Week of Sept 23, 2018

Good evening Blizzard families,
It was great to see so many of our athletes out on the ice this weekend for Kickstart Camp and BCSSA Short Track Academy. Special thanks to our Blizzard coaches - Kari, Sean & Taryn - for helping to run the sessions. Our Academy skaters were treated to fun and learning from Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hewitt.

This week is our first week of the regular ice season. We will see you at the rink! The Learn to Skate program begins next week on October 2nd. 
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1. ICE TIMES

Here is a reminder regarding skating times for each group:
FUNdamentals:
Tuesdays 5:45 to 6:30pm (parents are needed to put the mats on the ice at 5:15pm)
Saturdays 7:45 to 8:30am (parents are needed to remove mats at 8:30am)

Novice:
Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30pm
Thursday 5:45 to 6:45pm (parents are needed to put mats on the ice at 5:15pm)
- dry land training/warm up starts 45 minutes before ice time

Advanced:
Mondays 7:00 to 8:30pm (parents are needed to put mats on the ice at 6:45pm and remove mats at 8:30pm)
Tuesdays 7:45 to 9:00pm (parents are needed to remove mats from the ice at 9:00pm)
Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30pm (parents are needed to remove mats from the ice at 8:30pm)
- dry land training/warm up starts 45 minutes before ice time

Masters: 
Saturdays 6:00 to 7:30am

2. Notes from our EQUIPMENT MANAGER

At the beginning of the season here is a reminder about required safety gear https://www.bcspeedskating.ca/skate-with-us/required-equipment/ .  A reminder that helmets do have a safety life span, please check that your helmet has not expired (nothing older than 5 years).

Another reminder that the club has cleats available for parents to use when putting mats on the ice - they are stored in the small cage.

Its been an exciting couple of weeks helping skaters get fitted for skates,  Good job parents on whatever you've been feeding those growing feet!!! We will work with coaches to assess skate / blade fits over first couple of sessions.   We encourage younger skaters to let their parents know if they have any sore spots / pressure points when they come off the ice. Dave will be on hand on the first night to assist, please find him if you have any questions.

Heat molding instructions (for skates) can be found here. 

3. PG BLIZZARD WEBSITE

Our website is back up and running! Our webmaster (Dave K) is continuing to build and update the website. If you have ideas or photos that you would like to share, please forward to Dave. We are looking to add a classified section soon, stay tuned for more information. The calendar has been updated, as has the Upcoming Meets page - see the summary list on the Information tab.

Don't forget to Like and Share the PG Blizzard Facebook page. News and information will also be posted here.

4. SKIN SUITS

The club is scoping out the need for a skin suit order from Apogee. Does your skater need a new Blizzard skin suit? Please contact Kari Rae at pgblizzard.president@gmail.com. The club does have an inventory of smaller skin suits that are available for our younger skaters. Please contact Dave if you are interested in seeing what is available.

5. BOARD MEETING

The PG Blizzard Board of Directors is meeting this Wednesday night at 6:30 at Houle Electric. Please contact Kari (pgblizzard.president@gmail.com) if you would like more information.

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Thank you, 

Kessie Konwicki, Registrar
~ on behalf of the PG Blizzard Board of Directors
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