Sven Baertschi has been an Ambassador for HEROS dating back to the start of his NHL career in Calgary, and more recently with the Vancouver Canucks. Sven has spent lots of time on the ice with HEROS participants, provided autographed items for year end awards, hosted...
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The true meaning of resiliency
The HEROS program (Hockey Education Reaching Out Society) is an initiative that launched in Vancouver, Canada in 2000 and has since expanded across the country. HEROS has engaged over 7200 boys and girls in 20 programs in 9 cities. HEROS is a program that helps...
Celebrating Canadians
Canada Day is a day for Canadians to plunk down on sidewalks and watch the parades. It's a day to acknowledge all those before us who have worked to give us such an incredible quality of life. But Canada Day is also an opportunity for us to celebrate the people that...
From Mentee to Mentor: A HEROS Success Story
The HEROS program (Hockey Reaching Out Society) is an incredible cross-Canada initiative supporting youth in at-risk neighbourhoods, but it is about so much more than just hockey. HEROS is about more than the skills and the drills and the ‘on-ice’ moments. While...
Willie O’Ree Weekend for HEROS
Four of our very own HEROS recently had the great opportunity of attending the Willie O’Ree Weekend in Philadelphia. This was the 17th consecutive year that HEROS boys and girls had the honour of partaking in a weekend filled with inspiration and fun. Hockey...
Helping Kids Reach Goals
This article is originally published here. What gets lost with many goals, is that teamwork made them happen. With the encouragement of Constable Sue Crawford from the bench, 11-year-old Myrina took to the ice, headed warily towards the slot, her mission, from her...
HEROS Launches Surrey Program!
It is hard to find the right words to describe the feeling inside of the Sport Chek this past Monday in Surrey, BC. HEROS (Hockey Education Reaching Out Society) expanded their programming to the city of Surrey, an area that proved to be a great fit for this...
Exclusive Q&A With Renowned Skating Coach Barb Aidelbaum
Barb Aidelbaum is a devoted member of the HEROS family, as a co-founder and part of the HEROS Board of Directors. Her dedication to not only coaching but to every student she's ever worked with, has been invaluable to the HEROS program, and we thought it would be...
Kids get big life lessons from the game of hockey
January 7, 2016 | Valerie Fortney | Calgary Herald He was a kid with few prospects, getting into trouble with the police as he flirted with gang life. He was only eight years old. “Everything a family would need was an issue,” says Malik Walker of his early years...
HEROS in Ireland
Martina Byrne is a Youth Development Officer with Finglas Youth Service, in the Republic of Ireland. Finglas is one of the most marginalized and socially deprived areas of Dublin. Her job involves working with some of the most vulnerable young people in the area; the...