Burnaby Jr. Islanders Official Site

NEWS & UPDATES

SEASON COVID-19 update

First of all, we hope you are all well and safe at home with family.

As of March 22, 2020 all the rinks we are using for our season are closed, but we will be monitoring their re-openings and be working to re-schedule any missed ice. We are now starting receive tournament re-scheduling information and will update TeamSnap schedules.

Once we do receive notice we are able to start back up, we will adhere to all CDC and Health Canada Guidelines and will commence with re-scheduling any missed sessions in June (essentially just pushing our schedules out).

As this is clearly a rapidly evolving and fluid situation we will take our direction from the appropriate government agencies and abide by their recommendations.

To date, we have ordered all equipment and uniforms, paid deposits on all tournaments and ice times – and unless we hear differently, we plan on starting up as soon as the rinks do.

We will keep you posted as the situation evolves

We are still receiving all of the gloves, pants, uniforms, practice kits and dryland orders and should everything put together for pick up by March 28th.

Be well, everyone. We hope for an expeditious end to this uncertain time and are thinking of you all during this time.

With support from the New York Islanders as part of their Amateur Hockey Development Program, the Burnaby Junior Islanders Program was officially launched in August of 2017.

Originally conceived to be a 2007 only age group, interest grew and we anticipate starting the 2020 Spring Season with 2 x 2006, 3 x 2007, 2 x 2008 team, 1 x 2009, and 1 x 2010 birth year teams.

The Burnaby Junior Islanders will be based out of Burnaby, British Columbia, and train primarily out of Burnaby Winter Club, Planet Ice Coquitlam, Burnaby 8 Rinks and Catalyst Kinetics in Burnaby. Occasional sessions Delta Planet Ice, as well as Excellent Ice in Surrey.

The CORE focus of this program will be on youth skills DEVELOPMENT, fitness, competitiveness, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. The teams will have the opportunity to practice and play starting in April through the end of May, competing in 2 to 3 Lower Mainland tournaments and 1 travel tournament, depending on the wishes of each team’s coaches. Players will also have the opportunity to play 3 on 3, and supplemental travel tournaments throughout Canada and the USA as opportunities arise.

Preparations start in the fall and winter of 2019, with occasional skates and training sessions on a bi-monthly basis in preparation for next year’s season.

For more information about our program, or about how your child may participate, please contact us.

LEARN. COMPETE. EXPERIENCE.

The Objective of the Burnaby Junior Islanders Spring Youth Development Program is to work on specific skills and behaviours to help our players improve, mature, and make marked improvement over a short period of time. We are a dedicated and focused group who expect that same level of commitment from our players and player families. We strive to mimic a professional experience and environment and our goal is to create lifelong friendships and memories for all our families.