Help Celebrate World Girls Hockey Weekend

Whether you’re a young girl or an adult woman, a veteran player or a complete rookie, there are activities taking place across the country to help celebrate the second annual IIHF World Girls’ Hockey Weekend. » more

World Girls Hockey Weekend Events Across Canada

The 2012 IIHF World Girls’ Hockey Weekend takes place Oct. 13 and 14 at rinks across the globe, including in many communities right here in Canada.

The following list includes some but not all of activities scheduled across the country. Please contact your Hockey Canada branch for more information on how to register for IIHF World Girls’ Hockey Weekend events in your area.

BC Hockey

  • City of Dawson Creek invites any female older than six years old to come out and try hockey Oct. 14 at Memorial Arena.
  • Richmond Ravens Female Hockey Association will be hosting Novice exhibitions game Oct. 13.
  • BC Hockey and the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League are hosting the female Midget AAA and Senior A/AA Women’s League Weekends at the Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex from Oct. 12 through Oct. 14, featuring 10 Midget and nine Senior games.
  • Female Tyke, Novice and Atom players from Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association will “shadow” the Midget and Senior teams during the Women’s League Weekends at the Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex.
  • Terrace Minor Hockey Association is hosting Esso Fun Days on Oct. 14 (email bob_sham@telus.net for more information).
  • Vancouver Girls Hockey Association is hosting fun scrimmages for registered players from Atom through Midget, as well as on-ice sessions for Initiation aged girls with Peewee aged girls.
  • Victoria Minor Hockey Association is hosting Bring a Friend Day, inviting players to bring a buddy to the rink to give hockey a try Oct. 12 (equipment will be provided).
  • Please CLICK HERE for a full list of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend activities being hosted by BC Hockey.

Website: www.bchockey.net

Phone number: (250) 652-2978
Hockey Alberta All programs are FREE for participants!

Saturday October 13, 2012

Discover Hockey

Introduction to skating and hockey in a casual, fun, non-threatening environment 9:00-11:00am (open session for players to come in this time frame to put on some gear and give hockey a try!) CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED PROGRAM INFO- DISCOVER HOCKEY!
Novice/Atom Skills Session On-ice and off-ice session focused on individual skill development, teambuilding, fun and games!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED PROGRAM INFO- NOVICE/ATOM SKILLS
PeeWee/Bantam Skills Session On-ice and off-ice session focused on individual skill development, teambuilding, fun and games!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED INFO-PEEWEE/BANTAM SKILLS
Adult Women’s ESSO Fun Day Introductory to basic hockey skills in a positive, fun, non-threatening environment!
1 on-ice and 1 off-ice session
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED PROGRAM INFO- ADULT EFD
Sunday October 14, 2012 12:15PM CHWL Team Alberta Exhibition Game Come watch current and future Team Canada members play!
Novice/Atom Skills Session On-ice and off-ice session focused on individual skill development, teambuilding, fun and games!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED PROGRAM INFO- NOVICE/ATOM SKILLS
PeeWee/Bantam Skills Session On-ice and off-ice session focused on individual skill development, teambuilding, fun and games!
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED INFO-PEEWEE/BANTAM SKILLS
Youth Girls ESSO Fun Day Introductory to basic hockey skills in a positive, fun, non-threatening environment!
1 on-ice and 1 off-ice session
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED INFO- YOUTH EFD
Adult Women’s Skills Session On-ice and off-ice session focused on individual skill development, teambuilding, fun and games! CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND DETAILED INFO-ADULT SKILLS If you are already hosting an event in your community please be sure to register with the official link CLICK HERE.

Website: www.hockeyalberta.ca

Phone number: (403) 342-6777

Saskatchewan Hockey Association

Website: www.sha.sk.ca

Phone number: (306) 789-5101

Hockey Manitoba
  • Hartney Junior Sports is hosting young female players for scrimmages, off-ice fun and hockey talk, with each girl receiving a free pass to a Midget AAA Westman Wildcats game.
  • Warren Minor Hockey Association is welcoming Team Canada alumna Fiona Smith-Bell, who is hosting an Esso Fun Day for girls and women of all ages and skill levels on the afternoon of Oct. 14.

Website: www.hockeymanitoba.ca

Phone number: (204) 925-5755
Hockey Northwestern Ontario

Website: www.hockeyhno.com

Phone number: (807) 6231542
Ontario Hockey Federation

Website: www.ohf.on.ca

Phone number: (647) 367-0075
Ottawa District Hockey Association

Website: www.odha.com

Phone number: (613) 224-7686

Onatrio Women's Hockey Association 
  • 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship host committee is holding several activities at Carleton University’s Ice House, including several female minor hockey practices; introductory off-ice sessions to topics such as nutrition and sport psychology; an officiating clinic; a mother-daughter team training on-ice session and a One Goal try hockey session.
  • Gananoque Girls Hockey Association is hosting a development tournament for Bantam and Midget players, as well as fun off-ice training sessions, featuring Gananoque Secondary School and the Queen’s University women’s team.
  • Guelph Girls Hockey Association is hosting a fun ice session with Midget and Novice age girls and holding a food drive as a way to give back to the community.
  • Nepean Girls Hockey Association is giving young female players the chance to coach their mothers, most who have never tried hockey before.
  • Waterloo Girls Minor Hockey Association is hosting the Hockey Marathon at RIM Park, featuring local teams of all skill levels taking part in Play for Pink in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, a Learn to Play session with Team Canada alumnae Becky Kellar and Cheryl Pounder, a Provincial Women’s Hockey League game featuring Kitchener-Waterloo and Whitby, as well as a Canadian Women’s Hockey League game featuring Brampton an Toronto (please visit www.waterlooravens.com for more information).
  • Please CLICK HERE for a full list of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend activities being hosted by the OWHA.

Website: www.owha.on.ca

Phone number: (905) 282-9980

Hockey Quebec
  • Hockey Mauricie is hosting a Discover Hockey day for girls from Novice through Peewee.
  • Hockey Richelieu hosting fun on-ice sessions in a positive environment.
  • Please CLICK HERE for a full list of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend activities being hosted by Hockey Québec.

Website: www.hockey.qc.ca

Phone number: (514) 252-3079
Hockey New Brunswick
  • Association Hockey Féminin Edmunston is hosting on- and off- ice sessions with lunch provided.
  • EDZA South is hosting the Hockey New Brunswick Bantam AAA season opener Oct. 13 in Quispamsis.
  • Fredericton Youth Hockey Association is hosting a free One Goal World Girls’ Hockey Day, a fun introduction to what female hockey is all about Oct. 13 (contact Mark Morehouse at mamorehouse17@yahoo.ca for more information).
  • Greater Miramichi Female Hockey Association will promote World Girls’ Hockey Weekend during the opening ceremonies and intermissions of the local Junior A Maritime Hockey League game.
  • River Valley Female Minor Hockey Association is hosting Esso Fun Days for young girls and adult women.

Website: www.hnb.ca

Phone number: (506) 453-0089

Hockey P.E.I.
  • Evangeline Minor Hockey Association is hosting an Esso Fun Day.
  • Summerside and Arena Minor Hockey Association is hosting an Esso Fun Day, female-only skate and a Junior game featuring Novice scrimmages Oct. 13.

Website: www.hockeypei.com

Phone number: (902) 368-4334

Hockey Nova Scotia

Website: www.hockeynovascotia.ca

Phone number: (902) 454-9400
Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Gander Minor Hockey Association is hosting skills development sessions.
  • Goulds Minor Hockey Association is hosting a female fun camp, featuring on- and off-ice sessions as well as an all-female coaching staff.

Website: www.hockeynl.ca

Phone number: (902) 454-9400

Hockey North
  • Hosting a One Goal try hockey day for girls who have never played the game before.

Website: www.hockeynorth.ca

Phone number: (867) 920-2729

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