Victoria Royals partner with Canadian Blind Hockey for community event
Canadian Blind Hockey and the Victoria Royals are partnering to host a Try Skating and Blind Hockey event at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on October 21. The session is designed for community members who are blind or partially sighted.
Volunteers from the Victoria Royals will participate alongside the Victoria Canucks Blind Hockey Team, an all-ages program supported by the Canucks for Kids Fund. The event includes equipment fitting, skating, and an arena tour.
Blind hockey utilizes specialized equipment, including a steel puck twice the standard size that is filled with ball bearings to produce sound. Additionally, the nets are one foot shorter to assist with tracking shots. In this version of the sport, goalies must be fully blind, and teams are required to complete a clean pass once they enter the offensive zone before a shot can be taken.
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Canadian Blind Hockey · Matt Morrow · Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre · Victoria Canucks Blind Hockey Team · Victoria Royals
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Canadian Blind Hockey and the Victoria Royals are hosting a Try Skating and Blind Hockey event on October 21. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Victoria Canucks Blind Hockey Team is an all-ages program supported by the Canucks for Kids Fund. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Canadian Blind Hockey has hosted over 320 events during its 16 years of programming. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The event will take place at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Matt Morrow stated that partnering with WHL teams like the Victoria Royals increases awareness of Blind Hockey in British Columbia and Canada. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] In blind hockey, goalies must be fully blind. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Blind hockey uses a steel puck twice the normal size that is filled with ball bearings to create sound. chemainusvalleycourier.ca · cowichanvalleycitizen.com · ladysmithchronicle.com · pqbnews.com