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 The Eclipse 

 The Vancouver Eclipse Hockey Team is not your typical hockey team. We use the same equipment, skates & sticks as any other hockey team. We also share the same passion to play as all Canadian hockey teams do.
The unique thing about The Vancouver Eclipse is….most of us are Visually Impaired or are Legally Blind - if not totally blind.
The difference about our game is the puck, & some of the rules. Both were adapted to help the visually impaired & blind players, but the basic rules of hockey still apply to our game.

 We are getting ready for another great year of hockey starting this Fall. After 15 years of playing at the Riley Arena, we are moving to the brand new Hillcrest arena, an Olympic legacy venue, across the street from Riley rink right beside the Nat Baley baseball stadium. This rink is state of the art and we look forward to playing on a brand new ice surface.

We are looking for new players to come and join our team. If you are blind or visually impared, we encourage you to come out and try playing.!! Go to our Contact Us page and send us an email an we will get in touch to help you get started.

 The Eclipse attended the Defi Winter Challenge this year held in Quebec City March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2012.  The tournament was great as this year two teams were drafted and played a best of 3 games series. 3 of the Eclipse players including our coach, won Gold while the other 4 players including our other coach won Silver.  Go to our Sponsorship Page to see the names of who won.  

These are exciting times for Blind Hockey, so join us next year and come out.

We are always looking for some major sponsors to help us in getting to these tournaments. If you know of a company or individuals alike that may be interested, please get them to Contact Us for more information.

Since 1995, the Vancouver Eclipse has been meeting each week to play a game of ice hockey. The beginning was a challenge. Many things had to be put into place, ice times, fundraising for equipment and, most importantly, getting the word out to the blind community that they could live their dream and play ice hockey. Gary Steeves who had played on blind ice hockey teams in Calgary and Toronto met Rob Cammozzi, another visually impaired hockey player. He knew that once he found one person who wanted to play there would be many more to come. They worked hard to get the program going. Thanks to their dedication over the years we still have a weekly hockey program and the possibility to be part of a national blind hockey movement. We have ambitious plans which you can check out on this site.