Meet the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 floor hockey teams

February 06, 2024

SO Team BC 2024 Floor Hockey Coat of Arms

Our Special Olympics Team BC 2024 Training Squad is excited to have two tremendous floor hockey teams:

SO Team BC Comox Valley Vipers with players from SOBC – Campbell River, Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Powell River, and Victoria
SO Team BC Mission Blazers with players from SOBC – Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Mission, and Surrey

For the Vipers, the 2024 National Games will be another chance for them to capture gold, after achieving silver medal finishes at the past two National Games. This has been a big goal for many members of the team.

The Mission Blazers are also eyeing big achievements and team success at the National Games, with everyone prepared to give it their all in Calgary.

“Our athletes are excited about the prospect of competing in Calgary. They are focused, determined, and proud to represent B.C. at the 2024 National Winter Games,” says Comox Valley Vipers Head Coach Randy James.

Team mottoes

Comox Valley Vipers

Strike hard and strike fast, get it done!

Mission Blazers

Give everything we have and good things will happen

Team member profiles

Name	Team	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Aaron Taylor	Comox Valley Vipers	Victoria	Esquimalt
Andrew Swindlehurst	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Brad Hogan	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Chris Malboeuf	Comox Valley Vipers	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Dan Szczerbaniwicz	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Jake Hooper	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Lazo
Jason Mills	Comox Valley Vipers	Nanaimo	Nanaimo
Joe Grubwieser	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Keven Breland	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Matthew Cadwell	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Kirk Margetish	Comox Valley Vipers	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Mattheiu Dyck	Comox Valley Vipers	Campbell River	Sayward
Richard Burke	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Royston
Tanya Norman	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Austin Johnston	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Dan Catarig	Mission Blazers	Mission	Maple Ridge
Bryce Schaufelberger	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Doug Martin	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Justin King	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Liam Barry	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Matthew Burns	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Paul Potma	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Tony Carter	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Mitchell Howell	Mission Blazers	Mission	Dewdney
Joshua French	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Russel Reist	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Thien Lam	Mission Blazers	Surrey	Surrey
Thuc Nguyen	Mission Blazers	Surrey	Surrey

Coaches
Randy James	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Tarra Tipton	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Jun Terado	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Brendan Turner	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Steve Barry	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Ashmita King	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission

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