Val Dion was part of the great Richmond Viking teams that were one of the early dominate forces of Women's Ball Hockey. It is with great pleasure that we name Val Dion to our pantheon of stars. She joins membership with the greatest players to every play in the CBHA. The CBHA is proud to inaugurate Val Dion as the second woman player named to our Hall of Fame.

For the first time Canada will be sending two teams to compete at the first ever World Ball Hockey Championships for U16 and U18 in Zloven Slovakia. Canada has 44 players from across Canada, making the trip in hopes of returning to Canada with a Gold medal.

This year Alberta has had a growing spurt, and welcomes Calgary Minors, Metro Minors from Edmonton and Medicine Hat Minors, they will join together with Edmonton Minors and will make up the Alberta Minor Ball Hockey Association.

This summer the Canadian Ball Hockey Association will be hosting the Eastern Regionals for Minors in Halifax, Nova Scotia from July 31 till Aug 3. They will have teams competing in the U9, U11, and U13 divisions from Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and the host province Nova Scotia.

2008 U16 & U18 Team Canada rosters were released today. Both teams will be competing at the World Ball Hockey Championships in Zvolen Slovakia June 5th to June 8th.

"Build it and they will come!" Downsview Park did just that on Saturday, February 9, 2008 as they constructed sixteen temporary rinks on the park grounds to facilitate the largest event to date with one hundred and eight teams participating in support of Shoot For A Cure.

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An international 3-on-3 ball hockey championship will be held in Saint John New Brunswick [Canada] may 2, 3, 4, 2008. The event will be played outdoors along the waterfront. Teams will have three runners plus a goalkeeper on the playing surface at a time. There will be three divisions - mens under 40, mens over 40 and womens.

In an effort to put together the best Women's Team Canada for 2009, Chris Pellerin, Head Coach, and Sophie Dagenais, General Manager, have identified three regions where they will be scouting in 2008.