Blind Hockey is a variation of ice hockey for athletes who are blind or partially sighted. The sport uses some modified rules and equipment, most notably the adapted puck that makes noise and is larger than a traditional puck. At the recreational level all athletes must be visually impaired, while at the competitive level all players must be classified as legally blind, which is defined as having approximately ten percent vision or less. All goaltenders are extremely low vision or completely blind and wear a blindfold.

 

Click the link for more information: Canadian Blind Hockey – Head Coach Position Profile

 

How to Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to Canadian Blind Hockey Program Director Luca DeMontis lucademontis@blindicehockey.com Please add the city of the program and role you are applying for in the subject.+

 

Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals who are blind or partially sighted through the power of Blind Hockey!

Press Release – AA/AAA Program Re-Structure

July 13, 2023

Please see the press release with information regarding the re-structuring of the AA/AAA program in our Association.  More updates are to follow in the coming months.

AA AAA Program Press Release

AAA Award Nominees and Winners Announced

Hockey Winnipeg would like to congratulate of the nominees and winners of the AAA individual player awards from the 2022-2023 season. We would also like to acknowledge our scholarship recipients and the individuals who received Coach of the Year and Impact Player of the Year honours.

For a full breakdown of the awards, please see the attached documents.  For a picture gallery from the awards presentation please visit the Winnipeg AAA Hockey website HERE

AAA Press Release – U15

AAA Press Release – U17

AAA Press Release – U18

AAA Press Release – IP COY Scholarship

AA Coaching Opportunities – APHA Rangers

The APHA Rangers AA Hockey Program is currently looking to fill coaching positions for the 2023/24 season.

The Ranger program strives to attract and retain the finest coaches available for the program and make every effort to look for independent, non-parent coaches.

These positions include both the heading coaching and assistant coaching roles. If you are interested in a coaching position within the Rangers organization for male hockey we invite you to send a resume to Ian MacLeod at imacleod@mymts.net, for female hockey please send to Jenelle Kohanchuk at jkhockeywpg@gmail.com

Thank you.

AA Coaching Opportunities – SJAMHA Canadians

The St. James Canadians are accepting applications to coach U13 AA & U15 AA for the 2023-2024 season. If you are interested please email your coaching resume to aa@sjamha.com

Hockey Winnipeg Spring Program Details

Hockey Winnipeg is once again hosting our spring development programs in April, 2023. The details of our three programs are as follows:

 

Hockey Winnipeg U13 Female Challenge Cup: April 3-9, Gateway and St. Vital arenas. Open to 2010 and 2011 born AA and A1 female athletes in Winnipeg. Registration cost will be approximately $175.00/athlete. The top players from this program will be selected to advance to Hockey Manitoba’s Female Prospects program which will be held at Stride Place in Portage La Prairie from April 14-16 (additional cost will be required to participate in the Female Prospects program).

 

Hockey Winnipeg U13 Prospects Cup: April 10-16, Southdale arena (east rink). Open to 2010 born AA male athletes in Winnipeg. Registration cost will be approximately $175.00/athlete. The top players from this program will be selected to advance to Hockey Manitoba’s Rising Stars Plus+ program which will be held at the Hockey For All Centre in Winnipeg from April 28-30 (additional cost will be required to participate in the Rising Stars Plus+ program).

 

Hockey Winnipeg U14 Vice President’s Cup: April 10-16, Southdale arena (west rink). Open to 2009 born AAA and AA male athletes in Winnipeg. Registration cost will be approximately $175.00/athlete. The top players from this program will be selected to advance to Hockey Manitoba’s Director’s Cup program which will be held at the Hockey For All Centre in Winnipeg from April 28-30 (additional cost will be required to participate in the Director’s Cup program).

 

Programs contact – Brent Poplawski, development@hockeywinnipeg.ca

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Social Media

Hockey Winnipeg can now be found on, Instagram and Twitter!

If you want to stay up to date on whats going on in the Minor Hockey World, in regards to our programs, special updates, and more then give us a follow!

 

https://www.instagram.com/hockey_winnipeg/?next=%2F

https://mobile.twitter.com/hockey_wpg

 

 

SuperHEROS Hockey Program

SuperHEROS is an adapted hockey program expressly designed to provide young people living with cognitive and/or physical challenges a place to play hockey. SuperHEROS is for players between the ages of 7 & 17 living with a disability that makes the traditional hockey structure not a viable path for them. There is no cost to play and ice times will take place every Saturday morning from October to March. SuperHEROS is not a drop-in program, it is intended to be a team and community for the player and their family, allowing the player to be able to proudly say I’m A Hockey Player. This season, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Red Deer will join Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Regina giving us a total of 9 teams across Western Canada. Funding for this program will come from Rogers, as well as local supporters- The Platinum Jets and the St James U13 Canucks. The St. James U13 Canucks were named regional finalists as part of the 2022 Good Deeds Cup for their efforts to raise funds for Heros Hockey. For more information about the program, please see www.heroshockey.com or contact Kevin Hodgson at kevin@heroshockey.com.

 

Announcing the Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund

Starting the the Fall of 2019, Hockey Winnipeg will be offering a brand new player assistance program.  The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund has been established to assist players at the AA Level with the cost of playing hockey.

The fund is supported by the Cooper Nemeth Hockey Memorial, an annual event held at Gateway Recreation Centre that raises money for important local causes.

To apply, please download and fill out the Player Assistance – Cooper Nemeth document that can be found under the “Forms” tab.

If you are not playing AA Hockey but need financial assistance, the Dianne Woods Memorial Player Assistance Fund is available to you.  The details can also be found under the “Forms” tab.

Communication Flow Chart

At Hockey Winnipeg, we take the feedback and concerns of our members very seriously.  In order to best handle the communications that come our way, we wanted to remind everyone of our Communication Flow Chart.  Following this pathway will lead to the best outcomes for our Members, our Associations, our Directors and our Staff.

Thank you!

 

  • 1 – Parent

    Calls or emails respective Coach/Manager

  • 2 – Coach/Manager

    Calls or Emails respective Area Association Rep

    • President

  • 3 – Area Association Rep (President)

    Calls or Emails respective Hockey Winnipeg Rep

    • VP of Category

  • 4 – Hockey Winnipeg Rep (VP Category)

    Calls or Emails respective Hockey Winnipeg Executive Rep

    • VP Operations and/or
    • VP of Programs

  • 5 – Hockey Winnipeg Executive Rep (VP Operations and/or VP Programs)

    Calls or Emails Hockey Winnipeg Executive Director

  • 6 – Hockey Winnipeg Executive Director

    Calls or Emails Hockey Winnipeg President