View the Olympic Torch Relay Route (PDF).

View the Olympic Torch Relay Cambridge Community Stop Celebrations (PDF) All are welcome to come join us.


VOTE FOR ERNIE TODAY AS CAMPBELL'S CHUNKY MOST VALUABLE COACH

Click here to vote:
http://www.chunkymvc.ca/coach/690

The Chunky MVC will win $25,000 in prizing for their athletes and community.


Block of Rooms Reserved for the Provincial Championships in Gloucester.

A block of rooms are booked at The Albert At Bay in Ottawa for the Provincial Championships in Glouster.

Date: Friday, March 12th and Saturday, March 13, 2010
Phone: Toll-Free: 1-800-267-6644
NOTE: If you use one of these rooms please quote Cambridge Speed Skating.



August 2009



Cambridge Speed Skating Christmas Skating Party
on December 15th from 5-9p.m.

Please Note:
First hour parents are to bring goodies for the first hour skating group and the same applies for the second hour skating group.

Family and friends are welcome to join us for skating from 5:30-7 p.m.


CANADIAN JUNIOR SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS were held December 5th & 6th in Edmonton.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kristy Shoebridge who placed third overall, entitling her to race individual distances at next month’s World Junior Championships, in Taipei, China, and to Keri Morrison, who finished 4th overall entitling her to race the relay.


November 2009

Ontario Cup #2 Results
The results are in! View RESULTS



Lost and Found
The following item was found at the Ontario Cup #2 Meet this past weekend.

1. iPod, if it's yours, please identify the name on it.

October 2009

Special THANKS to Gary Whetung!
He has done a great job over the past few years and we thank him tremendously for all of his time and dedication to our club.

If you have any BINGO related questions, please contact Val Reilly by email, vrstellar@live.ca



Block of Rooms Reserved for Clarington Ontario Cup #3

A block of rooms are booked at the Holiday Inn Oshawa Whitby Conference Centre, 1011 Bloor Street East, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6

Date: Dec. 11th and 12th

Rate: $115.00 per night, fridge included

Phone: 905-576-5101
Toll-Free: 1-800-Holiday

NOTE:
If you use one of these rooms please identify yourself using:
Group Name, Cambridge Speed Skating Club and Group code, CSC.

Officials Clinic
Date: Tuesday, October 27 and 29
Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Place: At the arena

One parent from each family should really attend this course (free of charge) to obtain their Level 1 certification.



  Parent Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 20th
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: At the arena

This is an informative meeting for parents learn of the new racing format, hosted meets, fundraising etc.



Mini Fun Meet
Date: Tuesday, October 13th
Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m
Who: For all first hour skaters.

This is a wonderful opportunity for new and existing skaters to gain a feel for what racing would be like.



Block of Rooms Reserved for Ontario Cup#1 in Ottawa

A block of rooms are booked at The Albert At Bay in Ottawa for the first Ontario Cup.

Phone: Toll-Free: 1-800-267-6644
NOTE: If you use one of these rooms please quote Cambridge Speed Skating.



August 2009

Auclair Short Track Gloves

• Available in all sizes
• $35.00

For further information please contact a Cambridge Speed Skating Club Representative, or send an email to: gloves@cambridgespeedskating.ca.




Three skaters originating from the Cambridge Speed Skating Club will be taking part at the trials attempting to make the olympic team: Amanda Overland, Richard Shoebridge and Dustin Miller.

Short Track Speed Skaters Vie for Olympic Berth
Date posted: 08/07/2009

Canada's top short track speed skaters are in Vancouver for the next two weeks, hoping to get the chance to represent their country at next year's Olympic Winter Games. The Bell Short Track Team Selection event will run from August 9th to the 18th at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the same venue that will be home to the events of the 2010 Olympic Games next February.

This will likely be the toughest competition of the year for Canada's short track skaters, as the country can only send 10 representatives – 5 men and 5 women – at the Olympic Games, but many more athletes from the National and Development teams have proven over the last seasons that they are worthy to compete against the best in the world.

Speed Skating Canada (SSC) invited the top 32 skaters from all parts of the country to compete in the Bell Short Track Team Selection. Among them, only 5 women and 4 men will be nominated for Canada's Olympic Team, as Charles Hamelin (Ste-Julie, QC) already secured his spot, thanks to his third place finish at last season's World Championships.

The athletes will take part in five racing days in Vancouver (August 9, 12, 15, 17 and 18), over which they will skate each distance three times. Athletes will be ranked per distance, using their top-2 results. All athletes finishing first overall in a distance should automatically be nominated for the Olympic Team. Overall, 4 women and 3 men will be selected based on their results, and the last position will be filled with a discretionary choice determined by SSC's High Performance Committee.

Competition will be fierce at the Pacific Coliseum, and all bets are off. "This is an exceptional situation for us to be in", explained Yves Hamelin, SSC's Short Track Program Director, and short track team leader for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. "We have so much depth and talent in our team, so many of our athletes have won medals on the international scene over the last few years, that it's very hard even for me to say who will be nominated for our Olympic Team. At this point, almost any athlete taking part in the selections could make it – that's the beauty of short track speed skating!"



July 2009

2009 Registration Dates

• Returning members:
  Tuesday, September 8th.

• New members:
  Can arrive on September 10th for skate fittings to begin skating on Tuesday, September 15th.

• Guest skaters:
  May apply to attend starting Tuesday, September 15th and is based upon acceptance.

• Try B-4-U Join:
  Begins Tuesday, September 22nd.

Camp format has changed a bit this year to address some of the suggestions and comments received from previous camps. We have some important information that you must read. We have received fewer than anticipated applications for camp.

As a result the organizing committee has changed the format of camp to a single three-day camp. This means that the skaters will be divided into a single Set of three Groups and all will attend camp on August 24-25-26, Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday only.

Each Group will now have 6 X 1½ hour ice sessions over the three days. There will be no reduction to the content of camp everyone will just fit into the first Set of three Groups.

We hope this has not caused any difficulty for the attending families. Registration will still be on Sunday, August 23 from 3:00p.m. until 5:00p.m. at Hespeler Memorial Arena, 640 Ellis Rd., Cambridge.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Blake Morrison
bcmamorrison@rogers.com
519-654-2214


Annoucement:
New Board of Directors for the 2009/2010 season:

• Peter Wright
• Gary Whetung
• Vince Carruthers
• Ian MacDonald
• Kathleen Ehrenberg
• Cathy Pardy (President)