Richmond Minor Hockey Association has been selected to be part of Hockey Canada and Bauer’s The First Shift.
This innovative program, new to British Columbia, provides an opportunity for six-to-10-year-olds year olds to discover ice hockey for the first time at an affordable cost.
The children are outfitted from head to toe in Bauer equipment and then enjoy six, one-hour on-ice sessions with Richmond Minor Hockey coaches. The program will also include a Welcome Event and Two Education Sessions for parents.
Once The First Shift program concludes, the new players will transition into RMHA’s Intro to Hockey program or onto a Richmond Minor team.
The cost of the program is just $199.00 which includes all the necessary equipment — helmet and face mask, shoulder and elbow pads, base layer top with neck guard, jersey, pants, shin guards jock/jill protective shorts, gloves, stick and skates.
“There has never been a better opportunity for children aged 6 to 10 to discover our wonderful sport,” said RMHA president Carolyn Hart. “The program will launch in October and will be a wonderful addition to our 50th anniversary celebration.”
7 Participate in U15 Tourney
Seven local players participated in B.C. Hockey’s inaugural U15 B.C. Cup this past weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
The four day event featured eight (8) teams, consisting of players from four regions — North, Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast, Okanagan/Kootenay, and Lower Mainland.
The weekend included WHL combine testing, practices, seminars and games, where players were evaluated based on their performance.
Richmond Minor were represented by Gabriel Suessenbacher-Fu, Hayden Hurst and Dillon Maher while Seafair players included Michael Gill Brendon Jorssen, Roman Basran and Ben Wozney.
Pair of Blues Selected in WHL Bantam Draft
A pair of Richmond Minor players were selected in last week’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
Blueliner Matthew Leduc was taken 31st overall by the Spokane Chiefs.
The towering 6-foot-4 195-pounder is projected to be a stay-at-home d-man at the next level.
“Matthew is a big man who has taken huge steps,” Chiefs Director of Player Personnel Chris Moulton. “He uses his large frame well to play physical and competes. He makes good decisions with the puck and has tons of upside.”
Leduc’s Bantam A1 Blues teammate Michael Araki-Young was taken in the ninth round, 188th overall, by the Kootenay Ice.
He was one of six forwards selected by the Ice.
