Welcome to another year of Vancouver Ringette!

Registration for the 2023/2024 season is open for Youth and Adult players. Your early registration allows us to plan for coaching allocation and ice time. This year, VRA is pleased to offer the inaugural formation of a Master (a co-ed 30+) team! All skill levels are welcome. The season will start with skill development and fun scrimmages, working our way towards exhibition games later in the season.

Please check out the Registration section for details and links to register.

2023/2024 Tentative Ice Times

These are the tentative practice times for the 2023/2024 season. Times and locations may change depending on team size and ice requirements. Home games for Fun 2 to U19, Open and Masters will be booked at Richmond ice.

Day	Time	Rink	Division
Wednesday	8:45 – 10:00 PM	Hillcrest	U19/Open/Masters
Friday	5:15 – 6:15 PM	Trout Lake	U14 Practice
Friday	6:30 – 7:45 PM	Trout Lake	U16 Practice
Saturday	6:00 – 7:00 AM	Kits	Rotating ice
Saturday	7:15 – 8:15 AM	Kits	U12 Practice
Saturday	8:30 – 9:30 AM	Kits	U10 Practice
Saturday	9:15 – 10:45 PM	Killarney	U19/Open/Masters
Sunday	8:45 – 10:00 AM	Trout Lake	Rotating ice
Sunday	3:45 – 4:45 PM	Trout Lake	Fun 1 Practice
Sunday	5:00 – 6:00 PM	Trout Lake	Fun2 Practice

Congratulations to all of our Zone 5 players, from Vancouver, Delta, Richmond and North Vancouver who took home the gold medal at the BC Winter Games this weekend! We are all so proud of you!

You can also see some highlights on Global News!

We’re happy to announce that Springette is back again this year!

For the U12 ages groups and up, we are offering 4 skills sessions with Kailey Mcgrath (NRL player) and 7 power skating sessions with Whitney Juszkiewicz (Fire and Ice Hockey Development/assistant coach with Team BC for Hockey Canada.) We are still securing coaches for the U10 and under group.

We will have 11 sessions of Springette on Sundays, held at Sunset Arena:

• April 2, 16, 23, 30
• May 7, 14, 28
• June 4, 11, 18, 25

Ice Times

• Group 1: U10 and Under, 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm (FULL!)
• Group 2: U12 / U14, 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm (FULL!)
• Group 3: U16 / U19, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (FULL!)

Please register for the level you will be playing in the Fall of 2023, however groups may be adjusted based on registration numbers and skill level. Group 1 skaters must be able to skate independently.

The cost will be $200 for registered players, and $220 for anyone who is not currently registered to cover insurance. Feel free to pass this onto anyone who didn’t play this year!

Cancellation Policy

• Cancellation prior or on March 17, 2023 – full refund
• Cancellation after March 17, 2023 – refund of registration fee less $25 administration fee
• Cancellation after April 1, 2023 – no refund

Click below to register:

VRA 2023 Springette Registration Link

These are the tentative practice times for the 2022/2023 season.  Times and locations may change depending on team size and ice requirements.

• Fundamentals 1
  • Sunday, 8:45-10am at Trout Lake
• Fundamentals 2
  • Sunday, 8:45-10am at Trout Lake (Saturday, 8:30 – 9:30 am at Kitsilano may be used if Sunday morning is at capacity)
• U10
  • Saturday, 7:15 – 8:15am at Kitsilano
• U12
  • Friday, 5:15 to 6:15pm  at Trout Lake
• U14
  • Friday, 6:30 to 7:45pm at Trout Lake
• U16, U19 and Open will rotate the following ice times:
  • Wednesday, 8:45 to 10pm at Hillcrest
  • Saturday, 9:15 to 10:45pm at Killarney
  • Saturday, 8:30 – 9:30am at Kitsilano (optional)

Just a note to let you know that registration for the VRA End of Summer Camp is open to other associations and we’re seeing a big uptake from players outside of VRA. As well we will be advertising wider and earlier this year.  If you are planning to register please do so sooner, rather than later, to avoid disappointment. Also consider bringing a friend to introduce them to ringette!

For those who can’t wait, just register here >>>  VRA End of Summer Camp 2022

Vancouver Ringette Association is now in its seventh year of hosting a community level ringette summer camp at Trout Lake (3360 Victoria Drive).  This full day camp running August 29 to September 2 – it is great conditioning for the start of the season, and it also helps getting the kids acclimatized to getting up in the morning for the start of the school year.  We’ve heard time and again that our players consider this ringette camp the best summer camp they attend and they have a lot of fun with their friends on the ice.  We also have had players from other associations join our camp and they have also enjoyed all aspects of the camp.

The camp is staffed from 9 to 5 each day though we are flexible about pickups so if a shorter day is desired we can accommodate.  Campers will get 2 to 3 ice times a day with an open skate and BBQ on the final day so parents that have their own skates and helmets can join us on the ice.

The cost for this program is $300 for the entire week and it is open to skaters with birth years from 2008 to 2016. We do expect all participants to be able to skate but we have enough staff to ensure that everyone is appropriately challenged and that we can help with lacing skates!  If anyone who did not register last season they are welcome but there is an additional $20 charged for insurance.

Questions can be directed to Roxanne at vracommunications@gmail.com.  If you have a friend who is interested in trying ringette this is the best way to learn about ringette and make some friends.

For those that are interested, you can register at  VRA End of Summer Camp 2022.

Registration for the 2022/2023 season is now open for Youth and Open players.

If you have any questions about the registration, please contact Lynn at VRARegistrar@gmail.com.