This past weekend saw a game played in what some consider possibly some of Canada’s harshest weather conditions  at the In a championship final befitting the harsh Canadian elements, the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy at Varsity Stadium.

The match saw the York Lions defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 1-0 in extra time to claim the championship with the game’s only goal that came in the 115th minute. 

The win saw Championship MVP Christian Zeppieri convert a penalty kick for his fourth goal of the tournament for the extended championship win in a contest that saw both “keepers” play exceptional.

The match was a gruelling war of attrition, with both sides battling not only each other but also a slick, snow-covered pitch that made passing and possession a constant challenge. 

York’s Michael Williams finished with a six-save shutout with most coming in the second half and first overtime period that saw Mount Royal’s Sjard Strauss managing eight impressive saves, including a penalty in the 58th minute from Zeppieri.

The Cougars, in their third-ever national tournament appearance, defended resolutely and had their moments on the counter-attack, but were ultimately unable to solve Williams. 

The silver medal finish still marks the best-ever performance for the Mount Royal program.

After 90 minutes of scoreless soccer and a first 15-minute overtime period that yielded few clear chances, the breakthrough finally came in the second overtime frame. 

A handball in the box gave York a golden opportunity, and Zeppieri made no mistake with his second attempt from the spot, sending Strauss the wrong way to secure York’s sixth national men’s soccer championship.

2025 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship Award Winners

Championship All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Michael Williams (York)
• Defence: Alex Kemsley (Mount Royal)
• Defence: Eric Lajeunesse (UBC)
• Defence: Ruben Koudelka (Mount Royal)
• Midfield: Calin Calaidjoglu (Montréal)
• Midfield: Christian Zeppieri (York)
• Midfield: Matthew Fischer (York)
• Midfield: Michael Osorio (Toronto)
• Forward: Alexandre Marcoux (UQTR)
• Forward: Maxime Filion (Montréal)
• Forward: Chanan Chanda (Mount Royal)

R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: UBC Thunderbirds

Championship MVP:  Christian Zeppieri (York)

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We first met Grayson and his Family earlier this year at the Kids Sport Gala held at Tsawassen Springs and since then his “dream” has become reality.

At our first meeting I introduced him to the Vancouver Giants coaching staff at their training camp held at the Ladner Leisure Centre where the coaches were extremely gracious to chat with him which doesn’t always happen.

I mention that only due to the busy schedule that everyone has in today’s world, but regardless it was impressive to see it happen, so again thanks to the Vancouver Giants and especially Nathan Kanter.

Since the last time I posted Grayson’s world has taken off faster than the Snowbirds at the Boundary Bay Airshow this past July which continues to soar to new heights helping those less fortunate.

We all know that the cost of sporting equipment isn’t cheap in today’s world and heaven forbid for  single parents it’s even more expensive which is where Kids Sport comes into the picture.

Grayson has had the privilege to be the 7th skater on the ice with the following teams such as Delta Ice Hawks, Vancouver Canucks, Abbotsford Canucks, White Rock Whalers and the Surrey Eagles to name a few. In addition he was picked for the Athlete of the week for CTV 1130.

Knowing that he was going to the Canucks game I reached out to a good friend and Canuck Announcer Al Murdoch who along with Canuck staff brought him up to the media booth which I  graciously appreciated.

Personally I’m thrilled for the success he has taken his “dream” to for those less fortunate and if you ask him there’s no such thing as taking no for an answer.

It only goes that with his big heart and even bigger dreams, Grayson proudly shared his Play It Forward stickers with his team who  are helping spread the message that no child should go without sports gear.

The idea was his alone and did not come from any organization or minor Association and if any are trying to take the idea and run with it – think twice it comes from an eight-year old boy!!

The Giants embraced this as did minor Junior teams as did the local pro teams so that we can continue to come together and make a difference one stop, one voice and one child at a time.

There will be a sale upcoming next spring in North Delta Saturday March 14th from 10 -2 held at the New Hope Church so make the date on your calendar and put it in your planner so you don’t miss out with all donations and funds raised going to Kids Sport Delta.

Anyone wishing to  contact him can do so via his e-mail which is controlled by Adults is grayson@playitforwardsportsdelta.com and if you can’t reach him contact me at sportswave@dccnet.com 

If you need any stickers let me know and I’ll get them to you

Thanks for supporting Grayson – it’s something you won’t regret!!!!!

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Returning home continues to be home ice motivation and given the support they receive they jumped out to an early lead in the second period against the Flames.

This game saw Richmond’s Quinn Orr get his third of the season after a scoreless first period managing to get set-up by Brody Lindal and Joshua Mytton.    

Knowing the pressure was on, it was David Yoon who finished a nice three way passing play at 6:12 that saw Dylan Nazareth and William Huo give them an early mid period 2-1 lead.

The Flames simply aren’t used to trailing in any game and you could sense that it wouldn’t be long before they got on the board getting their first at 7:48 on the power play making it a 2-1 contest.

The Sockeyes held the lead in the shot department after two periods by a narrow 25-21 and despite a strong start the Flames Manny Sandhu got his second of the game tying the game at two that put extra pressure on the Sockeyes.

The previous meeting September 30th saw the Flames not only outshoot the Sockeyes by 32-26 they also stole a 4-3 win  giving them their first loss of the season and that alone never sat well with the team.

With the time coming to an end and many pondering the game going to overtime, pressure was clearly on the Sockeyes that saw Quinn Orr get his second of the game, hammering a blistering shot from the point for the 3-2 win at 19:40.

To the frustration of the Flames they pulled out all stops only to come up short, unable to get the tying goal giving the Sockeyes to the delight of the fans in a contest that took 2:25 to play.

Richmond grabbed the games first two stars with the games first star to Quinn Orr,(2 G/0A) second star to David Yoon (1G/!A) with the games third to Flames Matthew Candusson who faced 56 shots stopping 53.

This season the Sockeyes welcomed a rare Saturday night game a short two nights later taking on the newly named Burnaby Steelers with a 5:45 pm start.

To no surprise they jumped out to another fast start with David Yoon (10th) opening the scoring at 10:19 with William Huo and Dylan Nazareth getting helpers that was the start of the first four.

Calgary’s Keelan Wyke got his second of the season and put the Sockeyes up by two with Brody Lindal and Teo Lin setting him up for a goal that was a long time coming with Dad in the stands watching.

We continue to mention shots on goal and this period was no different outshooting the Steelers by a 18-3 margin which everyone is getting used to.

The second saw Brody Lindal (3rd) at the three minute mark with Keelan Wyke and Jonathan Zhang working magic, setting him up for the 3-0 lead.

We are getting used to things coming in pairs for either a goal and an assist knowing that it was Dylan Nazareth getting his second point of the game with David Yoon and William Huo adding points to their total for a 4-0 lead.

With the second coming to a close the Steelers Trevor Chin put them on the board with the Sockeyes holding a 4-1 lead after forty minutes and holding onto a 25-10 lead in shots.

Richmond’s Kai Adano opened the scoring in the third at 1:15 with Lindal and Lin on the set up only to have the Steelers Ryan McCauley getting a power play goal making it a 5-2 Sockeyes lead.

Often goals can motivate and the Steelers previous goal gave the bench confidence allowing Amendo Sim get his first of the season pulling the visitors within two making it a 5-3.

The Steelers pressed only to have Calgary’s Carter Voll (5th) with assists to both Jonathan Zhang and Keelan Wyke giving them a 6-3 win.

To no surprise Keelan Wyke (1G/2A) was named first star, Dylan Nazareth (1G/1A) second star and Amadeo Sim (1G/1A) the games third star outshooting the visiting Steelers 48-20.

Next up saw the visiting Tsumani visit the “Fish Tank” who trail in the shot department with the Sockeyes holding first place with 22 points while  the visitors sitting forth in the standing with 14 points.

This game is extra special because the boys will be hitting the ice with pink stick tape in support of breast cancer awareness and we’ve all lost a loved one due to such a vicious disease still looking for a cure.

In conversation with some of the players they were thrilled  to support “Breast Cancer Awareness” and as a couple have mentioned “everyone has lost someone to cancer so giving our support to this is extra special.”

Sockeyes Beaudy Beaudin got the scoring started at 1:02 in after a long end to end rush set up by Captain Teo Lin followed by one from Carter Voll at 10:53 and one from Dylan Nazareth closing out the first with the 3-0 lead.

The second started with another strong performance scoring another three as Melbourne’s Brody Lindal managed a shorthanded marker set up from Teo lIn at 10:51 for their second of the period from David Yoon and a third from William Huo giving them a 6-0 lead after two  as well as outshooting the Tsunami by 22-4.

David Yoon and Dylan Nazareth each got their second of the game for an impressive 8-0 win outshooting the visitors 55-24.

Join the Sockeyer for Halloween in the Fish Tank and dress up in a Halloween Costume for free entry and check out the “kids Zone for fun activities and treats

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When you finally get in touch with them after a while they just mention that they were busy, which is true, but being tardy isn’t an excuse when they are trying to promote amateur sports.

We recently received info from the BCHL regarding the league’s All-Star Weekend which is being held in Spruce Grove, Alta. at Thompson Family Arena Jan. 16 to 18, 2026 which is the home rink of the Spruce Grove Saints. 

The Saints joined the BCHL in 2024 and currently in their second full season that saw the new rink open September 19th and seats 1,665-seats with the team’s first regular season played in front of a packed house. 

 Commissioner Steven Cocker mentioned “The BCHL is excited to make our league-wide event debut in Alberta with this year’s All-Star Weekend in Spruce Grove,” 

He continued “We witnessed firsthand this state-of-the-art facility at the Saints’ home-opener and were immediately impressed by the facility and local support. We can’t wait to get out there in January and showcase the best the league has to offer.”

Saints owner Lindsey Leckelt mentioned “Being awarded the 2026 BCHL All-Star Weekend is a tremendous honor for the Spruce Grove Saints and the City of Spruce Grove,” 

Continuing on to mention “The Thompson Family Arena will provide a state-of-the-art experience for this showcase and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome players, families and fans from across the league.”

“This event is about more than hockey – it’s a celebration of our community’s spirit, hospitality and passion for the game. We’re proud to share this milestone with our supporters and look forward to creating memories that will last a lifetime.”

This is the fourth time the BCHL will host All-Star Weekend in recent years with last season’s event taking place in Salmon Arm, B.C.

For the second year in a row, the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) will be part of the event, and this year, the Junior Prospects Hockey League (JPHL) will also participate in the festivities.

“Since we debuted this event in 2022, it has become one of the most anticipated weekends on the BCHL calendar,” said Connor Ewert, Events Manager for the league. “This year, we are looking forward to introducing an exciting new format that will give the fans in Spruce Grove a unique and entertaining experience, while also keeping the foundation of what makes this event special.”

No doubt the game will be played in front of a packed house!!

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Doing the broadcast for Richmond in the PJHL we are extremely fortunate to have a select few Special Olympic Athletes work with the team, which we are thankful for.

We received the following from the Special Olympics and wanted to share.

Enjoy the read and Congratulations to all the Athletes.

We are thrilled to announce the Special Olympics Team BC 2026 Training Squad! Congratulations to all the dedicated individuals who will work toward competing with pride at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alberta, from August 11 to 15, 2026. 

Special Olympics Team BC athletes will work hard to prepare for the National Games. 

This includes training weekly with their local programs, participating in fitness programs and dryland training, working with sport-specific experts, and focusing on diet and nutrition.    

In Medicine Hat, SOBC athletes will compete in 10 sports:  

• 10-pin bowling 
• Basketball 
• Bocce 
• Golf 
• Powerlifting 
• Rhythmic gymnastics 
• Soccer 
• Softball 
• Swimming (aquatics) 
• Track and field (athletics) 

Athletes will be competing for the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Santiago, Chile.   

The Special Olympics Team BC 2026 Training Squad is fortunate to have the support of a vital network of hometown training coaches, of our families, friends, and community supporters, and of the sponsors who help make Special Olympics programs and competitions possible.   

Being part of Special Olympics Team BC provides athletes with opportunities to build confidence, further develop their skills, and make new friends.    

“It was inspiring to watch Special Olympics BC athletes come together from every corner of the province and compete with such heart at Provincial Games. The athletes selected for the #SOTeamBC2026 Training Squad have shown incredible determination, and I know they’ll bring that same drive as they prepare for the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games. I can’t wait to cheer them on as they push for personal bests in Medicine Hat!”

Michelle Cruickshank, Chef de Mission for Special Olympics Team BC 2026

The pathway to becoming part of Special Olympics provincial and national teams starts with participating in our year-round programs across the province. 

Learn how to register today so you can find fun and friendship in weekly programs, and access future competitions and opportunities to try to advance! 

Stay tuned to Special Olympics BC’s website and social media accounts for all your Team BC news! #SOTeamBC2026 

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The three day, three game tournament hit the ice in Richmond at the Minoru Arena the home of the Richmond Sockeyes who are one of sixteen teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

The free event features game one was set for Friday morning at 10 AM October 18th with the remaining pair scheduled for Saturday and Sunday both for a noon face-off. 

The tournament is a celebration for the growth of Para Sport across BC with two new teams named the Vancouver Jr Blind Hockey & the Victoria Blind Hockey Teams. 

The 2025 Western Regional Blind Hockey Tournament presented by the CNIB Foundation returns to Metro Vancouver with three games on tap with the first played in front of various schools in Richmond with two teams competing in a best-of-three series with players drafted from across Western Canada and Ontario. 

Canadian Blind Hockey’s Vancouver-based Executive Director Matt Morrow mentioned “Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to see so much momentum in BC with our new Vancouver Jr Blind Hockey Team entering its second season and our brand-new expansion program in Victoria which begins in late October,” 

He continued “This is a milestone event for us as it’s the fifth Western Regionals but the very first time we’ve had players representing all four provinces in Western Canada.

There are now eight Blind Hockey teams across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba which really shows the tremendous growth of Blind Hockey across the country”. 

During the event Canadian Blind Hockey will be hosting our Try Blind Hockey Field-Trip program for students from across the lower mainland to try the Para sport. 

The event also serves to officially launch the 2025 – 26 Canadian Blind Hockey program season with the first Vancouver Jr Blind Hockey Team practice and will include a very special major partnership announcement. 

2025 Western Regional Blind Hockey Tournament Schedule: 

Friday October 17 10:00am 10:15am 

Opening Ceremonies 10:00am 12:00pm 

Western Regionals Game #1 1:00pm 2:00pm Children and Youth Try Blind Hockey Session 

Saturday October 18 12:00pm 2:00pm Western Regionals 

Game #2 2:00pm 3:00pm Vancouver Jr Blind Hockey Team Practice 

Sunday October 19 12:00pm 2:00pm Western Regionals 

Game #3 Arena address: Minoru Arena, 

The Para sport of Blind Hockey is played by athletes who are blind or partially sighted with approximately 10% vision or less – using an adapted puck that is larger than a traditional puck and that makes noise. 

The hometown Vancouver Eclipse Blind Hockey Team is made up of players from across the lower-mainland and will be sending a dozen players from Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Surrey, Langley, New Westminster, and Abbotsford. 

Program Director Luca DeMontis “It’s important for Canadian Blind Hockey to continue hosting regional events in different communities to give local Blind Hockey players the chance to play at home and attract new players who may have never heard of Blind Hockey or didn’t realize they could still play hockey with low vision”. 

He continued “We hope the Metro Vancouver community will show up to cheer these players on and learn more about the Para sport and hopefully introduce the game to some potential new players.” 

In addition to the hosts, players have been drafted from a dozen teams including the Calgary Seeing Ice Dogs, the Central Alberta Bullseye, the Edmonton SeeHawks, the Camrose Canines, the Saskatoon Puck Bandits, and new yet to be named teams in Victoria, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Chicago. 

Canadian Blind Hockey programs are supported nationally by the CNIB Foundation, the Daniel Family Foundation, Electra Health, and Manion. 

Programs in BC are supported by the Vancouver Canucks and Canucks for Kids Fund. 

The Western Regional Blind Hockey Tournament was funded in part by a grant from viaSport BC and the Province of British Columbia, and is supported by community partners Richmond Sport Hosting and the Richmond Sockeyes. 

About Canadian Blind Hockey: 

Canadian Blind Hockey is a charity that changes the lives of children, and youth who are blind or partially sighted by providing Blind Hockey programming including: introductory try-it sessions, development camps, regional and national competitions, and by supporting the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. 

Canadian Blind Hockey proudly operates 12 teams across Canada and hosts at least four major events annually including our flagship Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament which is set to return for its 12th year from March 20 to 22, 2026 at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. 

From the Sportswave Team it was indeed a pleasure to work with the Canadian Blind Hockey and live streamed the event.

Continued Success in a sport that is gaining popularity and scoring points with the general  public.

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We first met last spring at the Kids Sport Gala in Tsawassen and had a chance to talk about sports given that he has a passion for sports and helping others.

Since then we have kept in touch at various events with the first being the Vancouver Giants training camp where he met the coaching staff all thanks to Giants broadcaster Nathan Kanter.

Grayson has a passion and I for one never thought that I would (ever) meet a young person who has such a passion for helping others, noting that some adults could learn a life lesson from him.

He is getting the word out about acquiring used sports equipment and wants to donate it to others who are less fortunate and not able to afford the price it costs to at least get started.

I reached out to the Delta Ice Hawks ownership asking if he could take part in the pre-game skate which they were extremely welcoming to the team prior to the game welcoming him to the team.

He was thrilled to be welcomed by the team and for him taking part in the pre-game skate whas like Christmas came early which was followed by an interview after the first period on Eastlink TV game of the week.

Grayson has a dream which has taken off like wild fire and has set up an event which he and his family are  currently focused on hosting an event for used and donated  equipment for kids who simply can’t afford the exorbitant cost.

We are working to help Grayson to fulfill his dream and recently I have managed to get my “buddy” Laird Allan involved to help out who also has a site to help out called the thehockeygranddad.ca

If you have any used sporting equipment that you are able to donate to help Grayson please reach out to me and we’ll put you in touch to make a donation.

We’ll keep you posted on the upcoming event which is slowly drawing close to next spring so start early to get any used equipment and  reach out to us at sportswave@dccnet.com and we’ll be sure to pass it on.

A great cause that will change the lives of some kids that can’t afford the cost.

Get involved – help Grayson help others!!!!

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Given the changes with the roster from last season the first order of business for the coaching staff was to get the overall confidence of the players which they obviously have attained.

As September wraps up the first month of league play they have managed a perfect record through six games with six wins scoring thirty-three goals. 

The largest and most notable stat for September shows the Sockeyes outshooting the opposition by an impressive 276 while allowing 145 on net which shows the overall explosive play to entertain their fans. 

Returning home they were facing the Chilliwack Jets who have been a powerhouse in the early part of the season considering the Jets have several returning players.

The Jets jumped out taking an early 2-0 lead in the first ten minutes of play which set up the league timeout which was the turning point of the contest.

Sockeyes Kai Adano opened the scoring at 16:01 with helpers going to Keelan Wyke and Mattias Uyeda that saw them trailing by one after twenty minutes.

The intermission seemed to be a turning point of motivation given that they came out with more of a jump starting the second setting up a pair of goals from Carter Voll at 4:36 and Jonathan Zhang getting his first of the season at 14:42 leading 3-2 after two periods.

They started the third again with an aggressive fast paced style of play grabbing a pair of goals from David Yoon while William Huo popped one in at 12:32 on the power-play.

The Jets found themselves trailing 5-2 and looking for a marker to get them back in the contest but the later part of the game saw them pull their goalie for the extra attacker managing to get one past Massimo Urbani making it a 5-3 contest.

For the Jets who were flying solo unlike one of Canada’s Snowbird’s they not only dropped the game they were outshot by a 57-27 total.

The next test was a road trip to take on last year’s champs the Ridge Meadow Flames in a contest that saw the Sockeyes dominate from the opening face-off pulling off an impressive 42-2 win outshooting the Flames by a 48-19 through sixty minutes.

To no surprise the Sockeyes grabbed the games first two stars with Luca Martyniuk named first star (2 goals) while Dylan Nazareth collected a goal and one assist in a game that was dominated by the visiting Sockeyes..

Returning home to the “Fish Tank” saw the visiting formerly Grandview Steelers, now the newly named Burnaby Steelers look to put an end to the winning streak the Sockeyes were riding.

Try as they might, the Steelers played an aggressive, physical game controlling the play from the start that saw the first period end tied at one with the Sockeyes outshooting the Steelers 18-12.

The second was again aggressive as the Steelers took advantage of loose pucks given up on the break-out the Sockeyes gave them.

Richmond turned up the pressure that saw Mattias Uyeda open the scoring in the second at 13:32 set up by Captain Teo Lin and Brody Lindal making it a 2-1 lead that saw Lin put them up 3-1 while playing shorthanded 1:32 later.

The Sockeyes maintained the lead but gave up on in the third finishing the game with a 3-2 lead again outshooting the visitors by an impressive 49-29 shots.

Captain Teo Lin was named first star with two goals and one assist while Mattias Uyeda was named second star with one goal along with his solid play while Steelers Landon Mailhot was named third star with one goal.

The Sockeyes were taking a perfect five game winning streak on the road playing the second year expansion Coastal Tsunami in Gibsons who to date continue to struggle in the early stage of the season.

It must be something about a road trip and a ferry ride that motivated the team to play not just aggressive but a disciplined game at times being “bated’ into the odd penalty mainly for what I refer to as retaliation style of penalty.

In today’s game that is more of the way the game is being played given the manner in which the rule changes have been implemented by Hockey Canada which are for the betterment of the game.

This contest was tied after one period just knowing that the Tsunami would like nothing better to hand the Sockeyes their first loss of the season, which wasn’t happening in this game. 

The second was all Rickmond with goals from Mattias Uyeda, Nazareth, Lindal and Beaudin finishing the second finishing with a 6-2 lead outshooting the Tsunami 32-17.

The third was more of a physical aggressive game with Richmond taking five minors while the Tsunami took six that saw the visitors score four goals allowing the home town Tsunami one.

The Sockeyes finished the first month with a perfect six wins continuing to press the opposition finishing with 33 goals while allowing 12 to end the month with 193 penalty minutes.

The dominating win saw the Sockeyes head home stealing all three stars with Mattias Uyeda was named first star, David Yoon second star and William Huo named third star.

October starts with the first game of the tunnel series against the Delta Ice Hawks who have relocated to the Sungod Arena in North Delta who are attracting a much larger crowd than in Ladner.

October could be more of a test for the Sockeyes with the opposition looking at handing them their first loss, which the Sockeyes look to avoid.

Sockeyes home games are Thursday evening at 7 pm at Richmond’s Minoru Arena.

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