2025/26 FALL / WINTER — DATES TO REMEMBER
(Posted June 23, 2025 • Updated June 24, 2025 • Sept. 1, 2025)
Season Window
Season: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 – Saturday, March 14, 2026
Rinks: Sportsplex — Wed, Sept 3, 2025 to Fri, Mar 13, 2026 | George Preston — Tue, Sept 2, 2025 to Sat, Mar 14, 2026
Legend Competition Simulation No Skating Holiday
Welcome Back — Soft Start (No Group Lessons First Week)
Week of Sept 2–6, 2025: adjusted schedules below.
Tue, Sept 2, 2025 — George Preston (Revised)
- 3:30–4:15 p.m. — Intermediate Freeskate
- 4:15–4:30 p.m. — Intermediate Development
- 4:30–5:15 p.m. — Senior Freeskate
- 5:15–5:30 p.m. — Senior Development
- 5:30–5:45 p.m. — FLOOD
- CANCELLED 5:45–7:15 p.m. — Coaches Mentoring Coaches (on-ice)
- CANCELLED 7:15–7:45 p.m. — Coaches Mentoring Coaches (off-ice)
Coaches Mentoring Coaches: Rescheduled to Wed, Sept 3, 2025 @ George Preston, 5:45–7:45 p.m.
Wed, Sept 3, 2025 — Sportsplex (Revised)
Original afternoon replaced by the schedule change below.
SCHEDULE CHANGE — Wed, Sept 3 (Sportsplex)
- 3:30–4:30 p.m. — Intermediate Freeskate
- 4:30–5:00 p.m. — Intermediate Skills/Dance
- 5:00–5:15 p.m. — Intermediate Development
- 5:15–5:30 p.m. — FLOOD
- 5:30–6:30 p.m. — Senior Freeskate
- 6:30–7:00 p.m. — Senior Skills/Dance
- 7:00–7:30 p.m. — Senior Development
PA Training: Wed, Sept 3 @ Sportsplex, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
PA Team Social: 7:30–8:00 p.m. (snacks & games)
PA Team Social: 7:30–8:00 p.m. (snacks & games)
Rest of Week (Thu Sept 4 • Fri Sept 5 • Sat Sept 6): regular schedules.
Following Week (Mon Sept 8 – Fri Sept 12): regular schedules. All group lessons begin; Parent Info Nights to be scheduled.
Following Week (Mon Sept 8 – Fri Sept 12): regular schedules. All group lessons begin; Parent Info Nights to be scheduled.
Key Dates (Chronological)
August 2025
- Competition BC/YT SummerSkate — Thu Aug 14 to Sun Aug 17 @ Scotia Barn (Burnaby). No simulation; run-throughs during the week prior.
September 2025
- Tue Sept 2 — Season opens at George Preston. (Sportsplex opens Wed Sept 3.)
- Simulation Autumn Leaves Simulation — Thu Sept 25 @ George Preston, 3:30–6:00 p.m. No Regular Skating (Thu Sept 25)
- Holiday National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (observed) — Tue Sept 30. No skating.
October 2025
- Competition SS Autumn Leaves — Thu Oct 2 to Sun Oct 5 @ Chilliwack.
- Holiday Thanksgiving — Mon Oct 13. No skating.
- Fri Oct 31 — Regular skating. Wear a (safe) costume!
November 2025
- Competition Skate Canada BC/YT Sectionals — Thu Nov 6 to Sun Nov 9 @ TBA – Vancouver Area. No simulation (limited LSC entries).
- Holiday Remembrance Day — Tue Nov 11. No skating.
- Simulation Jingle Blades Simulation — Wed Nov 12 @ George Preston: 4:15–5:15 p.m. (First Half) & 6:15–7:30 p.m. (Second Half).
CANSKATE time change: 5:15–6:00 p.m. • FLOOD: 6:00–6:15 p.m. - Competition Jingle Blades — Thu Nov 20 to Sun Nov 23 @ TBA.
December 2025
- No Skating Sat Dec 6 — George Preston blackout (no regular skating).
- Proposed High Test Days — Wed Dec 10 or Wed Dec 17 @ Sportsplex, 4:15–7:30 p.m.
- Christmas Pop Concert — Sat Dec 20 @ George Preston, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
- Holiday Christmas Holidays — Sun Dec 21, 2025 to Sun Jan 4, 2026. No club ice.
January 2026
- Mon Jan 5 — First day back (winter schedule resumes).
- Simulation BC Coast Regionals/WinterSkate Simulation — Fri Jan 23 @ Sportsplex: Jr/JA session only 3:30–4:15 p.m. then 4:30–6:30 p.m. simulation.
- Competition BC Coast Regionals / WinterSkate — Thu Jan 29 to Sun Feb 1 @ Cloverdale.
February 2026
- Holiday Family Day — Mon Feb 16. No skating.
- Competition SS STARSkate Final — Thu Mar 5 to Sun Mar 8 @ Kelowna. No separate STARSkate simulation (limited registrations); covered in Saturday Simulation Day.
March 2026
- Proposed High Test Days — Wed Mar 4 or Wed Mar 11 @ Sportsplex, 4:15–7:30 p.m.
- Simulation STAR 1 Event — Thu Mar 5 @ George Preston, 3:30–6:00 p.m. No Regular Skating (Thu Mar 5)
Senior skaters to volunteer.
- Sat Mar 14 — Last day of the Fall/Winter schedule.