Knapper Center Saint John

Knapper Center Saint John

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๐—ž๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป arrives Spring 2026 in McAllister Industrial Park as Atlantic Canadaโ€™s first 100% dedicated ball hockey facility โ€” bringing state-of-the-art surfaces and year-round programming to Saint John community.

Photos from Knapper Center Saint John's post 06/17/2026

๐Ÿšจ Some game action tonight in the Most Wanted Ball Hockey Academy U13 & U15 divisions at the Knapper Center! ๐Ÿ’

A beautiful night for some ball hockey as the next generation continues to develop their skills and compete!

Photos from Most Wanted Ball Hockey Academy's post 05/28/2026

GRAY vs RED : our U15 division in action ! ๐Ÿ‘Š

Photos from Most Wanted Ball Hockey Academy's post 05/27/2026

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ปโ—

What an incredible night with our U9 and U11 divisions hitting the surface for the very first time. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ”ฅ

The future is NOW. ๐Ÿ‘Š

Photos from Knapper Center Saint John's post 05/19/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Tonight marked the very first day of operations at the Knapper Center Saint Johnโ€ฆ and what a way to begin ! ๐Ÿ‘€

More than 100 U7 kids hit the surfaces with the Most Wanted Ball Hockey Academy and officially became the first young athletes to experience the next era of ball hockey in Saint John.โšก

The energy. The smiles. The excitement.

This is exactly why we built this. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

A new home for development.
A new standard.
A new movement for the next generation.

And this is only the beginning. ๐Ÿ‘Š

LETโ€™S GO SAINT JOHN! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

05/15/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†โ—๐Ÿ”ฅ

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the Knapper Center Saint John Grand Opening unforgettable. From families and players to supporters across the community, this was bigger than ball hockey.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ... ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Photos from Knapper Center Saint John's post 05/15/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ—

To everyone who came out to our Grand Opening Community Open House, ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ—

Seeing families, athletes, friends, supporters, and community members walk through the doors and immediately make this place feel alive meant everything to us. The energy, excitement, and support we felt tonight were something special. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Knapper Center Saint John was built to be more than just a facility. Itโ€™s a place for community, development, competition, friendships, and opportunities for players of all ages and skill levels.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด...โœ…

Thank you for welcoming us into the community. We cannot wait to continue building something special together!

๐Ÿ“ธ: Naomi.Studio.NB / Milberry Marketing & Strategy

Photos from Knapper Center Saint John's post 05/14/2026

What a morning for ball hockey in Saint John. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

A huge thank you to the media, community leaders, partners, supporters, and special guests who joined us at this morningโ€™s press event as we officially shared the vision for Knapper Saint John.

Today was about more than just opening doors โ€” it was about building a home for the game, creating opportunities for athletes and families, and growing the ball hockey community across our region. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

And weโ€™re just getting started.

Now itโ€™s time to welcome the entire community.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Join us tonight for our Community Open House
๐Ÿ•” 5 PM โ€“ 7 PM

๐Ÿ“285 McIlveen Dr

Come tour the facility, meet the team, learn about upcoming programs and leagues, and see whatโ€™s coming next for ball hockey in Saint John.

We canโ€™t wait to see everyone tonight!

(๐Ÿ“ธ: Naomi.Studio.NB/ Milberry Marketing & Strategy)

05/12/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅTHIS THURSDAY, MAY 14, 5 PM - 7 PM ๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ“285 McIlveen Dr

Step inside the future home of ball hockey in Saint John!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tour the facility
๐Ÿ‘‰ Meet the team
๐Ÿ‘‰ Try on gear + take some shots
๐Ÿ‘‰ Connect with players & families

PLUS:
๐Ÿ— FREE Authentic BBQ (while supplies last)
๐ŸŽถ Live Music
๐ŸŽ Swag Giveaways

This is more than an open house, itโ€™s the start of something bigger. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Bring the family and come see what Knapper Saint John is all about!

05/09/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ โ€” ๐—”๐——๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—š๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ & ๐—–๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐Ÿšจ

We want this done RIGHT. ๐Ÿ‘Š

Due to a few construction and preparation delays โ€” because weโ€™re making sure the facility is PERFECT for our players โ€” the immediate Spring/Summer adult season will now begin in JUNE and will be slightly shortened.

๐Ÿ”ฅ No worries โ€” all teams already registered will be contacted directly regarding invoice adjustments and applicable credits.

๐Ÿšจ ๐—”๐——๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐Ÿšจ

โœ… MEN 4v4 โ€” 8 players + goalie
โœ… WOMEN 4v4 โ€” 8 players + goalie
โœ… CO-ED 4v4 โ€” 8 players + goalie

๐Ÿ‘‰ Teams can still register NOW for the shortened Spring/Summer season: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ + ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ $๐Ÿญ,๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ

Thatโ€™s LESS THAN $15 per player, per game. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ‘‰ REGISTER HERE:
https://saintjohnballhockey.com/news/adult-summer-ball-hockey-season-2026/

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บโ“
Take your shot in the Draft League โ€” individual spots are still available. Same link for registration.

โœ… Registration includes team jerseys.

โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”

๐Ÿšจ ๐—™๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐Ÿšจ

It's already time to plan ahead. Secure your spot NOW for our full Fall season starting at the end of August : 16 games + playoffs. Limited spots !

Againโ€ฆ LESS THAN $15 per player, per game. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ”ฅ

โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—ข โ€” ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Register your team for:
โœ… The shortened ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
๐—”๐—ก๐——
โœ… The ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป

โ€ฆ and the captain receives their FALL registration FREE.

๐Ÿ”ฅ $275 VALUE ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Additional promotion: Register your team for the summer season and receive one free practice hour at the Knapper Center! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ”ฅ $200 VALUE ๐Ÿ”ฅ

โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”

The movement is growing.
The energy is real.
And this is only the beginning. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Please share.

Let's GO Saint John !

05/08/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒโ€ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด.

Brad McHugh has lived the growth of ball hockey in Saint John โ€” from its roots to what itโ€™s becoming today.

Now, with the Knapper Center, the next chapter is here. ๐Ÿ’ฅ
Built on tradition. Driven by community. Focused on the future.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜:
https://saintjohnballhockey.com/

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285 McIlveen Drive
Saint John, NB