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Staples Holiday Promotion - Whalers Swag!

Staples Holiday Promotional Offer for Whalers Members (ending November 21, 2022):

As a proud corporate partner of the Whalers, Staples is offering Whalers members fantastic prices on four popular, hockey related gift items.  This promotional offer will only last until November 21, 2022 thus, Whalers members are encouraged to place an order asap.  See product listing below and see Staples link for details. 

 

·      Buffalo Plaid Fleece Blanket with Whalers logo: $24.60 each with minimum purchase of 30 from the Whalers association

·        Valhalla Copper Vacuum Insulated Camp Mug (14 Oz) with Whalers logo: $24.00 each with minimum purchase of 24 from the Whalers association

·        750 ml (25 Fl. Oz) Aluminum Water Bottle With Carabiner with Whalers logo: $10.30 each with minimum purchase of 40 from the Whalers association

·        17.5 inch Mini Sticks – Single Side Printed Full Cover with Whalers logo for $4.50 each with minimum purchase of 50 from the Whalers association

 

How To Order: please fill out the required information on the sign-up sheet to indicate your commitment to purchase any of these items. 

ORDER FORM  

If the Whalers receive enough interest (to meet the threshold to receive the discounted price), each person who signed up will be contacted.  Payment will be made to the Whalers and will be required in advance of the order being placed.  These items must be ordered in-store thus, the Whalers will then place / pay for the order on behalf of our interested Whalers members.  Once the ordered product arrives, the Whalers will bring the product to the RBC Centre for distribution.  

 

Note: These items are already discounted thus, they are not subject to additional discounts through use of the Whalers discount cards.  The discounted pricing of these four items is contingent on the Whalers meeting minimum orders.  

 

Oct 25, 2022

Annual Coaches Meeting

October 24, 2022
 
The Whalers are hosting their Annual Coaches Meeting this coming weekend. Here are the details:
 
When: Sunday, October 30, 2022.
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: RBC Multi Purpose Room
Who: The meeting is open to all Whalers coaches, U11 - U18 for both Rep and Rec.
 
We are pleased to announce the following Key note speakers:
 
1. Dean Smith - Hockey Nova Scotia Board Member, Chair of Diversity and Inclusion
 
2. Introducing Evan Mosher as Dartmouth Whalers Goalie Resource Coach
 
We will also be introducing other development concepts for the upcoming season. If you are able to attend, RSVP to technical@whalers.org as seating is limited. We would like to have at least one representative from each team.
 
Thanks,
 
Bill Short
Dartmouth Whalers Technical Director
Oct 24, 2022

Dartmouth Whalers 50/50 for 2022-2023

Whalers 50/50 Communication 2022/2023 

Welcome back everyone to another Whalers hockey season. Last year we ran another successful 50/50 and did extremely well. We are hoping to build on that success again going forward. 50/50 registration discounts from last season were applied to help reduce registration costs by over $20,000 for raffle participants. We hope to add to that total this year. There will be no changes to our ticket prices and like last year we are incorporating a second draw for a Pro Hockey Life gift card after each main draw. This year the ticket prices will remain the same. 

·       3 for $5,   7 for $10,    15 for $20 and    50 for $50

The top ten fundraisers for each draw will be placed in a second draw following the main one for a $100 Pro Hockey Life gift card.

The ticket sales threshold to receive a registration discount remains the same as last year. Each participant will require a minimum registration discount of $25.00 in order to have it applied the following year. The $25.00 threshold was chosen in order to avoid the significant administrative challenges and costs that would be involved in processing and tracking small discounts. With the ticket sales breakdown giving 36.5% of the sales to the individual, a Whalers ticket seller would have to sell roughly $68 worth of tickets over the course of the 5 draws throughout the season. For those that do not reach the $25 minimum, their discounts will be diverted to the Mary Beth Chaulk Fund strengthening support for our Whalers Community. 

Special note for players leaving the Whalers organization: If a player is not returning to the Whalers Minor Hockey Association, any registration discount they have from participation in the Whalers 50/50 will be diverted to the Mary Beth Chaulk Fund. The only exceptions would be as follows:

·       The discount could be passed on to a sibling who is still with the Whalers organization and under the same registration profile.

·       If the player is moving to another minor hockey team in another minor hockey association. In this case, the discount could be transferred to the new association so long as the player receives prior approval from the Alcohol and Gaming division.

These rules are in place to keep our Association in-line with the Alcohol and Gaming division policy on Youth Sports Lotteries Use of Funds. Note: The Alcohol and Gaming division does not consider Major teams (eg: U15AAA) to be part of “Youth Sport Organizations” due to their sponsorship by individuals/entities outside of a minor hockey association. Therefore, 50/50 discounts cannot be applied to the registration of a player who makes a Major team.

I wish you all good luck this year! Please feel free to email myself at fundraising@whalers.org for any questions related to the draw or for team fundraising inquiries. I am here to help and like always your feedback is appreciated.

Christian Hiriart

Whalers Fundraising Coordinator

Fundraising@whalers.org

Oct 21, 2022

Dartmouth Whalers New Jersery Reveal

October 21, 2022 - Dartmouth Whalers New Jersey Reveal
 
Good Morning members
 
The Whalers are very happy to announce and unveil the NEW Game Jerseys and Socks for the next five years!  We were very excited to sit down and look at a Jersey and sock option that we felt would be innovative, eye-catching, easy to care for and give the Dartmouth Whalers some new and infused branding.   Thank you to the people that helped in this process, in particular our development Director, Peter Dulhanty and to Pro Hockey Life for bringing our ideas and designs to life. 
 
NEW jerseys and socks will be available for coaches/ managers to pick up at RBC Center on Sunday October 23 and Monday October 24 from 5pm to 8pm by our new Equipment manager, Jeff Pottie.  Pickup will be at the main level warmup room which is located between Rink A and B in the hallway to the outside entrance.  
 
In addition to new Jerseys we are also repurposing our old jerseys by giving each team a set of Home and Away jerseys from the previous season so that coaches can easily do drills with colors and branding to further make all kids look uniform on the ice and have some pride in our organization. 
 
I know this has been a fast and furious past month for everyone and I would like to thank you all for being understanding, compassionate, and dedicated.   I would like to quickly acknowledge that Hockey is going through a turbulent time at the moment, especially Nationally, myself and the DWMHA board is committed to volunteer and player safety.  I would like to remind everyone again of the two deep rule and that bullying and harassment have no place in society, let alone our rinks!

A president's report will be coming out in the next two weeks outlining many of our initiatives and accomplishments.
 
Congratulations to all players on their placements and now let's get ready for an amazing season.
 
Phil Power
President 
Dartmouth Whalers Minor Hockey Association (DWMHA)

 
New Jersey reveal
 
 
Oct 21, 2022

REMINDER for all Players, Parents, Volunteers and Coaches of HNS "2 Deep " Policy

October 15, 2022
 
As we start to kick off the season we wanted to send a reminder to All Players, Parents, Volunteers and Coaches of the importance of Hockey NS "Two Deep" Policy
 
Hockey Nova Scotia's "TWO DEEP POLICY"
 
HNS requires supervision for all minor hockey dressing rooms before, during and after ALL games and practices. HNS requires that players are supervised at all times by following the "TWO DEEP POLICY".
 
‘‘Two Deep Method” of supervision: Two adults must be present in the dressing room to supervise the players AT ALL TIMES.
Supervising personnel must be members of the team staff or adults who have completed either “Speak Out” or the “Respect In Sport” for volunteers and have completed their record checks [VSC & CRC].
 
*** PARENTS of all players should be made aware of the “Two Deep Method” and avoid letting their children into unsupervised dressing rooms.
 
***VOLUNTEERS AND COACHES should ensure that at all times that 2 certified adults are present in the dressing room to supervise players
 
This Policy intends to ensure the safety of all participants in the Minor and Female Hockey Programs within HNS.
 
Click HERE for HNS full Policy:
 
Oct 15, 2022

UPDATE: Ice times for Sunday

Good Evening Whalers
 
We hoped everyone made out okay after Fiona came through last night and everyone safe with minimal damage to deal with today.
 
As per the RBC's website the rinks will be open tomorrow, Sunday September 25th.  All Dartmouth Whaler's on ice programming scheduled for tomorrow will go ahead. Please click on the respective links below to see the ice times and groups for each
 
 
If anything changes an update will be sent out as soon as we become aware
 
Sep 24, 2022
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