Member Spotlight September 2020: Jessica Szacilowski

After graduating from high school, this all-around athlete narrowed her focus to volleyball and participated in the women’s and co-ed leagues. She also played for the Wesmen College team before the team folded in 2016. The Canada Deaf Women’s Volleyball Team was where she shared an extraordinary team bonding experience and became very close to the […]

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Member Spotlight July 2020: Graham Bodnar

Graham Bodnar is in our Member Spotlight this month! Please read below for his bio. Graham competes in the sport of Basketball. He played for Providence College for four years and helped lead his team to two MCAC Championships and two ACCA National Championships. Over the years, Graham has had the opportunity to travel to […]

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Member Spotlight June 2020: Sheldon Dueck

Sheldon Dueck is in our Athlete Spotlight this month! Please read below for his bio. Sheldon plays both golf and hockey, and is a past president of Manitoba Golf Club. He has many golf accolades, including finishing in the top 6 in several Canadian Deaf golf championships, and playing on the 2018 Canadian team at […]

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Member Spotlight May 2020: Ryan Mobberley

Ryan Mobberley is in our Athlete Spotlight this month! Please read below for his bio. I’ve pretty much been a golfer my whole life. My dad introduced me to the game when I was 12 years old, in Nanaimo, B.C.  I became a more serious golfer at age 15 and have played golf every summer at […]

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Member Spotlight April 2020: Tylo Broszeit

Tylo Broszeit is in our Athlete Spotlight this month! He plays both golf and volleyball, and has played in several competitive golf tournaments.  He played for the Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf volleyball team and won three straight championships when he played against other schools in Ontario. Tylo began playing with his golf […]

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Member Spotlight March 2020: Hubert Demers

Hubert Demers is in our Member Spotlight this month! Hubert has been an ASL-English interpreter since 1986. He has been involved in a variety of sports including hockey, curling and basketball for many years. A multi-sport athlete himself, he also volunteers his time to interpret for sporting events through CDSA, both locally and internationally. Most […]

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POSTPONED: World Deaf Golf Championship 2020

From Manitoba Deaf Sports Association and Golf MDSA, we are saddened to announce the cancellation of the World Deaf Golf Championship 2020. We certainly understand the uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus, and please know that athletes have our continued support and we will monitor  future participation. Here is  Simeon Hart’s message of the cancellation, with a […]

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Team Canada Announcement: 13th World Deaf Golf Championships

On behalf of Golf MDSA, under Manitoba Deaf Sports Association, we would like to say CONGRATULATIONS to Manitoba‘s Ryan Mobberley and Tylo Broszeit on being selected to represent Team Canada to 13th World Deaf Golf Championships taking place in Birmingham, England on 7th – 15th August 2020. https://www.wdgc2020.com  Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA) has sent an official […]

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Athlete Spotlight February 2020: Gerard McDonald

Gerard McDonald is in our Member Spotlight this month!   Gerard is a true blue hockey player, coach, owner and fan. He was the Team Canada ice hockey assistant coach at the Deaflympics 2019 in Italy, and has been coaching Deaf teams since 2006, starting with Team Western in Calgary that year and soon afterward […]

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2020 Manitoba Deaf Golf League Registration

Golfers! 2020 registration is now open for the Manitoba Deaf Golf League at Transcona Golf Club. See the poster for details. Questions? Contact Kevin Bauldic at raehonkevin71@gmail.com. Register using this link: http://www.123formbuilder.com/f…/membership-application-form Daniel Mabe League Coordinator

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Athlete Spotlight January 2020: Marc Pelletier

Marc Pelletier is in our Athlete Spotlight this month! His story is below. From the moment I set foot on the ice, it felt welcoming, familiar and natural. I started playing hockey when I was 5 because it meant I got to spend more time with my friends outside of school. By the age of […]

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Athlete Spotlight December 2019: Marty Rabu

Marty Rabu is in our Athlete Spotlight this month! Marty was motivated to be the Ice Hockey Team Manager because hockey has been a passion of his all his life. Marty has been involved in the sport as a player, general manager, assistant manager, and as a coach for over 30 great years. In that […]

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