Teddy Bear Toss game, TBI tournaments highlight December schedule

December is packed with high-energy action across the ice, court, and turf. Here’s a look at what’s happening this month.

Vancouver Giants (WHL)

December delivers six home games and two of the most festive traditions of the season for the Vancouver Giants with the Teddy Bear Toss Night presented by Preston Chevrolet and the Township of Langley Firefighters Charitable Society Toy Drive on December 14.

Teddy Bear Toss Night – December 13 (Presented by Preston Chevrolet) Help fill the ice with teddy bears and stuffed animals following the Giants’ first goal of the game against the Victoria Royals. All teddy bear toss collections will be donated to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau to help families in need this holiday season.

Township of Langley Firefighters Charitable Society Toy Drive – December 14 Partnering with the Township of Langley Firefighters Charitable Society, the Giants will collect toys and donations for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

The Giants are coming off back-to-back victories to close the month of November thanks in large part to their goaltending as Kelton Payne stopped 46 of 48 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over Penticton on November 28. That game also saw Cameron Schmidt tie a WHL record as he scored five seconds into the contest. And the following game has Burke Hood deliver a 55-save performance in a 4-3 win over the Western-Conference leading Everett Silvertips.

·         Dec 5 – 7:00pm: vs. Portland Winterhawks

·         Dec 13 – 7:00pm: vs. Victoria Royals (Teddy Bear Toss)

·         Dec 14 – 4:00pm: vs. Spokane Chiefs (Toy Drive)

·         Dec 19 – 7:00pm: vs. Victoria Royals

·         Dec 28 – 4:00pm: vs. Kamloops Blazers

·         Dec 30 – 7:00pm: vs. Calgary Hitmen

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Tsumura Basketball Invitational

One of B.C.’s premier high school tournaments returns with back-to-back weeks of elite competition at the annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational.

Featuring many of the province’s top programs, 64 of the top teams (32 boys and 32 girls) compete over eight days as the high school basketball season gets underway.

Featuring many of the top programs, TBI offers four straight days of high-level competition in each division with all games free to attend.

·         Boys Tournament: December 3 to 6

·         Girls Tournament: December 10 to 13

Trinity Western Spartans (Canada West Hockey)

Before heading into the winter break, the Trinity Western Spartans men’s and women’s hockey teams close out 2025 with two rivalry matchups against the UBC Thunderbirds.

The men’s hockey team is coming off a weekend sweep over the Alberta Golden Bears to improve to 3-13-0 in Canada West Conference action while the women’s team sits at 8-8-0.

·         Dec 4 – 7:00pm: UBC Thunderbirds (Men)

·         Dec 5 – 1:00pm: UBC Thunderbirds (Women)

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Arena Lacrosse League West

The Arena Lacrosse League West rolls through December with an eight-game schedule, including exciting doubleheaders on December 13 and December 27.

Through the first quarter of the 12-game regular season the Grizzlies sit in top spot as the lone unbeaten squad at 4-0. The Shooting Eagles and Black Fish are tied at 2-2 while the Sea Spray are looking to crack into the win column at 0-4.

·         Dec 5 – 8:00pm: Grizzlies vs. Black Fish

·         Dec 6 – 7:00pm: Sea Spray vs. Shooting Eagles

·         Dec 13 – 3:00pm: Black Fish vs. Sea Spray

·         Dec 13 – 6:00pm: Shooting Eagles vs. Grizzlies

·         Dec 17 – 8:00pm: Shooting Eagles vs. Black Fish

·         Dec 18 – 8:00pm: Sea Spray vs. Grizzlies

·         Dec 27 – 1:00pm: Black Fish vs. Grizzlies

·         Dec 27 – 4:00pm: Shooting Eagles vs. Sea Spray

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