The CBHA was a founding member of the International Street & Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF), and has continued to provide guidance and leadership to the sport’s development worldwide since its 1993 inception. Canada has attended each of the World Junior and Senior Championships, which commenced with the Men’s in 1996, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and sports the best medal count of the member countries.

The International Ice Hockey Federation has officially recognized the ISBHF, as the governing body of street and ball hockey.



The importance of the Canadian Ball Hockey Association to the grass roots development of hockey was recognized by Hockey Canada in 1999, when it invited the CBHA to join as an Associate Member, a partnership, slowly being cultivated, to foster the growth of street hockey in Canada.

From humble beginnings, with an estimated 1,700 adult members playing in 1977, the sport of ball hockey in Canada has grown to over 50,000 players of all ages registered in organized leagues. Through reorganization, marketing initiatives, and new growth strategy, the number of registrants is expected to double over the next five years, as the sport’s popularity skyrockets.