Picture Butte Minor Hockey
108 4th Street N T0K1V0 Picture Butte, AB, Canada

Blades online store open again, now till December 1! https://www.teamsites.ca/blades

Wanting to be a REFEREE? Clinic this weekend and you need to register using the link below in order to be able to participate in the clinic ... info in registration link! In person part of the clinic will be this coming Tuesday October 27 and Wednesday October 28 at 6pm both evenings... Please make sure you use the link below to register online in order to be able to attend the in person sessions next week! ... https://officials.hockeyalberta.ca//prerequisites-register/

Our updated weekend schedule!

Interested in being a Ref this season? Mark your calendar for the Referee clinic on Saturday October 24 at the North County Rec Complex. Details to follow for how to register - stay tuned here!

the Blades Apparel Store is open until Tuesday October 13... more time to get your orders in! https://www.teamsites.ca/blades

Minor Hockey UPDATE Get your skates sharpened up... Don't forget that we start practice this Sunday October 4... U9 Novice age kids are on the ice from 9-10:00 am... U13 PeeWee Female group on from 10:30-11:30am U13 PeeWee kids are from 12:00-1:00pm U18 Midget group from 1:30-2:30pm **Please remember that you can only get into the dressing rooms 15 minutes before your ice time and you have only 15 minutes after your ice time to get undressed. Masks must be worn in the arena at all times until your helmet is on. Spectators are to kept to the bare minimum and masks must be worn when inside the arena. If we can all work together to adhere to this rules at this time, then hopefully soon we will make progress towards less rules! If you have not received an email from your player's coach yet, please message minor hockey directly here and we will follow up with you. TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 practice schedule: U7 Initiation group on the ice from 4:30-5:15pm U11 Atom kids, last names A-M, on the ice from 5:30-6:30pm U11 Atom kids, last names N-Z, on the ice from 6:45-7:45pm U15 Bantam group on the ice from 8-9pm THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 practice schedule: U9 Novice age group 4:30-5:30pm U13 PeeWee Female group 5:45-6:45pm U13 PeeWee boys group 7:00-8:00pm U18 Midget age group 8:15-9:30pm FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 practice schedule: U7 Initiation 5:00-6:00pm U11 Novice age kids (only all U11 age kids)6:15-7:15pm U15 Bantam group 7:30-9pm *U11 ATOM* age players and the *U9 Novice* age players that wish to tryout for the 3 available spots to play with the U11 group this year so we can make two teams - please skate with the U11 age group from the start of the season as well as for the evaluations on Tuesday October 13 at 5:30-6:30pm and Saturday October 17 at 11:00am-12pm.

Get your order in for Blades apparel... check out our online store and make sure you get your order placed before the store closes for good. Once again, this will be the only timeframe to order gear, so don’t wait! https://www.teamsites.ca/blades

*Information update* With the uncertainty of how the upcoming season will look due to COVID, our association is working hard to keep you updated on the changes that are happening on a local, provincial and national level and we appreciate your continued patience and understanding at this time. The registration fees will be pro-rated if our season does happen to get shut down due to COVID, and each player will be reimbursed the appropriate amount of fees based on how much se...ason would have been remaining. Coaches for the season are as follows: U7 Initiation: Justin Schooten, Tyson Christiansen, Derek Pike U9 Novice: Shawn VanNistelrooy, TBD U11 Atom: Dave Klingenberg, Craig Paskal, Jan Pirot U13 Female: TBD U13 Peewee: Mark Serfas, Mark Oostlander U15 Bantam: TBD U18 Midget: TBD As a reminder, according to AHS, athletes are to be part of only one cohort at any given time.

This weeks updates for the start of hockey season: we begin with practices starting Sunday October 4... Registration fees must be paid in full on or before October 4, unless you need to make payment arrangements - if so please contact our treasurer ASAP to arrange this with her, or your child will not be allowed to skate. Bantam and Midget fees to be paid to PBMHA. ... To arrange an alternate pay schedule please contact our treasurer Willianne Trotter [email protected] Fees are as follows and the cost includes the $100 raffle ticket booklet. U7, Inititation: $400 U9, Novice: $550 U11, Atom: $650 U13, PeeWee: $675 U15, Bantam: $750 U18, Midget: $775

Welcome to almost the start of a new season!! Just a reminder that everything you read right now, is subject to change as we adjust ourselves to the rules and guidelines that we are informed by through Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada. Below is the tentative practice schedule set to start on Saturday, October 4... This practice schedule is subject to change, but will be as per what you see here for at least the first few weeks of hockey. ... A fee schedule with updated COVID terms will be sent out next week, so please watch for that. We will do our best to keep you updated with any changes here! We hope you are looking forward to getting back on the ice as much as we are looking forward to a return to hockey after 6 long months :)

Our 2020/2021 season will begin October 1. We will be adhering to Hockey Alberta's Return to Play Plan Update, which can be read by using the link below. As of now, we will only have practices in October. At this point, there will be no tournament play until January 2021 at the earliest. If you have any questions, or would like more information please contact our President Mark Serfas at 403-308-2239. ... https://www.hockeyalberta.ca//Return_to_Hockey_Plan_UPDATE

THANK YOU to our past board members ~ Kevin Serfas, president ~ Dennis Groenenboom, Ice Scheduler ~ Darren VanZeggelaar, Equipment Manager for all of their time and dedication to fulfilling their roles!... Our 2020/2021 board members - Mark Serfas, president Shane Schooten, VP Willianne Trotter, treasurer Jess Campmans, secretary Shawn VanNistelrooy Todd Quinn Jackie Kraemer Will Slomp Kristy Ruaben Christy Godlinton Mark Oostlander Mark Groenenboom Justin Schooten Tyson Christiansen

Calling all coaches. Please click on the link below to apply for the 2020-2021 season. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NGMPBMH

Reminder of the PBMH AGM tonight at the Picture Butte Community Centre @ 7pm!

the PBMH AGM will be held on Thursday July 9 at the Picture Butte Community Center at 7pm sharp!the PBMH AGM will be held on Thursday July 9 at the Picture Butte Community Center at 7pm sharp!

**REGISTRATION REMINDER** -get your 2020/2021 registrations in before midnight June 30 to avoid paying a late fee.... email registrations back to our registrar Shawn at [email protected]. For all new players, please email the above email address to register your child for the upcoming season.