Skating on Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake was the inspiration to form the Burnaby Winter Club in the 1950s. In 1958, the volunteer group opened an indoor ice facility, still operating today at 4990 Canada Way. Originally, the facility boasted 8 sheets of curling ice, that were used to capacity by the more than 500 family and individual members in the heyday of the Club. The Winter Club was a social centre: in addition to curling, it was a popular place for banquets and dances, and a place for families to spend time together. In the 1960s, the eight sheets of curling ice were reduced to five, to make room for a sheet of hockey ice for the members’ children. Volunteer coaches were committed to excellence, and the Club produced many professional hockey players. By 1964, the Club’s first future NHL player was playing: Pee Wee player Jack McIlhargey.
Photograph of the parking lot and the exterior of the Burnaby Winter Club, located at Canada Way and Kensington Avenue. The photograph is taken facing north.
Photograph of the parking lot and the exterior of the Burnaby Winter Club, located at Canada Way and Kensington Avenue. The photograph is taken facing north.
Photograph of unidentified players in action during an AAA Bantam Provincial Hockey Championships game between the Burnaby Winter Club and the Prince George Cougars, at the Bill Copeland Arena.
Photograph of unidentified players in action during an AAA Bantam Provincial Hockey Championships game between the Burnaby Winter Club and the Prince George Cougars, at the Bill Copeland Arena.
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Winter Club forward heads up ice past the check of a Prince George Cougars' defender in early-round action at the AAA Bantam Provincial Hockey Championships, at Copeland Arena."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Winter Club Bruins' forward can't reach the puck to put it past Richmond goalie Duncan Mathers in round robin action at the 38th Bantam AAA International Tournament at Copeland Arena."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1746-1: "Burnaby Winter Club Bruins' Anthony Bardaro tries to work his way around Vancouver Thunderbirds' defenceman Connor Bartholomew, in Peewee B1 action, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club. Burnaby won the game, 8-2, to raise their division-leading record to 13 wins and one loss."
Caption from metadata for 535-1746-2: "A Burnaby Winter Club Bruins' forward tries to work his way around Vancouver Thunderbirds defenceman David Worsley in Peewee B1 action, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club. Burnaby won the game, 8-2, to raise their division-leading record to 13 wins and one loss."
File contains photographs of two players in action during a Bantam AAA hockey game between Burnaby Winter Club and the Langley Eagles, at the Burnaby Winter Club.
File contains photographs of two players in action during a Bantam AAA hockey game between Burnaby Winter Club and the Langley Eagles, at the Burnaby Winter Club.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1872-1: "A Langley Eagles' defender stretches to deflect a shot from a Burnaby Winter Club forward in Bantam AAA hockey action, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club."
Caption from metadata for 535-1872-2: "A Burnaby Winter Club forward is tripped up by a Langley Eagles' defenceman in Bantam AAA hockey action, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Winter Club forward is ridden into the boards by a pair of Abbotsford defenders in PeeWee AAA hockey action, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club."
Photograph of Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, in the main ice arena at the Club. McNeely wears a hockey jersey and is leaning against a hockey net; championship flags hang around the perimeter of the ice.
Photograph of Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, in the main ice arena at the Club. McNeely wears a hockey jersey and is leaning against a hockey net; championship flags hang around the perimeter of the ice.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, admires the championship banners that surround the ice surface at the club's main arena. And with three team heading to Provincials, there may soon be more added."
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Anthony Ferrari , a player with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams, does his part to help restore the natural habitat around Beecher Creek. Members of the team joined staff from the Toronto Dominion Bank Saturday to plant trees and native vegetation in the ongoing effort to maintain the creek as a home for fish as it passes through Beecher Park."
Note on verso reads: "PMT / 117% / page A-9 / Burnaby Today / reunion"
Newspaper clipping attached to verso reads: "Reunion At Winter Club / Among hundreds of former and current members gathering Sunday for Burnaby Winter Club's 25th anniversary reunion were, from left, Cas and Mary Treleaven now of Maple Lake, B.C.; club president Alf Scott and his wife Bett, of Burnaby; Bill Hall of Burnaby and Mel Spowart, a past-president of the club."
The pin badge is a round, flat, plastic disc with pin fastener on back. The front is white with a black shield outline highlighted with yellow. Inside of this is black "BURNABY", then black hockey puck with yellow and black hockey stick behind it and yellow wings, then below, "WINTER CLUB". Below the shield, on a black bar, is a yellow "TOURNAMENT". Above the shield and partially covered by it is red maple leaf.
The pin was issued by the Burnaby Winter Club.
On the reverse in red is the manufacturers name.
"BURNABY / WINTER CLUB", text printed on the shield.
"TOURNAMENT", text printed on the bar below th shield
"THE GOLD LEAF IMPRINTERS / 2603 - 41ST STREET PHONE 542-7831 / VERNON, B.C. / POSTAL CODE V1T 6K3", there is a logo at left of 'G' and 'L' in red maple leaf. all of this is printed on the reverse face of the badge.
File contains photographs of a 2003 Female Senior AAA Provincial Hockey Championships game between the Vancouver Griffins and the BC Outback. Photographs depict goalie Natalie Fish blocking a shot by the Vancouver Griffins' player Natalie Christensen, and Vancouver Griffins player Cammi Granato bei…
File contains photographs of a 2003 Female Senior AAA Provincial Hockey Championships game between the Vancouver Griffins and the BC Outback. Photographs depict goalie Natalie Fish blocking a shot by the Vancouver Griffins' player Natalie Christensen, and Vancouver Griffins player Cammi Granato being checked by BC Outback player Sheri Schmidt.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2015-1: "Vancouver Griffins' Natalie Christensen is thwarted on a scoring attempt by BC Outback goalie Natalie Fish, in first period action of their game at the 2003 Female Senior AAA Provincial Hockey Championships, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club. The Griffins won this game, 9-0, and went on to defeat the Richmond Steelers in the championship final, 6-3."
Caption from metadata for 535-2015-2: "Vancouver Griffins forward Cammi Granato is knocked off the puck by BC Outback defenseman Sheri Schmidt, in first period action of their game at the 2003 Female Senior AAA Provincial Hockey Championships, Saturday at the Burnaby Winter Club. The Griffins won this game, 9-0, and went on to defeat the Richmond Steelers in the championship final, 6-3."