NDFC Launches new Membership Category

July 29, 2010 - A new “Affiliate” membership is now available with the NDFC. Darts Alberta will now be able to register our Darts Alberta league members as affiliate members with the NDFC for a very minimal membership fee.

How will this benefit the NDFC? The fees will not create a huge immediate financial impact to the NDFC, but the benefit includes increased membership. This will not only help enhance the NDFC’s efforts to be recognized by Sport Canada, it will also assist the NDFC in attracting new sponsors.

Is the Darts Alberta League Membership Fee increasing? The good news is Darts Alberta will absorb this minimal NDFC membership fee with...

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Changes implemented for Top Ranked Awards

July 28, 2010 - The top two men and top two women on the Darts Alberta Ranking List as of April 30th each year win the Elite Development Award. The awards package has been revised a few times over the years because of changes made by the PDC.

As of the 2010-11 Ranking Season (May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011), the Elite Development Award winners will each receive the maximum of the average airfare from Edmonton and Calgary to attend the Greater Vancouver Open. Winners can top up the money received if they choose to attend an event a greater distance away.

Congratulations go out to the 2009-10 Elite Development Winners from the April 30, 2010 Official Ranking List:
Greg Lewis
Rick Arnott
Cindy Pardy
Linda Ledingham

A random draw is also held each year, where one man and one woman each receive a $250.00 award to...

Full DA News Release

Silver medal in Canada Cup for Team Alberta

July 28, 2010 - Alberta and Newfoundland dominated the stage during the men’s and women’s singles championships. Alberta was a few darts shy of bringing home the Gold for both Singles Championship Titles.

Cindy Pardy was on fire during the Women’s Singles Championship against Jenelle Legge (NF), earning Cindy the title two years running. Dion LaViolette was our second stage finalist and although starting out with a commanding lead couldn’t quite bring home the match against Wayne Pike (NF). But Dion came back with vengeance during the Qualifier, earning himself a place on Team Canada at the Americas Cup in Abaco Bahamas next month...

Full DA News Release

Alberta Adult Team wins Silver in Canada Cup; Pardy wins double Gold

June 27, 2010 - The National's Canada Cup for overall points this year went to Ontario with 267 total points but Alberta was only 19 points behind in second place (Silver Medal) to make a very close race this year in Gander NL.

Front Row (L-R): Cindy Pardy, Farley, Sandi Orr
2nd Row (L-R): Brittany Tomchuk, Judi Brown, Barb Lazaruk, Ann Marie Coroluick, Andrea Sorensen-Gilroy, Linda Ledingham, Crystal Brazil
3rd Row (L-R): RCMP, Gardner Poucette, Clint Clarkson, Dean Lawson, Dion Laviolette, Tim Prokop, Lesley Johnston, RCMP
4th Row (L-R): Trevor Hobbs, Greg Lewis, Keith Way, Rick Arnott

Highlighting Team Alberta's finish was Cindy Pardy's double Gold  Medals in Mixed Doubles with Greg Lewis and in Women's Singles - an event she won Gold in last year as well. The Mixed Doubles Team of Dion Laviolette and Barb Lazaruk also medalled with a Bronze after having to play Pardy and Lewis in the Semi-Finals.

Pardy and her Women's Doubles partner Andrea Sorensen-Gilroy took home a Bronze while Laviolette took home a Silver Medal in Men's Singles.

Below is how Team Alberta placed over the weekend:
Men's Doubles - Trevor Hobbs and Greg Lewis (Jt-9), Rick Arnott and Dion Laviolette (Jt-9)
Women's Doubles - Cindy Pardy and Andrea Sorensen-Gilroy (Bronze), Linda Ledingham and Crystal Brazil (Jt-5)
Men's Singles - Dion Laviolette (Silver), Tim Prokop (7th), Keith Way (Jt-9), Greg Lewis (Jt-17)
Women's Singles - Cindy Pardy (Gold), Crystal Brazil, Judi Brown and Linda Ledingham (all Jt-17)
Mixed Doubles - Cindy Pardy and Greg Lewis (Gold), Barb Lazaruk and Dion Laviolette (Bronze), Anne Marie Coroluick and Tim Prokop (Jt-9), Crystal Brazil and Keith Way (Jt-17)

Canada Cup - Silver Medal
Americas Cup Team Canada Qualifier - Dion Laviolette (and both Greg Lewis and Andrea Sorensen-Gilroy are alternates)

NDFC News Release

World Cup Logo Competition is our own Dean Lawson

June 24, 2010 - The NDFC is pleased to announce that the winner of the World Cup Logo Competition is Dean Lawson.

There were lots of submissions which created a difficult task for the executive in their selection process. We would like to thank everyone for their submissions and for participating in this competition.
All of the non-winning submissions will be deleted from our files so to avoid any intellectual property infringements.

The winning logo will now receive minor adjustments prior to being released. Thanks again to everyone that participated in this competition.

NDFC News Release

Alberta Youth Team wins Nodor Cup; AB players sweep Singles International Qualifier Events

May 25, 2010 - This year's Victoria Day long weekend will be long remembered by the participants and coaches of Youth Team Alberta after bringing home Gold at the 2010 Canada Cup and Nodor Cup at Youth Nationals Competition in Gander, NL.

From the DA Executive and all DA members, we wish to congratulate Team Alberta for bringing home Gold again in 2010. 

Back row left to right: Carrie Price, Trevor Hovey, Shaun Narain, Luc Ricard, RCMP, Shelby Cire, Robert Cloherty, Chris Moss, Dawson Murschell
Front row left to right : Dianne Greening, Youth Director, Cathy Janes, Female Coach, Matyna Gutfreund, Morganne Boyce, Abbigale Hatter, Steve Dalton, Male Coach

Of the Ten-team tournament, Alberta finished no lower than Joint Bronze in every event this past weekend, including winning both Silver and Bronze in Junior Male Singles. All totalled, Alberta Youth collected 3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 3 (Joint) Bronze medals. Rounding out the top-4 for the Nodor Cup were Newfoundland / Labrador for Silver with Saskatchewan and New Brunswick in Joint Bronze position.

The three International Qualifiers events were all won by Albertan team-mates. The Female World Masters was won by Abbigale Hatter, the Male World Masters was won by Chris Moss, and the Male Americas Cup was awarded to Shaun Narain.

Below is how Team Alberta placed over the weekend:
Junior Male Doubles - Robert Cloherty and Dawson Murschell (Silver)
Junior Female Doubles - Abbigale Hatter and Matyna Gutfreund (Gold)
Senior Male Doubles - Shaun Narain and Chris Moss (Silver)
Senior Female Doubles - Carrie Price and Morganne Boyce (Silver)
Junior Male Singles - Dawson Murschell (Silver), Robert Cloherty (Bronze)
Junior Female Singles - Abbigale Hatter(Bronze)
Senior Male Singles - Shaun Narain (Silver)
Senior Female Singles - Carrie Price (Bronze)
Junior Mixed Doubles - Robert Cloherty & Abbigale Hatter (Bronze)
Senior Mixed Doubles - Shaun Narain & Carrie Price (Silver)

Nodor Cup - Gold Medal
Canada Cup - Gold Medal

Female World Masters - Abbigale Hatter
Male World Masters - Chris Moss
Male Americas Cup - Shaun Narain

DA News Release
Go to the NDFC Youth page (www.ndfc.ca/youth.php) for full tournament results.

Youth Team Alberta comes out of the blocks looking to dominate

May 22, 2010 - After Day One of the 2010 Youth Nationals dart competition in Gander, NL, Team Alberta has already accumulated One Gold and Three Silvers in Doubles competition.

Special congratulations go out to Abbigale Hatter and Matyna Gutfreund for their Gold medal performance in Junior Female Doubles.

Carrie Price and Marganne Boyce came second to the Nova Scotia pair in Senior Female Doubles, while Robert Cloherty and Dawson Murschell took Silver in Junior Male Doubles (Ontario won Gold) and Shawn Narain and Chris Moss also took Silver in Senior Male Doubles losing out to the team from Newfoundland.

Go to the NDFC Youth page for more up to date results.

Changes to top ranking awards

May 15, 2010 - As part of the initial budget cuts that took place earlier this year along with limited opportunities for women at the Desert Classic over the last several years, changes to the top ranked tournament awards will take effective May 1, 2010 for the upcoming Ranked Tournament Season.

The top 2 men and the top 2 women as of April 30, 2011 will now receive funding for:
The maximum of the average fare from Edmonton and Calgary to attend the Greater Vancouver Open (GVO), and
Shared accommodations for two nights.

Congratulations goes out to our 2009-10 Ranked Tournament winners:
    Greg Lewis
    Rick Arnott
    Cindy Pardy
    Linda Ledingham

Full News Release

2009-10 Official Year-End Men's & Women's Ranking Lists Compiled and Posted

May 14, 2010 - There are a couple new faces in our Year-End Ranking Top-5's but all of the top-ranked players are very familiar names. New to the Top-5 this year as compared to last year are Andrea Sorenson-Gilroy, Crystal Brazil, Greg Lewis and Keith Way.

Adult - Men's Top 5
Greg Lewis
Rick Arnott
Keith Way
Trevor Hobbs
Clint  Clarkson

Adult - Women's Top 5
Cindy Pardy
Linda Ledingham
Andrea Sorenson-Gilroy
Crystal Brazil
Barb Lazaruk

Full Men's, Women's and Youth Ranking Lists

2010 AGM Minutes Posted to Website

May 8, 2010 - The 2010 Darts Alberta Annual General Meeting took place on March 21st at the Sands Hotel in Edmonton.  An official quorum was reached as a total of 111 members were in attendance, consisting of 82 voting members of the age of majority, 29 non-voting youth members and the Administrator.  In what has to be the fastest AGM on record (a mere 37 minutes), there was not a ton of new items covered.  Top of list is the carried motion to freeze all Executive position elections until after the 2011 Edmonton Nationals. Some additional noteworthy topics from the meeting included:

Treasurer - 2008-09 Auditor’s Financial Statements presented
President - Major budget cuts have occurred with the Alberta Sport budget and uncertain how this will affect DA funding
First V-P - 2009 casino raised a total of $74,073
Membership - DA Membership sits at 1335, including 82 youth and 306 NDFC members
Publicity/Webmaster - Website has had over 30,000 hits in past year; 7,300 were new visitors
Youth - Medicine Hat is now running the Silver Cup Challenge

Full 2010 Darts Alberta AGM Minutes

100 DA players, coaches and volunteers honoured at Silver Anniversary banquet in March

Mar 31, 2010 - With this Fall marking Darts Alberta’s 25th Anniversary as an incorporated Alberta Society, a celebratory banquet was hosted by DA to mark this significant achievement. Dart friends young and old gathered in Edmonton to recognized as a significant partners of darts in Alberta since 1985.

On March 19th, at the Sands Hotel, DA recognized 25 Male and 25 Female Athletes from amongst our Adult and Youth members present and past that have accomplished significant achievements at the national and international level over the past 25 years. As well, an additional 50 Volunteers, Builders, Coaches and Officials (individuals and/or couples) that have contributed significantly to the success of DA since 1985 were also honoured. A special award was also presented to the 2002 Adult Gold Team Alberta and 2007 Youth Gold Team Alberta members.
Click here for full list of Silver Anniversary Athletes
Click here for recognized Gold Medal Honourees
Click here for full list of Silver Anniversary Volunteers

Well Done 2010 Team Alberta

Feb 16, 2010 - The DA Executive would like to extend a special congratulations to this year's Adult Team Alberta. The Family Day Long Weekend was indeed long for many of the participants but to the below 18 members of DA, I'm sure it was well worth it.

On the Men's side, we welcome Greg Lewis, Trevor Hobbs, Clint Clarkson, Keith Way, Rick Arnott, Al Traub, Dion Laviolette, Tim Prokop and Gardner Poucette as Ninth Palace Alternate.

On the Women's side, we welcome Cindy Pardy, Andrea Sorensen-Gilroy, Linda Ledingham, Crystal Brazil, Brittany Tomchuk, Krista Ley, Barb Lazaruk, Alex Foulds and Anne Marie Coroluick as Ninth Place Alternate.
Men's Full Results
Women's Full Results
Updated DA Adult Ranking Lists

Moderate entry fee introduced for AGM shoot

Jan 10, 2010 - A moderate entry fee of $10.00 per person will be introduced at the 2010 Adult and Youth AGM Shoot. Darts Alberta membership and attendance at the Annual General Meeting remain a requirement to participate in the tournament.

Darts Alberta has been successful in increasing communications with our neighbouring provinces to ensure there are no scheduling conflicts between the AGM Shoot and other NDFC-ranked tournaments. The 2010 AGM event will be held at the Sands Hotel on Sunday, March 21, 2010 in conjunction with our 25th Anniversary Celebration (Friday evening), Adult and Youth Member League Provincial Championships (Saturday) and Team Alberta meeting (Saturday evening) and the 2010 Annual General Meeting (Sunday morning).
 Click here to read full News Release

Qualifier list and Additional Information for 2010 Adult Provincial Championship

Jan 5, 2010 - A total of 116 men (plus 6 invitational byes) and 54 women (plus 5 invitational byes) are eligible for consideration to participate at the 2010 Provincials. Darts Alberta will continue with the same maximum participation as the 2009 Provincials with men’s qualifiers to a maximum of 80 and women’s to a maximum of 64.
Click here for full list of all participants/invitees and to determine if you are guaranteed a spot to compete in the 2010 Adult Provincials. 

This list includes each player’s finishing position in their zone qualifier, current Darts Alberta Ranking, whether guaranteed participation (Above Cutline) and current seeding going into the 2010 Provincials. In order to provide sufficient time to prepare for the provincials, the list used for each person’s ranking is based each year on the most current list prior to the Snoflake Open held the weekend prior to that year’s provincials. 

It is important to note that individuals that are not yet guaranteed entry into the provincials may still have the opportunity to compete in the event!
Click here for more details including accommodation discounts 
Alberta 2010 Adult Provincial Championships poster

Member League Registration Dates

August 23, 2010 - The following dates are the registration dates for DA Member Leagues:

Calgary Pub Darts Association
2010 League Registration Info:
Mon, Aug 16, 2010 – 7 pm
Albert Park Community

Calgary & District Men's Darts League
2010 League Registration Info:
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 – 7 pm
Penbrooke Meadows Community

Calgary Ladies City Dart Association
2010 League Registration Info:
Thu, Sep 2, 2010
Time and location TBA
For more details phone or email Eileen (ducky180@shaw.ca)

Tactics Association on Mondays in Edmonton
2010 League Registration Info:
Mon, Sep 13, 2010 - 7 to 9 pm
Crown & Anchor Pub
AND
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 - 7 to 9 pm
Duke Of Argyll Pub

Edmonton Ladies Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
Norwood Legion - 11150 82 Street NW
August 31 - 7-8:30pm

Edmonton Inter-Pub Dart League Association
2010 League Registration Info:
tbd

Edmonton City Dart League Association
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 - 7 to 9 pm
Jasper Place Legion
AND
Thu, Sep 2, 2010 - 7 to 9 pm
Jasper Place Legion

Grande Prairie Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
tbd

Irvine Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
tbd

Medicine Hat Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 7 to 8 pm
Dublin’s Pub

Sherwood Park Pub Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
tbd

Tons N Stuff Dart League
2010 League Registration Info:
A poster will available at the ANAF toward the end of August for players to begin signing up.
Final registration is set for approximately Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Contact Greg Lazaruk for more details.

Adult Ranking Lists updated July 12th

July 15, 2010 - Adult lists updated post-Stampede Open
Top-16
Men's
Women's
Youth (updated May 12th)

2013 World Cup Logo Released

July 25, 2010 - Dean Lawson's winning logo released

NDFC News Release

Fundraiser Tournament on August 21 & 22 for Chris Moss' trip to Youth World Masters

July 15, 2010 - A dinner and darts weekend is planned on August 21-22 as a fundraiser to assist Chris Moss--one of two DA WYM Qualifiers at the recent Youth Nationals in Gander, NL along with Abbigale Hatter--and family participate in the World Youth Masters in October.

"We're running a dart tourney to raise some funds to send Chris and Family to the World Masters in Hull England," says Corey Moss (Chris' father).

"100% of funds raised will be used towards sending Chris Moss (Male World Qualifier) to Hull, England to compete with the best in the world!"

In addition to two days of darts, there will also be delectable dinners provided. The Saturday meal is a Prime Rib Carving at $15/person while the Sunday Dinner is BBQ Chicken at $12/person.

For more information, contact Corey Moss (Coordinator - CYDL) at 403-827-5150 or calgaryyouthdarts@shaw.ca.

Tournament Poster

ADDA Provincials on August 7th in Calgary

July 1, 2010 - On Saturday, August 7, 2010 the Alberta Deaf Darts Association proudly presents the '2010 Provincial Playdown.' All deaf dart players are welcome. This event will be held at the Penbrooke Meadows Community Association (6100 Penbrooke Drive SE) in Calgary.

Registration is $80.00 per person (includes ADDA & Darts Alberta membership and dart shirts for CDDC 2010) and will be from 10 to 10:30am. REGISTRATION DEADLINE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. Plays starts at approximately 11am.

NDFC Live on Facebook

May 17, 2010 - The NDFC has launched the official ‘National Darts Federation of Canada’ Facebook group!

Facebook is an exciting opportunity for the NDFC to reach out to our members and darters around our vast country and the world. Facebook provides opportunities for the NDFC to improve our social networking, keep members up-to-date, and spread the word about our organization!

Thanks to Catherine Haycock, NDFC Membership Director and Rick Smith, NDFC Webmaster for implementing this initiative.
Full NDFC News Release
NDFC on Facebook
[Webmaster Note: Stay tuned as Darts Alberta is not far away from joining the Facebook Social Media realm also.]

2010 BDO Winmau World masters moved to Hull, England; to take place October 29-31

May 11, 2010 - The BDO Winmau World Masters, in association with John Smith’s and East Yorkshire Events, will be played for the first time at The City Hall, Hull from Friday, October 29th to Sunday, October 31st and will be the richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV.

The total prize fund is being increased to a record-breaking £66,500 and there will be extensive BBC television coverage over the two-day event.
Full NDFC News Release

Pardy To Represent Canada

May 10, 2010 - [Cindy Pardy article copied with permission from Planet Darts] Cindy Pardy is the Canadian Qualifier for the last 32 of the PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship. The 24-year-old from Calgary will join US Qualifier Stacy Bromberg in heading across the Atlantic to compete on Saturday June 12 in the last 32 of the 30,000-pound tournament.

Play at the Barnsley Metrodome will see the ladies battle down to the final, which will then be played in Blackpool on Sunday July 25 ahead of the StanJames World Matchplay final, live on Sky Sports. Pardy won the Canadian Qualifier, which was held in Quebec on Saturday as part of the weekend's play in the Le Skratch Sarantos Retsinas Memorial Tournament.

The weekend in Quebec was a successful one for Cindy, who also won the Le Skratch Sarantos Retsinas Memorial Ladies Singles and Doubles events. Pardy is the current Canadian number one and is the reigning Canadian National Champion who also won the 2010 Vancouver Open.

Planet Darts link

2010 Youth Team Alberta Determined

Mar 13, 2010 - Congratulations to the following Youth players for qualifying as representatives of Alberta at the 2010 National Youth Championships in Newfoundland:
Junior Male Robert Cloherty, Dawson Murschell, Luc Picard (Alternate)
Senior Male Shaun Narain, Chris Moss, Trevor Hovey (Alternate)
Junior Female Abbigale Hatter, Matyna Gutfreund, Shelby Cire (Alternate)
Senior Female Carrie Price, Morganne Boyce (no Alternate)
Full Results Male
Full Results Female
Updated DA Youth Ranking Lists

Help Fellow ASRPWF Member Coach Todd Melton Win Coveted Chunky® Most Valuable Coach Title

Feb 22, 2010 -  Campbell’s® Chunky® in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada urges Canadians to cast their ballot and show their support for local coaching heroes.

It’s down to the final quarter, Todd Melton from Okotoks, AB, the head coach for the Foothills Stingrays Swim Club, is close to winning Canada’s Most Valuable Coach if he can drum up enough public support to take the title. Chosen from 878 coaches nominated from across Canada, Todd is one of six finalist coaches from the ranks of amateur, competitive and community sport to be nominated for Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach.

Visit www.chunkymvc.ca and cast your vote by March 14th for our fellow ASRPWF coach. The winner of Chunky MVC will receive a prize package valued at $25,000 to put towards his or her athletes and community.

We’ve achieved our silver...and heading for gold!

Jan 10, 2010, 2009 - October 4, 2010 marks Darts Alberta’s 25th Anniversary as an incorporated Alberta Society. In celebration of this significant achievement, Darts Alberta is hosting a recognition awards ceremony at the Sands Hotel in Edmonton on Friday, March 19, 2010.

A separate event was originally considered in Red Deer this coming fall. To reduce the expenses to host such an event and to hopefully ensure a greater participation, the awards function will be held in conjunction with the Member League Provincial Championships and 2010 Annual General Meeting.

A Wine and Cheese Reception will be held from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, followed by an Awards Recognition Ceremony.
More details

Darts Alberta forced to make budget cuts

Jan 10, 2010, 2009 - Not unlike any other organization or business, Darts Alberta experienced the need to review their fiscal budget in light of many factors. With the 2010 Adult and Youth Nationals scheduled in Gander Newfoundland this year, added expenses relating to jointly hosting the 2010 Canadian Deaf Dart Championship in Calgary, the current economic climate and previous Alberta Gaming Proceeds surplus depleted, the Darts Alberta Executive reviewed all programs, services and expenses to determine where budget cuts could be implemented without influencing the effectiveness of our programs. 

Although we are currently in a healthy financial position, budget cuts are being implemented to ensure the future sustainability of our organization. 

Click here to review a summary of budget cuts implemented, effective immediately

Darts Alberta maintaining document transparency; Financials and Business Plan (et. al.) uploaded for viewing by all

Dec 9, 2009 - Final revisions of the following documents were posted to the Governance documents page this week:
2008-09 DA Post Program Analysis  
2008-09 Financials
 2009-10 Business Plan
 2009 AGM Minutes
 View all DA Governance documents

Welcome Fox Creek Youth Dart League

Nov 9, 2009 - Darts Alberta  is pleased 
to announce our newest Youth league - Fox Creek. Currently, this new league hosts 12 youths and one coach. 

More details to come. 

 - last updated August 23, 2010