Message From President

The executive has been busy planning the upcoming “Olympic” season. We will have ice during the Olympics, just not as much ice as we normally have. The City of Vancouver and UBC have worked with us to try and minimize the impact of the Olympics. You will notice that we have started everything a little bit earlier this season.

If anyone has any questions related to the Olympic ice situation, please do not hesitate to email me.

The Vancouver Thunderbird MHA was a major force behind the start up of a Juvenile C body contact league for the 2008/09 season. Juvenile is for 18, 19 and 20 year olds. The Thunderbirds have offered a Juvenile AAA team for this age group, but many of our players did not want to participate in body checking. We are now able to offer an alternative.

Last year in the “President’s Message” I mentioned a focus on increasing the volunteer base. We have made some great strides in this area, which is evidenced by the very successful Thunderball last season. We will continue to focus on increasing our volunteer base. If you would like to volunteer please contact any board member.

I would also like to remind everyone to support our fundraising activities which include events such as the Giants night, Thunderball, Meat and Pie fundraiser.

See you at the rink,

George Georgeopoulos

President

Vancouver Thunderbird Minor Hockey