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I’m officially declaring street hockey as the VIA’s official sport to kick off this year’s Play On! tournament.  Team VIA starts plays three times tomorrow: 10:00, 1:40, and 4:40 at Metrotown, to see the courts we’re playing at click here.  Come on out, cheer us on, and check out the celebrity game at noon, previous year’s teams have included, Gregor Robertson, Ian Hanomansing, this year Darcy Hordichuk will be in attendance!

It’s gonna be funnn……..

Play On 2011 is back again this year June 11th and 12th, once again at the lower mainland’s largest parking lot, Metrotown!  Team VIA will be avenging our loss of last year trying to recapture the coed division title.  Throughout the next week I’ll be introducing you to the VIA team and providing updates during the tournament.

Today I bring you Erynn Tomlinson!

The secret weapon on all our teams has been the girls, Erynn has been one of the best.  Light hands, heavy elbows, she’ll be playing with me and Simon in the role of power forward.  She logged alot of the highlights in last years heartbreaking final.

You have to sign up by midnight June 8th, so make sure you don’t miss out.  There’s a division for everyone, whether you played junior or never left the cul-de-sac, guys, girls, young, old…..  This could be the only thing that can cure your hockey fever!

Play On 2011 is back again this year June 11th and 12th, once again at the lower mainland’s largest parking lot, Metrotown!  Team VIA will be avenging our loss of last year trying to recapture the coed division title.  Throughout the next week I’ll be introducing you to the VIA team and providing updates during the tournament.

Today I bring you Tim Stump!

photo Angela Ling

Tim’s a cool cat.  You have to be a bit crazy to play in net, so VIA is terribly lucky to a goalie like Tim who quietly stops everything.  No masks thrown….no crossbars broken.  Tim, like Simon comes with the support of his better half, Tara, who made up a big part of the team VIA cheering section.

There’s only a few days left to sign up, so make sure you don’t miss out.  There’s a division for everyone, whether you played junior or never left the cul-de-sac.  This could be the only thing that can cure your hockey fever!

Hey it’s the biggest party in Norburn tomorrow!  Not only will Helen be swinging, but there will be a parade, music and mmmmm…..chicken!

Parade on Hastings street starts at 9am, so get there early!  For more info check the website.

Play On 2011 is back again this year June 11th and 12th, once again at the lower mainland’s largest parking lot, Metrotown!  Team VIA will be avenging our loss of last year trying to recapture the coed division title.  Throughout the next week I’ll be introducing you to the VIA team and providing updates during the tournament.

Today I bring you Simon Lam!

photo Angela Ling

Simon’s a ball hockey fanatic, there isn’t a game in town he hasn’t played.  He also runs the ball hockey league at EA.  On the court, Simon is Mighty Mouse, when he gets the ball, he’s gone, and just when you wonder where the heck he’s going with it, he cuts to the net and scores.  Simon also comes in tandem with his main squeeze Angela, who’s shot all the great hockey photos in years past, and designed this year’s hockey card!  She’s a huge part of the team VIA!

So…are you signing up?  Make sure you get your team in by June 8th!

Play On 2011 is back again this year June 11th and 12th, once again at the lower mainland’s largest parking lot, Metrotown!  Team VIA will be avenging our loss of last year trying to recapture the coed division title.  Throughout the next week I’ll be introducing you to the VIA team and providing updates during the tournament.

Today I bring you…..Me!

Photo: Angela Ling

Yes….me!  If I can quote my grandfather, the best way to describe my game play is ‘Run around like chicken….wif no head!’  I’m also known for hammering slapshots in practice even though raising your stick above your waist is disallowed in our division.  Grandpa was onto something…..

With hockey fever at an all time high this year in Vancouver, Hockey Night in Canada’s annual ball hockey tournament  will be better than ever.  It will be held again this year at Metrotown on June 11th and 12th, registration must be in by June  8th, for more info check their website.  There are categories for everyone, and with street hockey being a game that at some point in your life, everyone has played, it’s Canada’s largest sports festival.  If you’re thinking of entering, just do it, it’s so much fun.

VIA’s team will be avenging our quarter final shoot out loss of last year in the coed division.  We’re back this year, and even hungrier.  Look forward for more posts profiling our players and coverage of the tournament.

This is our team from last year, before we lost….

If this could be kept here permanently, I think it might be the west side’s answer to Ken Lum’s East Van Cross…….

I could think of worse places to be stuck at…..

PS….next nice day….get out there……