Coats of Arms designed by Special Olympics Team BC 2020's floor hockey teams
Special Olympics Team BC 2020 Floor Hockey Coats of Arms

Our Special Olympics Team BC 2020 Training Squad is fortunate to have two talented floor hockey teams:

  • Team BC Cougars with players from SOBC – North Shore, Burnaby, Richmond, and Abbotsford
  • Team BC Vipers with players from SOBC – Comox Valley, Powell River, Victoria, and Nanaimo

They are supported by six super coaches from Comox Valley, Powell River, North Shore, Abbotsford, and Victoria.

Many of the Vipers are entering back-to-back National Winter Games because they also competed in the 2016 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Many of the Cougars will be competing at National Games for the first time, but several team members are making a return to the national stage having previously played together in 2004 in PEI. All are committed to their training and ready to represent B.C. with pride!

Team goals

Team BC Cougars

  1. Improve floor hockey skills
  2. Win more than you lose!

Team BC Vipers

  1. Entire team will be respectful and be able to encourage each other
  2. The team will motivate each other and ensure they are having fun together. 

Team mottoes

Team BC Cougars

Ad astra per aspera ("through hardships to the stars")

Team BC Vipers

When in doubt, hug it out!

Team member profiles

Athletes         
Keven Breland Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Matthew Cadwell Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Joe Grubweiser Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Brad Hogan Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Jake Hooper Team BC Vipers Comox Valley LAZO BC
Timothy Johnson Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COMOX BC
Robert Lang Team BC Vipers Powell River POWELL RIVER BC
Chris Malboeuf Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Jason Mills Team BC Vipers Nanaimo NANAIMO BC
Tanya Norman Team BC Vipers Powell River POWELL RIVER BC
Max Porcher Team BC Vipers Comox Valley COURTENAY BC
Matthew Schultz Team BC Vipers Victoria SAANICH BC
Andrew Swindlehurst Team BC Vipers Powell River POWELL RIVER BC
Aaron Taylor Team BC Vipers Victoria VICTORIA BC
Doug Birdsall Team BC Cougars Burnaby SURREY BC
Pierce Burns Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Kevin Geant Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Rafael Greenaway Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Erol Gunenc Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Alym Haji Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Austin Johnston Team BC Cougars Abbotsford ABBOTSFORD BC
Gary Jones Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Nick Kellof Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Danny Maclean Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Brayden Pawer Team BC Cougars Richmond RICHMOND BC
Dick Richards Team BC Cougars Richmond RICHMOND BC
Matthew Stokes Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Rick Thompson Team BC Cougars North Shore  NORTH VANCOUVER BC 
Coaches        
Ryan Wise Team BC Cougars North Shore Head Coach
Kyle Eriksen Team BC Cougars Victoria Coach
Bruce Watkins Team BC Cougars Abbotsford Coach
Randy James Team BC Vipers Comox Valley Head Coach
Ed Houlihan Team BC Vipers Comox Valley Coach
Tarra Tipton Team BC Vipers Powell River Coach
Jason Yan  Mission Staff Region 6 Coordinator   VICTORIA BC