ASHI Hockey USA Junior’s Program Announces Coaches

ASHI Junior Team USA General Manager Scott Tarzy and Assistant GM Joe Cataldo announced Head Coaches for the Junior Teams that will represent Team USA in 2018 World Junior  Ball Hockey Championships.


Head Coaches

U20 Bobby Jones

U18 Mike Albright

U16 Mike Malloy


Bobby Jones and Mike Albright both will make the transition with their respective teams to the next level. Mike Malloy served as an assistant in 2014 and 2016, winning Bronze medals with both of the teams he helped.

Currently the Jr Division has over 200 prospects registered with ASHI for the 2018 games and over 120 attending the first evaluation camp in Harrisburg PA in December.

For additional information on registration or camp please contact GM Scott Tarzy starzy@ashihockey.org or visit the Junior’s page on our website  www.ashihockey.org

Burlington OPP host ball hockey tournament Oct. 27 in support of The Push for Change

The Burlington detachment of the OPP will host a 3 on 3 Ball Hockey Tournament Oct. 27 in support of The Push for Change.

Beginning at 2 p.m. teams from the OPP, Halton Regional Police, Halton CAS, Hamilton Police, Jo Brant Hospital as well as other community groups, will take to the parking lot at the rear of the OPP office, located at 1160 North Shore Blvd. E.

The public is welcome to attend. There will be a BBQ and a collection of donated items such as deodorant, shampoo, razors, blankets, toothpaste and toothbrushes for The Push for Change Foundation.

Joe Roberts, the man behind The Push for Change, a 9,000-kilometre walk across the country with a shopping cart to raise awareness and funds to eliminate youth homelessness, will be in attendance between 3 and 5 p.m.

Known as the Skid Row CEO, Roberts began his cross-Canada trek May 1 in Newfoundland and will complete it September 30, 2017 in Vancouver.

For more information, call the detachment office at 905-681-2511.

Via InsideHalton

Niagara Beastie Boys & B*tches win Co-Ed “A” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Niagara Beastie Boys & B*tches for winning the Co-Ed “A” Division Sunday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated the London Reapers to win their second WOBHC Co-Ed championship. They first one in 2013.

The winning team is Melissa Goal, Graham Campbell, Angelino Carrie, Michelle Edgar, Mike Formica, Muni Hamdani, Justin Harvey, Charmaine Lounsbury, Patrick MacDonald, Jordan Moffatt, Brittany Nagy, Ryan Nagy, Dan Setacci, Mike Stewart & Brian Dueck.

The 2017 Co-Ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place October 13-15, 2017. 

Burlington Stars win Men’s “Over 35” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Burlington Stars for winning the Men’s “Over 35” Division Sunday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated the USA Mid-Atlantic Rhinos 5-2 to win their second consecutive WOBHC Men’s “Over 35” championship.

The winning team is Aaron Campisano, Danny Conte, Ivano Conte, John Diodati, Roger Dutra, Scott Forester, Sean Gill, Anthony Gray, Vinny Guiducci, Craig McCallan, Antonio Monteiro, Chrissy Morrison Jr, Mike Porter, Steve Ridge, Bob Strain & Toni Talevski.

The 2017 Men’s Over 35 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place October 13-15, 2017. 

Barrie Warriors win Co-Ed “B” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Barrie Warriors for winning the Co-Ed “B” Division Sunday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated the Niagara Boxes & Briefs to win their second WOBHC championship. They had previously won the Co-Ed Competitive division in 2015.

The winning team is Alex Carles, Wyatt Chiesson, Clint Hartley, Honky Hawrysio, Mike McGuire, Brady Mehew, Amanda Nonis, Andrew Nonis, Holly Nonis, Jennifer Povey, Tyler Roache, Emily Spence & Cory Wick.

The 2017 Co-Ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place October 13-15, 2017. 

October / November ballhockey.com Top 25 Ball Hockey Teams In North America now available

The Montreal Red Lite All Star team continued to dominate at the Canadian National level, winning their 12th National title and securing their spot at the top of the list.  We have left the Midnight Express in the two spot ahead of the Niagara War Pigs, but these two organizations are neck and neck in Ontario, with Midnight winning the Summer Tier 1 League very decisively, but The War Pigs taking both the North American and WOBHC Championships in 2016.  The War Pigs struggled at the Nationals this year, but remain a top indoor and outdoor team in Canada.

The Niagara Rebels have won big cash at the Bauer Clash of the Titans in 2013 and 2015 and remain a solid Ontario team in the 4th spot in the list and 15 teams will get a shot to knock them down at this year’s Bauer Clash of the Titans.

Continue reading and see the whole Top 25 list by clicking here (.pdf).

Schedules released for Men's Over 35 & Co-Ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships

The Men's Over 35 & Co-Ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer will be taking place this weekend at the ballhockey.com Athletic Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. Games begin on Friday evening and continue through Sunday. They are free for spectators to watch and you can always grab a bite at The Bar Upstairs.

Download the schedules here:

Men's Over 35

Co-Ed

A few important reminders for all teams!

a)      ALL players must show id and sign in prior to their first game. Players do not get on the game sheet any other way.

b)      All outstanding fees must be paid in Full before your teams first game.

c)       Alcohol is not permitted in the parking lot, change rooms or the rink level. Only alcohol purchased from the bar and consumed in the designated areas is permitted. Teams caught in violation of this will be removed from the tournament.

d)      Parking may be tight plan to come early, there is also construction on the main road which may cause delay.

Looking for something new in Niagara? Women's Soccer starts October 28th

This winter at the ballhockey.com Athletic Centre in St. Catharines a new league is ready to start. Ladies indoor soccer on Friday nights!

All games will be played in the beautiful indoor arena. Games begin on Friday October 28th and will continue on Friday evenings between 7pm and 10pm.

There is still time to register a team. Registration closes on October 17th. You can email Sara at sarak@ballhockey.com to get your team signed up.

Have you watched the WeeStreem Game Of The Week yet?

Beginning back on September 26th ballhockey.com & WeeStreem have partnered to bring you live ball hockey airing online! The WeeStreem Game Of The Week will feature teams from various divisions playing out of the ballhockey.com Athletic Centre in St. Catharines.

The complete season schedule can be found below and games will be viewable on the front page of ballhockey.com. The 1st season will feature an assortment of Men's & Youth games. All will remain viewable on our YouTube channel after as well.

Check out the first three episodes!

Game of the Week
WeeStreem Game of the Week - Season 1, Game 11
WeeStreem Game of the Week - Season 1, Game 2 - Wolverines vs. Reacharounds
WeeStreem Game of the Week - Season 1, Game 1 - Seahawks vs. Bears

FULL SCHEDULE

Monday, September 26 - 5:30pm - Seahawks v Bears - 10-13 Year Olds

Wednesday, September 28 - 6:30pm - Wolverines v Reacharounds - Originals Division

Thursday, October 6 - 8:30pm - Niagara Piranhas v Beastie Boys - Mens B Division

Wednesday, October 12 - 5:30pm - Jaguars v Dolphins - 6-9 Year Olds

Thursday, October 20 -5:30pm - Steelers v Raiders - 14-17 Year Olds

Sunday, October 30 - 10:00am Dolphins v Patriots - 6-9 Year Olds

Sunday, October 30 - 11:00am Bears v Packers - 10-13 Year Olds

Sunday, October 30 - 12:00pm Falcons v Rams - 10-13 Year Olds

Thursday, November 10 - 5:30pm Bengals v Titans - 14-17 Year Olds

Wednesday, November 16 - 5:30pm Jaguars v Jets - 6-9 Year Olds

Monday, November 21 - 5:30pm Bears v Rams - 10-13 Year Olds

Men's Over 35 & Co-ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships are 9 days away

We are just over a week away from the Men's Over 35 & Co-Ed events at the 2016 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer. The second leg of the WOBHC is taking place at the ballhockey.com Athletic Centre in St. Catharines starting on Friday October 14 and continuing through Sunday October 16.

This year the Co-ed event will take a different structure than years past. All the teams will be pooled into one open division and then split into A & B for the playoffs based on the round robin. The 2015 Co-ed Competitive champions, Barrie Warriors, will be back to defend their title. A number of new faces will also be competing with teams travelling in from London, Barrie and Orillia to play.

The Men's Over 35 division is expected to be a highly competitive division this year. Teams from Barrie, Orillia, Aurora, Milton, Vaughn and the USA are all travelling in to St. Catharines to play. The 2015 champions, Burlington Stars, will be back looking to defend their title.

Both the Co-ed "A" and Over 35 divisions will see an additional $1,000 cash prize awarded to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the event.

There are still a few spots available if your team is not yet registered. You can contact Sara at sarak@ballhockey.com with questions or to get your team signed up!

Niagara War Pigs win Men’s “A” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

For the third year in a row, the Men's "A" division saw the Toronto Leafs and Niagara War Pigs face off. With the Toronto Leafs having won the first two meetings the War Pigs wasted no time getting the game started. Fantastic goaltending on each end of the floor saw the first period remain scoreless.

Video via Bruised Camera

The War Pigs went into the second period breaking the tie with a goal by Darren Chapman just 47 seconds into the period. Munavar Hamdani and Michael Neilson also scored to give the Pigs the 3-0 advantage. Matt Tremblett set the tone for the third period scoring scoring just 24 seconds into the 3rd period to give the Leafs a two goal deficit. The action was fast and furious at both ends for the remainder of the period but after the Pigs got an empty net goal the writing was on the wall.

Congratulations to the Niagara War Pigs for winning the Men’s “A” Division yesterday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated the Toronto Leafs 4-2 to win their first WOBHC “A” Championship.

The winning team is Marshall Boyes, Graham Campbell, Jay Capaldi, Jeff Capaldi, Darren Chapman, Sandeep Dhaliwal, James Downes, Michael Formica, Gage Gonyou, Munavar Hamdani, Bram Leggat, Matt Martello, Ryan Nagy, Michael Neilson, Kyle Owsijenko, John Rorison, Michael Stewart, Brian Szolga, Eric Tardif & Joel Vanvliet.

The 2017 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place September 22-24, 2017. 

London Norstar wins Women’s “A” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the London Norstar for winning the Women’s “A” Division yesterday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated USA Happy Endings 1-0 to win their first WOBHC “A” Championship.

The lone goal was scored by Emily Rose Galliani Pecchia and assisted by Amanda Donaldson and Brittany Friesen. The game saw both teams have countless opportunities to score but the goaltending of Alessandra Glista (USA) and Danielle Bailey (London) was phenomenal. 

The winning team is Danielle Bailey, Chreistina, Amanda Donaldson, Brittany Friesen, Emily Rose Galliani Pecchia, Megan Haynes, Katrina Jegg, Kelly Librock, Carly Marino, Samantha Mcintosh, Kristina Melhuish, Katelyn Mullett, Annalise Roby, Natalie Roby, Frances Russo & Andrea Walters.

The 2017 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place September 22-24, 2017. 

Stoney Creek Savages win Men’s “B” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Stoney Creek Savages for winning the Men’s “B” Division yesterday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated Niagara’s Most Hated 6-1 to win their first WOBHC “A” Championship.

The winning team is Kevin Allain, Justin Allen, Michael Chenoweth-Durney, Kris Dean, Stephen Diluca, John Dungey, Stuart Forsyth, Pierce Herod, Mike Holditch, Keeryn Horton, Jonathan Leclerc, Russel Mackay, Spencer Mark, Wesley Morrison, Jeremy Palladino, Kyle Robertson, Shane Ruddy & Chad Upper.

The 2017 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place September 22-24, 2017. 

Niagara Beastie Bitches win Women’s “B” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Niagara Beastie Bitches for winning the Women’s “B” Division yesterday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated Barrie Rookie Blues 4-1 to win their first WOBHC “B” Championship.

The winning team is Siobhan Black, Melissa Boal, Bailee Buckmaster, Ashley Carney, Carla Dangelo, Ashley Danielle, Kylie Dempster, Michelle Edgar, Patricia Macdonald, Marissa Mcmullan, Melissa MIller, Brittany Nagy & Andrea Perry.

The 2017 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place September 22-24, 2017. 

Barrie Maple Kings win Men’s “C” Championship at 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships presented by Bauer

Congratulations to the Barrie Maple Kings for winning the Men’s “C” Division yesterday at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships. They defeated the Niagara Chiefs 9-3 to win their first WOBHC “C” Championship.

The winning team is Jason Binnie, Darren Boddington, Matt Brown, Matt Cantin, Mitch Cantin, Joey Cochrane, Garrett Graves, Tye Greschuk, David Jones, Zach Leduc, Ryan Pipher, Derick Robertson, Jordan Schwartz, Jazz Singh, Curtis Warren, Gordie Weiss & Mathew White.

The 2017 World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships will be taking place September 22-24, 2017. 

Keep an eye out for "The Hockey Film" shooting footage at the World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships

The Hockey Film, a movie produced by Chris Aylward will be at the 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships this weekend capturing footage of games, interviewing players and capturing some awesome imagery.

Check out their trailer below "The Frozen Playground" to get an idea of the awesome work they are doing. Make sure to say hi if you see them around! You may even end up in their movie!

Register for the Men's Over 35 / Co-Ed World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships in St. Catharines

On October 14-16, 2016 the 20th Anniversary World Outdoor Ball Hockey Championships Men's Over 35 & Co-Ed events will be taking place at the ballhockey.com Athletic Centre in St. Catharines. Registration is on now and the event is expected to sell out again this year. You can submit a roster form by clicking here.

This year, a new structure for the Coed event will be introduced with all teams pooled in a single division and then split into an A & B pool after preliminary games are played.

Also new this year is that participants in the Men’s Over 35 are required to be born in 1981 or earlier.  Unlike previous years birth year will be the new eligibility base and underage participants will no longer be applicable.

For both the Coed A & Men's Over 35 divisions a $1,000 prize has been added to celebrate the 20th Anniversary.

For Questions regarding the 2016 Niagara event, contact Sara Krug at sarak@ballhockey.com