Peninsula McDonald’s Restaurants, the Peninsula Panthers Jr. Hockey Club, and the Peninsula Minor Hockey Association, have partnered to present another exciting Player of the Week Program (POTW) for the 2019/20 hockey season. Players in Novice, Atom and PeeWee who have not participated before, are invited to submit their names into a random draw for Player of the Week at the Friday night Peninsula Panther home games.

Benefits to Player:

Player of the Week will be part of the team including:

  • invited into the player dressing room pre-game.
  • participate in on-ice game warm up wearing a jersey very similar to the Peninsula Panthers team jersey.
  • sit on the bench during the first period.

The player of the week will also receive:

  • McDonald’s Player of the Week engraved plaque provided by MVP Crest and Trophy.
  • McDonald’s Player of the Week commemorative T-shirt.
  • McDonald’s Player of the Week ‘grab bag’ from McDonald’s.
  • Photo feature in the Peninsula News Review – Wednesday edition prior to the game.

Benefits to Team

  • Opportunity for team building night at the Peninsula Panthers’ Game.
  • Team will be announced during the game.
  • Tickets will be provided to the team at $3.00 (players) & $6.00 (parents).
  • Opportunity for team dinner at McDonald’s prior to the Game.

Don’t delay, enter your player at email: sponsorship@pmha.bc.ca

Please include:

  • Player’s name
  • Player’s Age
  • Players’s Division
  • Player’s Team (when assigned).

 

 

 

Do you want to be involved with the upcoming 2025-2026 minor hockey season? VIAHA is seeking to fill the following important positions:

South Island U18 Commissioner (Recreation)
South Island U15 Commissioner (Recreation)
South Island U11 Commissioner (Recreation)

These volunteers will work with the the South Island Vice President and perform duties such as review game sheets, update website standings, and forward complaints and issues as they arise.

These positions MUST be filled for the season ahead to run effectively. If you are interested in any of these positions or know of someone who would be – please email info@viaha.org or call the VIAHA Office at 250-751-8811 and we will provide you the full job description and application form. In addition, the VP’s email is jalberts@viaha.org should you wish to reach out to her.

Below are the schedules for ice breakers and assessments for all age categories, Rep and Rec. The Division Manager will email which specific group your child is in. Also, changes to this schedule may occur so keep and eye out for emails for your Division Manager in August. If there are unclarities, let us know by emailing vpoperations@pmha.bc.ca and we will try to clear it up.

Updated August 5th – August 23rd!!

U7

U7 SAT August 23 10:40am-11:40am – Rink B
U7 SUN August 24 9:10am-10:10am – Rink A

U7 TUE September 2 4:40pm-5:40pm – Rink A
U7 SAT September 6 8:10am-9:30am – Rink A
U7 SAT September 6 9:05am-10:05am – Rink B

 

U9


U9-1 SAT August 23 11:50am-12:50pm – Rink B
U9-2 SAT August 23 1:00pm-2:00pm – Rink B
U9-1 SUN August 24 3:20pm-4:30pm – Rink A
U9-2 SUN August 24 4:40pm-5:50pm – Rink A

U9-C1/C2 TUE September 2 5:50pm-6:50pm – Rink A
U9-C3/C4 THU September 4 4:00pm-5:00pm – Rink B

U9-C1 SAT September 6 – 6:40am-8:00am – Rink A
U9-C2 SAT September 6 – 6:45am-7:45am – Rink B
U9-C3 SAT September 6 – 7:55am-8:55am – Rink B
U9-C4 SUN September 7 – 8:30am-9:40am – Rink B

 

U11


Both Rec & Rep:
Pathways – First Years U11 players* THU August 21 7:00pm-7:50pm – Rink B
*Getting familiar with full ice
Pathways – 1 SAT August 23 8:20am-9:20am – Rink B
Pathways – 2 SUN August 24 8:00am-9:00am – Rink A

U11 Pathways 1 Scrimmage TUE August 26 4:00pm-5:20pm – Rink B
U11 Pathways 2 Scrimmage TUE August 26 5:30pm-6:50pm- Rink B
U11 Pathways 1 Scrimmage THU August 28 6:10pm-7:10pm – Rink B
U11 Pathways 2 Scrimmage THU August 28 7:20pm-8:10pm- Rink B

Pathways – First Years WED September 3 4:25pm-5:25pm – Rink A
U11 Pathways 2 WED September 3 5:15pm-6:15pm – Rink B

REP only:
Rep try-out Ice Breaker SAT September 6 10:15am-12:05pm – Rink B
Rep Assessment for Goalies SAT September 6 12:15pm-2:05pm – Rink B
Rep Assessment Skills SUN September 7 2:50pm-4:30pm – Rink A
Rep Assessment Game 1 MON September 8 3:55pm-5:15pm – Rink B
Rep Assessment Game 2 WED September 10 5:35pm-6:35pm – Rink A
Rep Assessment Game 3 THU September 11 5:10pm-6:20pm – Rink B

REC only:
U11 Rec Draft Game 1vs2 SAT September 13 10:15am-12:05pm – Rink B
U11 Rec Draft Game 1vs3 SUN September 14 9:50am-11:40pm – Rink B
U11 Rec Draft Game 2vs3 MON September 15 3:55pm-5:15pm – Rink B
U11 Rec Draft Game 1vs3 WED September 17 5:35pm-6:35pm – Rink A
U11 Rec Draft Game 2vs3 THU September 18 5:10pm-6:20pm – Rink B
U11 Rec Draft Game 1vs2 SAT September 20 10:15am-12:05am – Rink B

 

 

U13


REP
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker FRI August 22 6:00pm-7:10pm – Rink B
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker Goalies FRI August 22 6:15pm-7:15pm – Rink A
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SAT August 23 2:10pm-3:50pm – Rink B
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SUN August 24 10:20am-11:50am – Rink A
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 MON August 25 4:00pm-5:30pm (maybe until 6pm) – Rink B

Practise time U13A TUE September 2 5:30am-6:50am – Rink B
Practise time U13A THU September 4 5:10pm-6:20pm – Rink B

REC

REC R1 Ice Breaker WED August 27 4:00pm-5:20pm – Rink B
REC R2 Ice Breaker WED August 27 5:30pm-6:50pm – Rink B
Balancing Game 1 TUE September 2 4:15pm-5:25pm – Rink B
Balancing Game 2 WED September 3 5:35pm-7:05pm – Rink A
Balancing Game 3 SUN September 7 9:50am-11:20am – Rink B

 

U15


REP
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker FRI August 22 4:40pm-5:50pm Rink B
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker Goalies FRI August 22 6:15pm-7:15pm – Rink A
Hitting clinic FRI August 22 8:35pm-9:25pm – Rink A
Hitting clinic SAT August 23 9:30am-10:30am – Rink B

Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SAT August 23 4:00pm-5:40pm – Rink B
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SUN August 24 12:00pm-1:30pm – Rink A
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 MON August 25 6:00pm-7:30pm – Rink A

Practise U15A TUE September 2 6:55pm-8:05pm – Rink B
Practise U15A THU September 4 5:30am-6:50am – Rink A

REC

REC R1 Ice Breaker WED August 27 6:15pm-7:25pm – Rink A
REC R2 Ice Breaker WED August 27 7:35pm-8:55pm – Rink A
Balancing Game 1 TUE September 2 5:35pm-5:45pm – Rink B
Balancing Game 2 WED September 3 7:15pm-8:45pm – Rink A
Balancing Game 3 SUN September 7 11:30am-1:00pm – Rink B

 

U18

REP
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker FRI August 22 11:15am-12:35am – Rink A
Rep-tryout Ice Breaker Goalies FRI August 22  7:25pm-8:25pm – Rink A
Hitting clinic* FRI August 22 8:35-9:25 – Rink A
Hitting clinic* SAT August 23 9:30am-10:30am – Rink B
*only if you are trying out for Rep and have not played Rep before in U15 or U18

Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SAT August 23 5:50pm-7:30pm
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 SUN August 24 1:40pm-3:10pm
Rep-Assessments D1-D2 TUE August 26 7:00pm-8:30pm

Practise U18A Tue September 2 8:20pm-9:30pm – Rink A
Practise U18A FRI September 5 5:20pm-6:50pm – Rink B
Practise U18B THU September 4 7:50pm – 9:00pm – Rink B
Practise U18B FI September 5 5:30pm – 6:40pm – Rink A

REC

REC R1 Ice Breaker FRI August 29 4:30pm-5:50pm – Rink B
REC R2 Ice Breaker FRI August 29 6:00pm-7:20pm – Rink B
Balancing Game 1 TUE September 2 7:00pm-8:10pm – Rink A
Balancing Game 2 THU September 4 6:30pm-7:40pm – Rink B
Balancing Game 3 SUN September 7 1:10pm-2:40pm – Rink A

 

U21


U21 FRI September 5 6:50pm-7:50pm – Rink A – official weekly practise time
U21 SUN September 7 5:25pm-7:15pm – Rink B – extra time to get the season going
Both U21 teams will be on ice for all the ice times

With the 2025/26 season’s about to start players from all over will be joining the team in defence of their VIJHL championship from last year.

The Panthers are asking you to consider opening up your home to a player as it is a great opportunity to support local junior hockey, to create lasting friendships and memories. Just a few of the benefits of hosting a player include:

1)      a monthly stipend to help offset costs

2)      tickets for family members to all home games

3)      participation in special event games such as billet family appreciation night

4)      supporting young players in pursuit of their hockey development and dream to play high level hockey

5)      friendship and mentoring for young family members in the billet home

6)    to be part of, and support, a hockey organization committed to community and service

“Taking in a player into our home has been one of the most rewarding experiences for my family Over the past 15 years we have taken in more than 20 players and still keep in contact with many of them today. I highly recommend helping the Peninsula Panthers through the billeting program.”

Jason Fletcher – longtime billet and Panthers volunteer

Contact tyler@panthers-hockey.com for more information

BC Hockey is excited to share that select Hockey Canada/NCCP coaching clinics are now open for registration. This is the first season in which we have been able to offer clinics months ahead of the upcoming season!

Please see the available levels and their corresponding registration links below:

Delivered Virtually via the Hockey Canada Learning Lab:
Hockey Canada Coach 1: (For U7 and U9 coaches)

  • Within this clinic, coaches are to complete the specific age group modules (U7, U9) of the category of play they are coaching.
Hockey Canada Coach 2:  (For U11 and U13 – U21 recreational level coaches)

  • Within this clinic, coaches are to complete the specific age group modules (U11, U13) of the category of play they are coaching.
Development 1 Part 1: (for competitive level coaches)

  • Development 1 is split into two parts. Part 1 delivered online via the Learning Lab while Part 2 is delivered in-person. Both must be attended to achieve “Trained” status.
  • Delegates must attend Part 1 before attending Part 2.
  • Part 2 will be available between September and December.
Hockey Canada Skills – Checking: (For U11, U13 and U15 head coaches)

 
We would appreciate you sharing this info with your coaches, so they are aware of the options available to them.

We suggest that current or prospective coaches first check our Team Requirements page before registering for a clinic, and verify the level of coach training they require.

 

Please note that additional clinics are regularly added to this list throughout clinic season (September to December). We recommend you bookmark this page and register.hockeycanada.ca/clinics so you can stay up to date on the most current listings.

Questions?

If you have any questions on coaching clinics, please contact coaching@bchockey.net