HEROS News

A big thank you to Konica Minolta for sharing some ice-time with our Boys and Girls Clubs of Ottawa HEROS chapter on the Ottawa Senators home ice! Our HEROS and Konica Minolta staff took part in drills, a scrimmage, a tour of the facility and even met Spartacat! For a...

Many of our HEROS come to our program looking for a safe place where they feel where they belong and are a part of a family. Suleyman, of our HEROS Surrey chapter is a Syrian refugee. He fled his war torn country with his family to Turkey where he stayed in a for two...

Growing up in Latin America, Luis Canepari did not grow up with much interest in hockey. He came to Vancouver and his son formed a passion for the game. It was during this time that Luis started to think about the money that it costs to play hockey and the barriers...

By the time Justin Borsato reached WHL and university level hockey, he realized that highly competitive hockey wasn’t really for him. He decided to focus on “playing for fun” and he knew as soon as he started teaching at Britannia Elementary School his love for the...

Eyes wide and in awe, the HEROS stood at the top of the Empire State building realizing that there was so much to see in this world. New York was an additional stop after the Willie O’Ree Weekend in Philadelphia as part of the NHL’s Hockey Is For...

KPMG’s relationship with HEROS is led by Scott Jeffery, a partner in KPMG’s Vancouver office.  Scott has a passion for hockey and  believes that sport can lead to positive impacts in the community. KPMG’s involvement with HEROS was initiated through a mining-industry...

She’s a force to be reckoned with. Her undying passion for sports and her belief in creating an effective environment for children to learn and grow makes Laurie Lamarche an inspirational volunteer at the Toronto Jane & Finch chapter of HEROS. Growing up as a...

Thanks to Air Canada Fan Flight and The Flames Foundation Dallin will be heading on the road with the Flames to see them in action against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. We hope you have an amazing time Dallin !

Out of all the activities Hailey had tried, whether it be gymnastics, dance or soccer, it was hockey that won her heart, “I felt like I did all these other different sports before hockey but it never did anything for me. I wanted something more extreme.” Ultimately,...

Our Super HEROS were treated to a special day at the Saddledome where they took the ice and even got to meet the first mascot in NHL history, Harvey the Hound! HEROS own Harnarayan Singh was on hand to capture all the smiles on Flames TV and interviewed some of...