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Hockey Night with Don Cherry and Stephen Harper
MacLeans - Aug 25
Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown’s third annual Hockey Night in Barrie charity game was packed with fans and celebrities. For the first time Stephen Harper attended the event. He coached the blue team with Hockey Night in Canada‘s Don Cherry.

Harper & Cherry behind the bench
8/13 2010 BARRIE, Ont. - For one night, Stephen Harper traded in his role as prime minister for that of hockey coach. Harper joined Don Cherry behind the bench at a charity hockey game Thursday.

Scotiabank Stick-It to Prostate Cancer: Charity Ball Hockey Tournament
CNW Group (press release)
Aug 11 - Scotiabank and Prostate Cancer Canada today announced a one-of-a-kind ball hockey tournament inviting Calgarians to help fight the most common ...

Muslim hockey league plays hard for charity
Toronto Sun - Aug 8
By KEVIN CONNOR, Toronto Sun Some might think that having a Muslin ball hockey league in the GTA would be about as likely as having camel races in Toronto. ...

Indo-Ontario Cup 2010 Ball Hockey Championship
Oye! Times -Aug 2
North America\'s largest South Asian online community. Your source for South Asian news, community, culture, music, entertainment, ...

Former Canuck Morrison kicks off BC fishing derby with game of ball hockey
Winnipeg Free Press - July 31
TOFINO, BC - Former Vancouver Canucks centre Brendan Morrison joined 40 children and teens for a game of ball hockey in Tofino, BC, on Friday. ...

Hockey a hit in Afghanistan
Vancouver Sun - July 23
Most of the sticks currently being used by Canadian troops in their Afghan ball hockey league were brought there three years ago by Ottawa Senators owner ...

Ball Hockey Team India
Oye! Times (blog) - July 16
The success of all the above programs has led us to develop the Indo-Ontario Cup. The goal of the tournament is to develop the sport of ball hockey in the ...

They shoot, they score for Happy Rolph animals
Welland Tribune - June 29
... a tournament pitting 28 ball hockey teams against each other Saturday ended in a... ... As part of Employment Ontario's employment and training network, ...

Hall of Famer blazed trail for women
Toronto Sun - June 23
Born in Toronto in 1964, James grew up playing ball hockey with boys in Flemingdon Park and found she had trouble getting playing time. ...

Players added to Hockey Night roster
Barrie Advance - June 16
Hockey Night in Barrie has added more names to it's 2010 roster. Set to lace up for the game are Barrie Colt Bryan Cameron, former Colt's goaltender and current Boston Bruin prospect Michael Hutchinson...
latest info at www.hockeynightinbarrie.com

Wait—street hockey is illegal in Toronto? No wonder our kids are ...
Toronto Life - June 16
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett was at Yonge and Dundas when Sidney Crosby scored the gold-medal goal for...

Ball Hockey to End Animal Cruelty
610 CKTB - June 13
Reacting to the horrible massacre at Happy Rolph's earlier this week, the folks at Ball Hockey Ontario are donating their rink & time to raise money to help ...

Publisher cites childhood obesity in efforts to legalize hockey on Toronto roads
Globe and Mail - June 12
CBC's Hockey Night in Punjabi co-host Parminder Singh grew to love the sport playing ball hockey on the streets of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood after moving ...

Hamilton Ball Hockey Club
SportsXpress - June 12
The Hamilton Ball Hockey Club is part of the Ball Hockey Ontario family of facilities, with other locations in Barrie , Brampton and St. Catharines . ...

Calls to legalize road hockey grow
National Post - June 11
In Toronto, ball hockey games are banned on roads because of liability issues if someone were to get hurt. “Most of us adults did it when we were young and ...

Attack generates outpouring of support
St. Catharines Standard - June 6
The Ball Hockey Ontario event will pit teams against each other in a friendly competition at the Niagara Ball Hockey Club in St. Catharines Saturday, ...

Ball hockey plays on in city
Burnaby Now - June 6
Long considered the poor second cousin to "real" hockey, ball hockey isn't just for kids anymore.

Zoo killings spawn outpouring of support
Welland Tribune - June 5
Ball hockey enthusiasts are also hoping to net some money for Happy Rolph's and the Lincoln County Humane Society through an upcoming tournament. The Ball Hockey Ontario event will pit teams against each other in a friendly competition ...

Ball Hockey to End Animal Cruelty
CKTB - June 3
Reacting to the horrible massacre at Happy Rolph's earlier this week, the folks at Ball Hockey Ontario are donating their rink & time to raise money to help ...

Firefighters get charitable with ball hockey
YorkRegion Article - May 30
Boston Pizza's parking lot will be turned into a ball hockey rink as firefighters from across southern Ontario take part in the second annual Summer ...

Messier delivers the Stanley Cup to PMHA Mad Dogs
Peterborough - May 29
Part of the celebration at Johnston's home was a ball hockey game in a driveway featuring the main player himself. He even scored a goal, something eight-year-old Noah McDonald will likely remember for the rest of his life. ...

Port Dover Park committee narrows deficit to $36100 -
Simcoe Reformer - May 29
"If we can put lights over the ball hockey facility, it will be used a lot more, " said Peter Slaman, spokesperson for the project and a member of the Port ...

Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
Masumeen Islamic - May 28
MIC Youth - Sunday Evening Youth Ball Hockey (begins June 6th). The Masumeen Youth Committee are organizing Sunday evening ball hockey for Youth boys' and ...

Virgil Public set to contend in Ball hockey
NiagaraThisWeek Article - May 14
Ball Hockey Ontario is hosting the season-ending championships at the Niagara Ball Hockey Club (450 Eastchester Ave.) in St. Catharines on Friday. ...

4th Annual Ball Hockey Challenge
K-Lite FM - May 5
Bereaved Families of Ontario Hamilton/Burlington branch ... On Sunday, June 6th, 2010, head over to The Hamilton South Ball Hockey Club...

Ball hockey growing by leaps and bounds
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - May 4
Ball hockey -- which kicked off its second season Monday in Saskatoon ... Ball Hockey is considered one of the fastest growing sports in Canada with more ...

FROZEN 50 HEATS UP
The Barrie Examiner - May 1
(STAFF) -- Barrie's Frozen 50 ball hockey team is looking to add to last month's North American Ball Hockey Championships in...

YouTube - Alexander Ovechkin Playing Ball Hockey at Vaughan Mills Mall
This is a short video taken on September 10, 2009 at Hockey Life, Vaughan, Ontario.

SAVOY NETS PAIR
The Barrie Examiner - April 19
(STAFF) -- White Pine Property Services notched a 5-4 win in the elite under-12 division over the Screaming Memes at the Barrie Ball Hockey Club, Friday. ...

Barrie team tops in ball hockey
Barrie Advance - April 8
A Barrie men's ball hockey went undefeated in six games to return home with ... by Players Cookhouse, Tiff's Bar and Grill and Ball Hockey Ontario. ...

BALL HOCKEY TITLE
The Barrie Examiner March 31
(STAFF) -- Philadelphia, Pa., served up some famous cheese steak sandwiches to Barrie's Frozen 50 ball hockey team this past weekend, and it also served up ...

Madina Ball Hockey
Staringfrog.com March 31
But, hockey is the best game on Earth, and I think more cultures should be introduced to the sport. At the moment, the players are predominantly Caucasian. With some of the largest hockey talent pools being Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, ...

Leafs' Brian Burke among visitors to Afghanistan
ESPN March 31
During the visit, the Cup sat on a table near the ball hockey rink (complete with what looked to be NHL-regulation boards) where there has been some hotly ...

DDO's 'no-hockey-in-street' enforcement brings ridicule
The Suburban March 25
Sasson also spoke to his council representative, district three's Mickey Max Guttman, who told The Suburban that while he is still an avid ball hockey ...

Say it ain’t so! Man fined for playing street hockey
By David Menzies March 24
When you think of Canada, what comes to mind? There’s the “Three Ms” (moose, Mounties and maple syrup.) Tim Hortons. Fields of wheat. And surely, that great Canadian game known as street hockey...

Father vows to fight street hockey ticket
Globe and Mail March 24
24, 2010 4:30AM EDT The good old street hockey game is again under attack – and it's fighting back. David Sasson was playing ball hockey with a dozen kids ...

Ball hockey tourney to benefit Alzheimer Society
Niagara This Week March 12
Brock University students in the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society (BLCS) are organizing an inaugural ball hockey tournament to raise money for the ...

Leafs boss leading Stanley Cup trip to Afghanistan
NHL.com March 12
He and myself and his people all hooked up and it was a bunch of alumni and we'd hook up and play ball hockey. The League made the Cup available, ...

City student wins 'amazing award'
Edmonton Journal March 8
When Zia Saleh first stepped into the Eastwood School gym last year to play ball hockey with troubled children, it was one of the toughest thing he has ever ...

Mile high hockey game a hit
Revelstoke Times Review March 8
By Alex Cooper - Revelstoke Times Review About 100 people came out to enjoy a ball hockey game near the top of Mount Mackenzie Sunday afternoon. ...

Kaberle, Caputi happy with deadline outcome
Globe and Mail March 5
“Well, I don't know how ball hockey or whatever it is translates to hockey,” Wilson said. “At least he's not a figure-skating champion. ...

You're welcome, Luca
Toronto Sun March 5
Told that Caputi played for Team Canada at the 2006 World Ball Hockey Championship, Wilson chuckled. “Well, I don't know how ball hockey or whatever it is ...

Hometown kid Caputi in awe before Leafs debut
Toronto Star March 5
When told Caputi is a former ball hockey star – he played in the world championships for Team Canada in 2006 – Wilson didn't seem overly impressed. ...

A soldier's memories of the war on terror
The Londoner - Ontario, CA March 4
... it was quite a relief to know you are not going to have to sit around too long, you join up to go, or at least I did," Cpl. Knisley says, adding jokingly, "Battalion life can be quite boring too, you play a lot of ball hockey." ...

Player of the week: Dale Bartnik
Toronto Star March 4
... too," says Dale's father, Andrew Bartnik, who has coached hockey and played goal for championship lacrosse and ball hockey teams. ...

Snide's Remarks column: A hockey moment for a new generation
Timmins Daily Press March 2
There's street hockey, boot hockey, floor hockey, table hockey, ball hockey, sledge hockey, video game hockey, underwater hockey and even sock hockey (as ...

Laraque promotes recreation
Chatham Daily News March 2
Laraque and Warriner took the time to sign autographs, pose for photos, and even play ball hockey. They both donned jerseys and played in goal, ...

Things seldom mentioned about hockey
Fredericton NB March 2
Hey, I played street hockey with a tennis ball, didn't I? And I was a pretty good right winger, even a good goalie. I hadn't thought it through, however. Tip for anyone considering taking up hockey: if you can't skate, go home. ...

Abbotsford hockey fans flood streets
Abbotsford News March 1
Police break up an impromptu game of ball hockey launched on South Fraser Way near Clearbrook Road. And the crescendo continues to build. ...

Wings' Drew Miller rooting for big brother Ryan on Team USA
The Detroit News Feb 26
"We had a lot of fun growing up," Drew said. "We played ball hockey in the basement. We played street hockey. We played video game hockey. ...
this story also covered by Windsor Star Feb 27

ESPN The Magazine
ESPN Feb 26
Eight years apart, they played at the same rinks, competed in the same tournaments, played ball hockey on the same sleet-pelted tennis courts, and skated on ...

The Hockey News: Ken Campbell's blog: THN at the Olympics ...
By Ken Campbell Feb 26
While the big guns need to fire pucks at the net, and play physical. And directed to Adam_f31: Crosby is actually a pretty good in net. Whenever he plays ball hockey in cole harbour he plays net. Always has, since a kid. ...

Hockey league hits its stride
Korea Herald Feb 25
Coming off their third season of play, members of Canada Ball Hockey Korea think they have finally hit their stride. Though seasons past saw numbers swell, ...

Showing off Langley's best side at BC Street
BCLocalNews Feb 24
15, some of the the Langley Chiefs dropped by the tent and spent a couple hours playing an impromptu ball hockey game with any kid who wanted to play. ...

Going the distance
Northern News Services Feb 23 (Nunavut)
Students are getting together to play ball hockey, which Arnaqjuaq School Grade 10 teacher Rob Connors said is one of the most popular sports in the two ...

Canadians romp to 16-2 win over Americans in Afghan ball hockey game
The Canadian Press Feb 22
The Canadians were clearly the stronger players, in part because the team was drawn from the best players in the airfield's ball hockey league. ...
this story also covered by TNews Feb 22
this story also covered by Vancouver Sun Feb 22
this story also by CTV News Feb 22

B.C. mayors take on NHL's finest in Richmond
Vancouver Sun Feb 22
... 10, and Hannah Berger, 8, make the most of the Olympics by battling for the ball during a ball hockey game at the Richmond O Zone on Saturday afternoon. ...
this story also covered by BCLocalNews

Ball hockey game takes over Granville Street during Vancouver Olympics
Straight.com Feb 19
On Tuesday, February 16, around 11:00 pm, a half-block stretch of Granville Street was taken over by an impromptu game of ball hockey. ...
**short video on Youtube here**

City of Toronto reveals new, increased user fees
Toronto Star Feb 18
... $1 for youths and seniors and $5 for families; and $15 for a host of kids' activities including ball hockey, gardening, gymnastics and learn-to-skate. ...

All in the family
St. Catharines Standard Feb 16
Market Square was among a host of Niagara venues that offered Family Day activities, from public skating to library readings to ball hockey. ...

First things first for Yale
New Haven Register Feb 12
Coach Keith Allain gave his team a day off Wednesday, and the Bulldogs spent the afternoon playing ball hockey in the gymnasium. ...

Was hockey first played in Canada in the Northwest Territories in 1825? MLA ...
The Province Feb 12
He's even argued Deline's case in London, England, where he was among a group of Canadians playing ball hockey in Trafalgar Square — taking hockey back to ...

Ball hockey rolls all year-round
Calgary Herald Feb 11
Youth ball hockey could potentially be a great alternative for kids and parents who might not be interested in ice hockey or perhaps can't afford to play it ...

A mini Expo 86 rises east of GM Place
Vancouver Sun Feb 11
Concord Place also includes a ball hockey rink, a small pavilion for the Right to Play sports charity, and a BC Housing display featuring a 220-square-foot ...

DiManno: Citius, Altius, Coitus: All athletic needs met
Toronto Star Feb 11
There's also the giant moose on the sidewalk out front and, lest anyone still miss the point, a couple of hockey nets in the street where ball hockey games ...

Free ball hockey offered on Family Day
Mountain View News Feb 10
Ball Hockey Ontario is holding free Family Day activities at its Hamilton rinks on Feb. 15. Hamilton South Ball Hockey Club will feature free shinny hockey...