Established in 2006, the Vancouver Prowlers are a competitive men's recreational hockey team in a North American wide league, the Adult Safe Hockey League at the Burnaby 8 Rinks facility. The team is not a beer league team, but an organization that is professionally managed by team members that volunteer their effort and time.
The Prowlers strive to give it's members the highest quality recreational hockey experience possible. Proven by the very low turnover in roster positions every year.
In their inaugural season, the team had a stellar 23-8-1 record and went on to win 4 straight single elimination playoff games to capture the division title. The division win entered the Prowlers into the 2007 Western Regional Championships where the team made it all the way to the Championship Final, only to fall short. The amazing effort earned the team an entry into the 2009 North American Championships in San Jose, California.
On July 1, 2007, the Prowlers became the "XM Radio Prowlers" for all league and tournament competitions, partnering with XM Satellite Radio Canada for the next two seasons towards the 2009 Championships.
If you would like to discuss the team further, are interested in becoming a Prowler or sponsorship opportunities, please contact us or visit our membership section.
What is a Prowler?
prowl·er (plural prowl·ers)
Noun
Definition:
1. somebody who moves stealthily around an area looking for an opportunity to score or lay a bone-crushing body check.
2. somebody or something that prowls: a person or animal that prowls
A Prowler can be found mainly in the Greater Vancouver Area, usually at enclosed ice hockey arenas but has been known to venture to frozen ponds and lakes during the winter and lush manicured golf courses in the summer months.
Male Prowlers can range in size from 140lbs to 250lbs or more and have a known diet that includes chicken wings, potato skins, beef and huge amounts of a mixture of barley, hops & water.
Female Prowlers (aka Prowlettes) take on a more passive role within the group and usually sustains from male prowler activity. Prowlettes are much smaller than their male counterparts and vary in colours such as blonde, brunette and red hair and can usually be found in tight shirts at Prowler games. A prowlette's diet usually consists of salad, water and the odd Bellini.
Prowlers have few enemies, but the male has been known to be vulnerable to slashes, spears, slough foots and swiping of credit cards by their prowlette. Prowlettes have been known to have catty encounters with other female species and can even fight within their own group by the way of hair pulling and slapping...globally known as a catfight.
About the ASHL
The Adult Safe Hockey League (ASHL™) is truly North America's most feature packed hockey league. With committed league management professionals and officiating staff and the only North American Championship in recreational ice hockey, the ASHL has no equal. In addition to multi-division offerings for both men and women, the ASHL has a series of unique features that deliver exceptional value to each player.
The ASHL also has a Real Time Player Statistics program powered by Pointstreak (www.pointstreak.com) Each Canlan Ice Sports facility will have this world class system installed, exclusively for the use in ASHL games.
The moment we score is the moment the world knows about it! After each game you will be able to log on to www.prowlershockey.ca to catch the latest results or make use of our feature filled statistics program. Players and fans can see personal or team statistics and divisional ranking whenever and wherever it is convenient.